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Private for-profit · Community college

Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Myers

Fort Myers, Florida · Fringe rural

0%
Transfer rate
$24,702
Avg net price
81%
Grad / completion
$16,715
Median earnings

Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Myers is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Fort Myers, Florida (fringe rural setting), enrolling 104 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 104 undergradsFringe ruralMild wintersNear the coast

About Fort Myers, Florida

Fort Myers is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Florida, United States. According to some historians, the Calusa capital was located near Fort Myers. Following European contact, Spain had colonial influence in Florida, succeeded by Great Britain and lastly the United States. The Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium is a private, not-for-profit, environmental education organization. Set on a 105-acre (0.42 km2) site, it has a museum, three nature trails, a planetarium, butterfly and bird aviaries, a gift shop and meeting and picnic areas. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To the ocean
5 miles
Nearest airport
4 miles to Southwest Florida (RSW) · major hub

How Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Myers compares

Graduation rate81%

Higher than 79% · #59 of 211 in Florida

First-year retention100%

Higher than 95%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$16,715

Higher than 2% · #166 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$24,702

Cheaper than 19% · #146 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$9,667

Lower than 50%

Student–faculty ratio8 : 1

Lower than 89%

Undergraduate enrollment104

Larger than 29%

Percentiles compare Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Myers 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 Florida.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

104undergrads
  • Women9389%
  • Men1111%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White64%
  • Black3.9%
  • Hispanic26%
  • Asian1.9%
  • Other or multiracial3.9%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
104
Student–faculty ratio
8 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
34%
First-generation students
46%
Students over 25
30%
Median family income
$20,818

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 20 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Florida100%

Most first-years stay in state — Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Myers draws overwhelmingly from Florida.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
—
Room & board
—
Total cost of attendance
—
Average net price
$24,702

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
81%
First-year retention
100%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$23,173
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$16,715
Median debt at graduation
$9,667
Students with federal loans
37%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
44%

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.

< $30k
$24,702
$30–48k
—
$48–75k
—
$75–110k
—
$110k+
—

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-Fort Myers 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)
$16,715
Typical debt at graduation
$9,667
Debt vs. one year's pay
58%
Out-earn a HS grad
15%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

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
91°F
Winter low
54°F
Annual rain
53.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
50°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.05.210JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, FT Myers SW FL Rgnl AP, FL US station (3.6 mi from campus).

What Paul Mitchell the School-Fort Myers graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
63 grads$19k 1 yr$21k 5 yr$10k debt

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.