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The Nail Technician program provides the skills needed to perform services such as manicures, pedicures, and nail enhancement in a beauty or nail salon. Instruction consists of artificial nail techniques including wraps, tips, gel, sculptured acrylic nails, nail art, mechanical techniques, manicuring with hand and arm massage, pedicuring including massaging of the lower leg and foot sanitation and sterilization, bacteriology and salon safety, disorders of the nail and skin, professional ethics and salon management, and licensing laws and rules. Upon completing the program, students have the knowledge and skills needed to take the state written and practical examinations required for licensure.