Private for-profit · Community college
Paul Mitchell the School-Richland
Richland, Washington · Small city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $26,617
- Avg net price
- 74%
- Grad / completion
- $27,407
- Median earnings
Paul Mitchell the School-Richland is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Richland, Washington (small city setting), enrolling 256 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Richland, Washington
Richland is a city in Benton County, Washington, United States. For centuries, the village of Chemna was at the mouth of the Yakima River. Today the village site is called Columbia Point. From the village, the indigenous Wanapum, Yakama, and Walla Walla people harvested salmon runs entering the Yakima River. After the end of World War II, Richland continued to be a center of production and research into nuclear energy and related technology. It has been the home of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory since 1965. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 131 miles to Spokane, WA
- To the ocean
- 165 miles
- Nearest airport
- 7 miles to Tri Cities (PSC)
How Paul Mitchell the School-Richland compares
Higher than 68% · #13 of 58 in Washington
Higher than 76%
Higher than 25% · #47 of 51 in Washington
Cheaper than 15% · #51 cheapest of 58 in Washington
Lower than 47%
Lower than 62%
Larger than 50%
Percentiles compare Paul Mitchell the School-Richland 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 Washington.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women21684%
- Men4016%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White38%
- Black3.9%
- Hispanic51%
- Other or multiracial6.3%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 256
- Student–faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 65%
- First-generation students
- 52%
- Students over 25
- 35%
- Median family income
- $26,511
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 44 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From Washington100%
Most first-years stay in state — Paul Mitchell the School-Richland draws overwhelmingly from Washington.
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
- $26,617
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
- 74%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $23,104
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $27,407
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,917
- Students with federal loans
- 59%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 53%
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-Richland 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)
- $27,407
- Typical debt at graduation
- $9,917
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 36%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 39%
Typical debt would take roughly 3.6 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.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Women out-earn men by $505 (2%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 89°F
- Winter low
- 28°F
- Annual rain
- 7.3″
- Annual snow
- 2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Richland, WA US station (6 mi from campus).
What Paul Mitchell the School-Richland 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.