Private for-profit · Community college
Paul Mitchell the School-Birmingham
Hoover, Alabama · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $18,104
- Avg net price
- 56%
- Grad / completion
- $24,367
- Median earnings
Paul Mitchell the School-Birmingham is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Hoover, Alabama (large suburb setting), enrolling 129 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Hoover, Alabama
Hoover is a city in Jefferson and Shelby counties in north central Alabama, United States. The City of Hoover was incorporated in 1967, named for William H. Hoover (1890–1979), a local insurance company owner. The Riverchase Galleria shopping-hotel-office complex generates tax revenues for the city; it is also the location of numerous retail, hotel, and office workers. The Riverchase Office Park, and other office parks and buildings throughout Hoover, house many large corporations. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 9 miles to Birmingham, AL
- To the ocean
- 193 miles
- Nearest airport
- 12 miles to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth (BHM) · major hub
How Paul Mitchell the School-Birmingham compares
Higher than 44% · #10 of 41 in Alabama
Higher than 58%
Higher than 15% · #32 of 33 in Alabama
Cheaper than 39% · #29 cheapest of 38 in Alabama
Lower than 48%
Lower than 44%
Larger than 34%
Percentiles compare Paul Mitchell the School-Birmingham 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 Alabama.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White85%
- Black10%
- Hispanic2.3%
- Other or multiracial3.1%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 129
- Student–faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 51%
- First-generation students
- 44%
- Students over 25
- 16%
- Median family income
- $16,970
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
- $18,104
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
- 56%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $21,295
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $24,367
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,833
- Students with federal loans
- 55%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 28%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $25
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.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Paul Mitchell the School-Birmingham funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $24,367
- Typical debt at graduation
- $9,833
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 40%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- —
Typical debt would take roughly 4.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 92°F
- Winter low
- 35°F
- Annual rain
- 55.6″
- Annual snow
- 1.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Helena, AL US station (8.2 mi from campus).
What Paul Mitchell the School-Birmingham 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.