Nail Technician Program

The nail technician program at Laurel Business Institute prepares students for a career in a beauty salon, spa, or heath resort. The program focuses on shaping fingernail and toenails and applying polish and cosmetics to nails. Program courses include: manicuring theory, skin anatomy, nail growth and disease, sterilization and sanitation, equipment and table maintenance, nail shaping and polishing, cream application and extremity massage, nail sculpture and design art, customer care, laws and regulations, and business practices. Get more details below including other Pennsylvania colleges that offer nail technician program.

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Laurel Business Institute (LBI)

166 Slocum Street, Forty Fort, PA

Laurel Business Institute is a two-year career college, which provides career oriented education for its students. Students can pick from a few areas of study, including:

• Personal and Culinary Services
• Health and Clinical Professions
• Business and Marketing Studies
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Family and Consumer Sciences

Over the past several years Laurel Business Institute granted degrees to more than 250 students with more than 53% of those who start the program continue it to completion. Over twenty different programs are offered at Laurel Business Institute, and it awards degrees up to an Associates degree. Below is a list of the more popular programs being offered:

• Hair Styling
• Medical Assistant
• Respiratory Therapy Technician
• Facial Treatment Specialist
• Pharmacy Technician
• Massage Therapy

To help students and alumni succeed, Laurel Business Institute may provide student services including:

• Counseling assistance
• Work study style employment
• Employment search assistance

The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools has accredited the program courses of Laurel Business Institute for over twenty-six straight years. Get more information by visiting the school's official website, where you can see programs available, tuition, and disclosures.

Students Enrolled in the Nail Technician Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Laurel Business Institute offers a less than one year certificate program in nail technician.

Students by Gender (2019)

Students by Race (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Manicurists and Pedicurists

Description

Clean and shape customers' fingernails and toenails. May polish or decorate nails.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, manicurists and pedicurists employment is expected to grow at a rate of 10.3% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
  • Total Employment: 90
  • Average Hourly Rate: $12.21
  • Average Annual Salary: $25390

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).