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.
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
Higher than 49% · #58 of 122 in Illinois
Higher than 64%
Higher than 27% · #83 of 113 in Illinois
Cheaper than 24% · #105 cheapest of 123 in Illinois
Lower than 75%
Lower than 56%
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
- 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)
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.
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.
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.
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
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
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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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.











