Newberry School of Beauty is located in Granada Hills in the larger Los Angeles area. Newberry has been in business since 1949. The school's manicurist course adheres to the 400 required hours of education. These hours include instruction in disinfection and sanitation. Students learn how to perform manicures in water and oil as well as pedicures. The course covers artificial nails including acrylic nails. Students train in nail tips, nail wraps and repairs, applicable chemistry and health and safety.
The Marinello chain of beauty schools has a location in Los Angeles. The school offers its own nail care program designed to train future nail technologists. The program offers topics such as nail care, acrylic nails, nail disorders and diseases and anatomy and physiology. Basic nail care covers nail technology supplies, products and sanitation. The course's acrylic nails section covers sculptured nails, chemistry, nail enhancements, tip applications, overlays and nail wraps. Additionally, the course includes business management, nail art and a mock board examination.
Palace Beauty College, located on South Western Avenue in Los Angeles, offers a 400-hour manicurist course that provides practical and technical instruction in nail technology. In addition to the usual nail technology courses, Palace Beauty College offers training in salon management, communication skills and salesmanship. It also teaches record keeping and decorum skills. Students learn to prepare a resume for the cosmetology field.
Western Beauty Institute has various locations throughout Southern California including Los Angeles. The course covers key aspects of manicuring and pedicuring. The course covers all basic necessities for becoming a nail technologist including nail wraps and repairs, acrylic nail application and nail tips. Western Beauty Institute's course also focuses on health, sanitation and compliance to applicable industry regulations. Students must pass final examinations with a grade point average of 70% or better.