Private for-profit · Community college

Paul Mitchell the School-Tinley Park

Tinley Park, Illinois · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$22,862
Avg net price
60%
Grad / completion
$28,378
Median earnings

Paul Mitchell the School-Tinley Park is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Tinley Park, Illinois (large suburb setting), enrolling 191 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 191 undergradsLarge suburbCold winters

About Tinley Park, Illinois

Tinley Park is a village in Cook and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Modern settlement of the area now known as Tinley Park began in the 1820s as emigrants from Europe and the eastern United States arrived. In recognition of their prominence, the village was officially named Bremen when it was founded in 1853. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
24 miles to Chicago, IL
To Great Lakes shore
19 miles
Nearest airport
16 miles to Chicago Midway (MDW) · major hub

How Paul Mitchell the School-Tinley Park compares

Graduation rate60%

Higher than 49% · #58 of 122 in Illinois

First-year retention80%

Higher than 64%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$28,378

Higher than 27% · #83 of 113 in Illinois

Average net price$22,862

Cheaper than 24% · #105 cheapest of 123 in Illinois

Median debt at graduation$7,917

Lower than 75%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment191

Larger than 44%

Percentiles compare Paul Mitchell the School-Tinley Park 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 Illinois.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

191undergrads
  • Women17793%
  • Men147%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White40%
  • Black37%
  • Hispanic19%
  • Asian0.5%
  • Other or multiracial3.7%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
191
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
61%
First-generation students
53%
Students over 25
34%
Median family income
$21,662

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
$22,862

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
60%
First-year retention
80%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$19,886
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$28,378
Median debt at graduation
$7,917
Students with federal loans
61%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
42%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
60%
Low-income (Pell)
55%

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
$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
$22,862
$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.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

7%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$500
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 7% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $500. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 30 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$28,378
Typical debt at graduation
$7,917
Debt vs. one year's pay
28%
Out-earn a HS grad
28%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.8 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
84°F
Winter low
15°F
Annual rain
42.1″
Annual snow
28.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.54.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Park Forest, IL US station (7.6 mi from campus).

What Paul Mitchell the School-Tinley Park 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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