Progressive Nail Technician Course

  • 350 hours
  • 3 months
  • Full-time
  • Hays + Salina
Nail technician in a Hays Academy apron painting a client's nails at the nail desk

What you’ll learn

  • Acrylic Nails
  • Natural Nail Care & Beauty
  • Spa Manicures
  • Spa Pedicures
  • Nail Art
  • Communication Skills
  • Business Understanding
  • Learning How to Maximize Potential

Eight subjects, three months, and you leave having learned every one of them. Pivot Point texts and a full professional nail kit are included. The Nail Technology program does not qualify for financial aid.

Nail instructor guiding a student through acrylic application

Your three months

  1. Hour 0 $100 and a signed registration contract holds your seat. Same start dates, same campuses, same instructors.
  2. Week 1 Sanitation and the natural nail, what a good technician is actually judged on.
  3. Mid-course Acrylic and gel sculpting on live models, then spa manicures, pedicures and art.
  4. Hour 350 Graduate, then sit for your state board exam.
Nail technology student giving a pedicure in the Hays pedicure room

Where it takes you

  • Salon Nail Technician
  • Self-employed Nail Artist
  • Spa Nail Specialist
  • Nail Salon Owner/Manager
  • Nail Educator
Client showing her finished nail set at Hays Academy
Students and guests in the Hays pedicure suite

“Welcome to the family.”

Lexie R. · graduate
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Next start: February 2027 · Hays and Salina

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