Milan Institute - Palm Desert
About
Milan Institute-Palm Desert is a private career training institution located in Palm Desert, California. It offers a variety of programs focused on healthcare and cosmetology, including Administrative Medical Assistant and Advanced Cosmetology. The institute has multiple campuses across California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 5 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 5 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data5 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Council on Occupational Education
Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
Action history · 13
- Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherCouncil on Occupational Education
- Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewCouncil on Occupational Education
- Jun 2025Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic QualityCouncil on Occupational Education
- Mar 2025Removal of Monitoring StatusCouncil on Occupational Education
- Dec 2024Renewal of AccreditationCouncil on Occupational Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 678 students received $2.9M in Pell grants, alongside $2.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 160 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (3.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Milan Institute-Palm Desert
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Milan Institute-Palm Desert vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Milan Institute-Palm Desert selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectMilan Institute-Palm Desert | 48% | — | 356 | $27,930 | — |
| — | — | 275 | $17,080 | — | |
| — | — | 334 | $24,076 | — | |
| — | — | 166 | $23,448 | — | |
| — | — | 244 | $15,155 | — | |
| — | — | 218 | $22,297 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 240 | $21,037 | — | |
| — | — | 62 | $19,164 | — | |
| — | — | 156 | $18,762 | — | |
| — | — | 161 | $14,441 | — | |
| — | — | 279 | $18,228 | — | |
| — | — | 350 | $13,236 | — | |
| — | — | 239 | $19,109 | — | |
| — | — | 379 | $27,662 | — | |
| — | — | 150 | — | — | |
| — | — | 207 | $20,347 | — | |
| — | — | 312 | $21,125 | — | |
| — | — | 160 | $16,064 | — | |
| — | — | 328 | $28,455 | — | |
| — | — | 213 | $11,886 | — | |
| — | — | 233 | $26,643 | — | |
| — | — | 216 | $20,861 | — | |
| — | — | 201 | $20,915 | — | |
| — | — | 185 | $20,495 | — | |
| — | — | 214 | $19,615 | — | |
| — | — | 163 | $18,938 | — | |
| — | — | 155 | $19,150 | — | |
| — | — | 196 | $12,983 | — | |
| — | — | 183 | $19,220 | — | |
| — | — | 216 | $19,244 | — | |
| Peer group median | 48% | 100.0% | 215 | $19,244 |
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Explore the federal data for institutions in Milan Institute-Palm Desert's comparison group.
- Missouri
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment275Net price$17,080View data - California
American Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment334Net price$24,076View data - Virginia
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment166Net price$23,448View data - Iowa
Aveda Institute-Des Moines
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment244Net price$15,155View data - Arizona
Aveda Institute-Phoenix
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment218Net price$22,297View data - Arizona
Aveda Institute-Tucson
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment240Net price$21,037View data - Louisiana
Blue Cliff College-Lafayette
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment62Net price$19,164View data - Maine
Capilo School of Hair Design
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment156Net price$18,762View data - Nebraska
Capitol Beauty School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment161Net price$14,441View data - Pennsylvania
Empire Beauty School-Center City Philadelphia
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment279Net price$18,228View data - Florida
Florida Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment350Net price$13,236View data - Florida
Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment239Net price$19,109View data - Texas
Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment379Net price$27,662View data - California
My Le's Beauty College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment150Net price—View data - California
North Adrian's College of Beauty Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment207Net price$20,347View data - Texas
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment312Net price$21,125View data - Illinois
Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment160Net price$16,064View data - Texas
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment328Net price$28,455View data - Colorado
Paul Mitchell the School-Denver
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment213Net price$11,886View data - Kentucky
Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment233Net price$26,643View data - Tennessee
Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment216Net price$20,861View data - Tennessee
Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment201Net price$20,915View data - Louisiana
Paul Mitchell the School-New Orleans
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment185Net price$20,495View data - Missouri
Paul Mitchell the School-St Louis
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment214Net price$19,615View data - Kansas
Paul Mitchell the School-Wichita
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment163Net price$18,938View data - Virginia
Rudy & Kelly Academy, A Paul Mitchell Partner School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment155Net price$19,150View data - California
Salon Success Academy-Corona
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment196Net price$12,983View data - Florida
Summit Salon Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment183Net price$19,220View data - Illinois
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NW
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment216Net price$19,244View data
Campuses
The 1 campus that make up Milan Institute-Palm Desert.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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