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Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane

Spokane Valley, Washington · Midsize city

0%
Transfer rate
$22,646
Avg net price
54%
Grad / completion
$27,209
Median earnings

Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Spokane Valley, Washington (midsize city setting), enrolling 296 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 296 undergradsMidsize cityCold wintersSnowy

About Spokane Valley, Washington

Spokane Valley is a city in Spokane County, Washington, United States, and the largest suburb of Spokane. The City of Spokane Valley incorporated on March 31, 2003. The Spokane Islamic Center in Spokane Valley became the first mosque in the Spokane area in 2009. A messianic Jewish synagogue and two Sikh temples are also located in the city. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
11 miles to Spokane, WA
To the ocean
233 miles
Nearest airport
16 miles to Spokane (GEG) · major hub

How Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane compares

Graduation rate54%

Higher than 42% · #20 of 58 in Washington

First-year retention94%

Higher than 87%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$27,209

Higher than 25% · #48 of 51 in Washington

Average net price$22,646

Cheaper than 24% · #48 cheapest of 58 in Washington

Median debt at graduation$10,556

Lower than 40%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment296

Larger than 53%

Percentiles compare Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane 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

296undergrads
  • Women23278%
  • Men6422%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White67%
  • Black7.1%
  • Hispanic16%
  • Asian1.7%
  • Other or multiracial8.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
296
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
60%
First-generation students
42%
Students over 25
43%
Median family income
$23,000

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 36 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Washington89%
  • Other U.S. states11%

Most first-years stay in state — Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane 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
$22,646

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
54%
First-year retention
94%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$25,589
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$27,209
Median debt at graduation
$10,556
Students with federal loans
60%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
37%

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.

< $30k
$20,869
$30–48k
$22,217
$48–75k
$22,874
$75–110k
$24,478
$110k+
$26,900

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-Spokane 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)
$27,209
Typical debt at graduation
$10,556
Debt vs. one year's pay
39%
Out-earn a HS grad
—

Typical debt would take roughly 3.9 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
87°F
Winter low
26°F
Annual rain
17.4″
Annual snow
45.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.12.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Spokane Felts Fld, WA US station (5.9 mi from campus).

What Paul Mitchell the School-Spokane graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
82 grads$25k 1 yr$25k 5 yr$11k 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.