Private for-profit · Community college
Paul Mitchell the School-Grand Rapids
Kentwood, Michigan · Small city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $22,902
- Avg net price
- 84%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
Paul Mitchell the School-Grand Rapids is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Kentwood, Michigan (small city setting), enrolling 86 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Kentwood, Michigan
Kentwood is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The City of Kentwood was incorporated on its third try to avoid losing land to the nearby City of Grand Rapids which had annexed several key properties before then. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 5 miles to Grand Rapids, MI
- To Great Lakes shore
- 32 miles
- Nearest airport
- 4 miles to Gerald R. Ford (GRR) · major hub
How Paul Mitchell the School-Grand Rapids compares
Higher than 83% · #13 of 96 in Michigan
Higher than 75%
Cheaper than 23% · #80 cheapest of 94 in Michigan
Lower than 48%
Lower than 67%
Larger than 24%
Percentiles compare Paul Mitchell the School-Grand Rapids 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 Michigan.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White79%
- Black4.7%
- Hispanic10%
- Asian1.2%
- Other or multiracial4.6%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 86
- Student–faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
- First-generation students
- 41%
- Students over 25
- 17%
- Median family income
- $29,538
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
- $22,902
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
- 84%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $24,062
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,833
- Students with federal loans
- 57%
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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 82°F
- Winter low
- 17°F
- Annual rain
- 39.6″
- Annual snow
- 74.9″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, E Grand Rapids, MI US station (2 mi from campus).
What Paul Mitchell the School-Grand Rapids 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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- Transfer
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- Earnings
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- Tuition
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- Transfer
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- Tuition
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- Transfer
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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.













