Nail Technician

The Nail Technician programme is 240 clock hours. The academy defines a clock hour as no less than 50 minutes of contact time in the presence of an instructor plus a 10-minute break — a 60-minute period.

Study is sequenced: academic and practical learning precede clinic work. The programme runs practical exams for every course to determine when a student is ready to participate in clinic activities, and students are evaluated at 250 clock hours against published practical rubrics before working on clinic or salon patrons.

Attendance is tracked on a daily log in which students sign in and out morning and afternoon, and the academy expects regular attendance from all students. Chapter-end exams run throughout.

Graduation requires passing the tests with satisfactory grades and completing the mandatory clock hours and services for the programme; a Diploma is awarded on completion.

The academy’s published schedule of charges for the Nail Technician programme is:

• Registration fee — $150.00
• Equipment — $260.00
• Uniforms — $80.00
• Books and learning materials — $210.00
• Tuition — $1,100.00

That is $1,800.00 in total — exactly what those lines add up to, and exactly the total the academy prints. The registration fee sits inside that total rather than on top of it.

Outside the total: a $60 re-entry fee may be charged if you withdraw and later return.

Accepted methods of payment are cash, credit card, cheque, money order, and Title IV and HEA programme funds — the academy is approved by the U.S. Department of Education for Title IV. File the FAFSA to establish need. The academy discloses loan repayment obligations to financial aid students with repayment information attached.

$1,100.00 tuition; $1,800.00 in total including the $150 registration fee, equipment, uniforms and books.

The %s programme leads to a Diploma, awarded once you pass the tests with satisfactory grades and complete the mandatory clock hours and services for the programme.

The academy’s programmes are built around Florida licensure, and its published policy covers registration, licensure, examination and the associated costs. Confirm the current examination and licensing fees with admissions, since those are set by the state rather than the school.

Latin Beauty Academy publishes annual report outcome rates and a professional advising document on its website, both worth reading before you enrol.

Expect to be taught in the language you choose. The catalog is bilingual on every page, the enquiry form asks your preferred language, and NACCAS accredits the academy’s Spanish deliveries in their own right rather than treating them as translations.

Expect to earn your way onto the clinic floor. Academic and practical learning come first, and the programme runs practical exams for every course against published rubrics to decide when you are ready to work on paying clients.

Expect services to be counted alongside hours — 115 for this programme. Graduation requires completing the mandatory clock hours and the mandatory services, not just sitting the hours.

Expect a small, multi-suite campus in Greenacres, with additional classroom space nearby on Forest Hill Boulevard and in Palm Springs. Attendance is signed in and out morning and afternoon on a daily log.