Private for-profit · Community college
Paul Mitchell the School-Nampa
Nampa, Idaho · Midsize suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $21,961
- Avg net price
- 67%
- Grad / completion
- $25,719
- Median earnings
Paul Mitchell the School-Nampa is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Nampa, Idaho (midsize suburb setting), enrolling 117 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Nampa, Idaho
Nampa is the most populous city in Canyon County, Idaho, United States. Nampa had its beginnings in the early 1880s when the Oregon Short Line Railroad built a line from Granger, Wyoming, to Huntington, Oregon, that passed through Nampa. In Nampa there is a history museum that marks the railroad's significance. The Ford Idaho Center is a unique complex of entertainment venues currently managed by Oak View Group. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 20 miles to Boise, ID
- To the ocean
- 368 miles
- Nearest airport
- 19 miles to Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI) · major hub
How Paul Mitchell the School-Nampa compares
Higher than 57% · #13 of 22 in Idaho
Higher than 83%
Higher than 20% · #10 of 18 in Idaho
Cheaper than 26% · #17 cheapest of 21 in Idaho
Lower than 41%
Lower than 89%
Larger than 32%
Percentiles compare Paul Mitchell the School-Nampa 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 Idaho.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women10489%
- Men1311%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White54%
- Black0.9%
- Hispanic38%
- Other or multiracial6.8%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 117
- Student–faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 56%
- First-generation students
- 52%
- Students over 25
- 27%
- Median family income
- $20,182
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 22 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From Idaho91%
- Other U.S. states9.1%
Most first-years stay in state — Paul Mitchell the School-Nampa draws overwhelmingly from Idaho.
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
- $21,961
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
- 67%
- First-year retention
- 91%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $22,004
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $25,719
- Median debt at graduation
- $10,555
- Students with federal loans
- 60%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 34%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
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-Nampa 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)
- $25,719
- Typical debt at graduation
- $10,555
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 41%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 25%
Typical debt would take roughly 4.1 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
- 93°F
- Winter low
- 23°F
- Annual rain
- 11″
- Annual snow
- 9.7″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Nampa Sugar Factory, ID US station (1.2 mi from campus).
What Paul Mitchell the School-Nampa 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.