Many beauty schools are closing their nail programs, according to the American Association of Cosmetology Schools. In an article in its member magazine BeautyLink, the AACS says a top reason is the lack of federal funding. "Currently, the Pell Grant program requires a course to be at least 600 clock hours and 15 weeks in length for a student to be eligible....The majority fall short of the 600-hour minimum."
However, the article also notes that there are many reasons to add a nail program to a beauty school, including that there are many new opportunities for nail techs (such as working as mass-market retailers) and plenty of job openings in traditional locations in salons.
Read the entire article — "The Professional Nail Industry & Schools" — online. NAILS Magazine's own Sree Roy is cited as dicussing the many opportunities for nail tech graduates.
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