CCP Pathway: Nail Technician
WORKFORCE CONTINUING EDUCATION NAIL TECHNICIAN PATHWAY
The CCP/WCEP Nail Technician Pathway offers qualifying 17-year-old high school juniors and seniors tuition-free course hours toward an entry-level job credential, certificate, or diploma for eligible high school students.
This comprehensive course provides instruction and clinical practice in manicuring, nail building (application and maintenance of artificial nails), and pedicuring. The course content includes nail anatomy, disorders of nails, and irregularities of nails; theory and business skills related to manicuring; actual practice in manicuring; and arm, hand, and foot massage.
Nail Tech students must complete 300 hours before applying to the State Board of Cosmetic Arts for examination. Students enrolled only in Nail Tech shall only perform services directly relating to the prescribed course in manicuring.
Please note this is a comprehensive course to provide training for those interested in becoming registered manicurists only and not desiring to become licensed cosmetologists. Courses are offered each semester during daytime (9 am – 3 pm) and evening (5 pm – 10 pm) hours. The days of the week the class is offered vary. Please refer to individual class offerings for specific details.
Upon completing this course, students will obtain a temporary license to work in a salon, spa, shop, etc. Before the expiration of that license, students must sit for and successfully pass a state board examination in Board approved testing center, approved by the NC Board of Cosmetic Arts.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
All students must have the following items before the first day of class.
- Social Security Card AND matching government-issued photo identification
- Nail Tech Kit, purchased from the CFCC bookstore, approx. $450 (before tax)
- Personal kits are not acceptable. This kit must be purchased new.
- Textbook & Access Card, purchased from the CFCC bookstore, approx. $310
- Black tennis shoes with minimal markings
- Navy blue scrubs, top and bottom
Students are responsible for payment of the following program-associated college fees:
- Parking and Security Fee – $5.00
- Technology Fee – $5.00
- Materials Fee: $25.00
- Insurance: $15.00
- Total Cost for College Fees: $30.00
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND FEES
PROGRAM AND COURSE INFORMATION
PROGRAM FEES
Book: $310
8th edition Milady Standard Nail Technology Bundle
Kit: $425
- Master Nail Technology Kit (including secure resin, nail tips, well tips, nail trimmer, cleanser, nail powders, brushes, monomer, wipes, and other materials students will need)
- Available at the North Campus Bookstore.
Other Supplies
- Uniform (Cherokee V-neck navy blue scrubs, top $25 & pants $20 available at North Campus bookstore and anywhere scrubs are sold)
- Black Tennis Shoes (solid black without any markings)
- CFCC Student ID Card (students can have an ID card made at the Wilmington Campus or North Campus between 8 am – 5 pm, M – F)
- Students will need to bring a copy of their driver’s license and Social Security card to the first day of class for the State Board.
*All prices are subject to change
CAREER AND COLLEGE PROMISE INFORMATION
To be accepted into a Career Technical Pathway, you must meet the following criteria:
- Be a 17-year-old high school junior or senior;
- Have an unweighted GPA of 2.8 or the approval of your high school principal or designee;
- Have the recommendation of the high school principal or his/her designee and have the high school principal or his/her designee’s rationale for recommendation in place of GPA requirement
APPLICATION PROCESS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING THE PARTICIPATING PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS LISTED BELOW
SEA-Tech – Southeast Area Technical High School
If your school is not listed, please email rcguendner058@cfcc.edu or call 910-362-7164 .
Please note: Home school and private schools are currently not approved for this pathway.
NEXT STEPS
APPLICATION PROCESS* FOR PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
How to Apply – Application Process*
ORIENTATION REGISTRATION
Once you have completed your application process (see above*), please get in touch with rcguendner@cfcc.edu to express your intent to enroll in the CTE/WCEP Nail Technician program.
REGISTRATION DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS
Once you have emailed rcguendner@cfcc.edu to express your intent to enroll in the CTE/WCEP Nail Tech program, you will receive additional registration instructions. Below outlines the required documentation required to complete your registration.
- CTE WCEP Acceptance Letter
- Copy of current High School Transcript must be provided
- Other documentation is required by the NC State Board of Cosmetic Arts:
- Social Security Card AND matching government-issued photo identification
ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTINUED ENROLLMENT
To maintain eligibility for continued enrollment, a student must:
- Continue to make progress toward high school graduation.
- Continue to make progress toward successful completion of the Workforce Continuing Education pathway as defined by the pathway syllabus.
- A student who doesn’t meet these criteria will be subject to the college’s policy for unsatisfactory progress.
