Private for-profit · Community college
Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design
Greenville, North Carolina · Small city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $11,495
- Avg net price
- 64%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Greenville, North Carolina (small city setting), enrolling 55 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Greenville, North Carolina
Greenville is the county seat of and the most populous city in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. Greenville formed in 1771 as "Martinsborough", named after the Royal Governor Josiah Martin. In 1774 the town was moved to its present location on the south bank of the Tar River, three miles (4.8 km) west of its original site. East Carolina University offers musical concerts, theatrical and dance productions, travel films, and lectures. The Greenville Museum of Art contains local art, as well as rotating exhibitions. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 72 miles to Raleigh, NC
- To the ocean
- 19 miles
- Nearest airport
- 2 miles to Pitt-Greenville (PGV)
How Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design compares
Higher than 53% · #19 of 90 in North Carolina
Higher than 83%
Cheaper than 64% · #57 cheapest of 90 in North Carolina
Lower than 67%
Lower than 62%
Larger than 15%
Percentiles compare Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in North Carolina.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White67%
- Black15%
- Hispanic5.5%
- Asian3.6%
- Other or multiracial9.1%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 55
- Student–faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 50%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 19%
- Median family income
- $30,806
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $11,495
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 64%
- First-year retention
- 91%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $26,843
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $8,750
- Students with federal loans
- 57%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $45
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 90°F
- Winter low
- 33°F
- Annual rain
- 53.4″
- Annual snow
- 3.3″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greenville, NC US station (2.8 mi from campus).
What Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.







