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.

Private for-profitSmall · 86 undergradsSmall cityCold wintersSnowy

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
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

Graduation rate84%

Higher than 83% · #13 of 96 in Michigan

First-year retention86%

Higher than 75%

Average net price$22,902

Cheaper than 23% · #80 cheapest of 94 in Michigan

Median debt at graduation$9,833

Lower than 48%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment86

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.

< $30k
$22,902
$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.

Campus climate

Summer high
82°F
Winter low
17°F
Annual rain
39.6″
Annual snow
74.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.24.4JFMAMJJASOND

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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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.