Nails Specialty
Program Details
Program Content:
This sequence of courses delivers rigorous, standards-aligned academic content and relevant technical knowledge and skills to prepare students for further education and careers in the Human Services career cluster. The program builds technical proficiency through competency-based applied learning that supports academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem solving, professional work attitudes, general employability skills, and occupation-specific technical competencies across the Human Services field. Students completing this program gain knowledge of nail specialties and related areas, including Chemistry; bacteriology, anatomy, and physiology; and development of technical skills required for nail specialist occupations.
The content includes, but is not limited to, communication, leadership, human relations, and employability skills; safe and efficient work practices, Florida cosmetology law and rules; and knowledge of nail specialties and related areas such as chemistry, bacteriology, anatomy, and physiology. The program also emphasizes developing the technical skills required to perform procedures used in nail specialist occupations.
Licensure: Program graduates are eligible to apply for a Florida Nail Specialist Registration.
CTSO: SkillsUSA and/or HOSA are the approved cocurricular career and technical student organizations which provide activities for students as an integral part of the instruction by providing leadership training and reinforcing specific career and technical skills.
Articulation: May be available toward credits at Florida public colleges/universities.
Start Date:
August cohorts (Day and Evening)
Times:
Day Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Evening Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Length of Program:
Part-time: 180 hours – approximately 3 months to complete.
Program’s OCP (Occupational Completion Points)
OCP A
Course Number: CSP0016
Course: Manicure and Pedicure Specialist
180 hours
Location:
MTC Main Campus, 6305 State Road 70 East, Bradenton, FL 34203
Tel: 941.751.7900
Apply to MTC, complete the To-Do List, and complete the Basic Skills Assessment within 6 weeks of admission unless exempt under State Statute.
Program #I120415 CIP# 0612041005
*Estimated Tuition, Lab, and Fees (Includes $60.00 Facility and Equipment Use Fee)
$1,146.60
Additional Fees Due Prior to Pre-Admittance
Application Fee
$45.00
Bookstore
Textbook(s)*
$391.00
Additional Required Items (Outside Vendor)
**Black Scrubs (shirt and pants) –estimate
$70.00
Black Shoes
$50.00
HIV Training (estimate)
$21.00
Licensure Fee
$75.00
*Estimated Total Cost of Program
$1,798.60
*Textbook cost based on Barnes and Noble price estimate and does not include shipping or tax. Free shipping timeframe is two weeks prior to term start and the first week of the term. Current book list and prices: https://manateetech.edu/students/bookstore/
**Uniforms may be covered for Pell-eligible students once aid has been applied to all tuition & fee charges. Prices are subject to change.
Financial aid is available for eligible students.
Tuition is $2.92 per hour for Florida residents. Tuition is $11.71 per hour for Non-Florida residents.
All pre-admission fees are non-refundable and not covered by Financial Aid.
Prices are subject to change.
Florida Department of Education: Frameworks
Possible Career and Outlook:
39-5092.00 Manicurists and Pedicurists
Top Local Employers:
Paint Nail Bar, Blue Door Salon & Spa, Lush Nails & Spa
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Program Facts
Job Placement Rate
83%
LENGTH
180 hrs (3 mos)
LOCATION
Main Campus
DELIVERY
On-campus
Full-Time, Day
DUAL ENROLLMENT
No
Have Questions? Ready to Start Your Career?
Contact MTC
6305 State Road 70 East, Bradenton, FL 34203
Call: 941.751.7900
Email: MTCSalon@ManateeSchools.net
to schedule an appointment
Program start date is dependent on adequate student enrollment numbers for this new program
