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Milan Institute - Palm Desert

Palm Desert, California·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Far West·milaninstitute.edu

Milan Institute-Palm Desert has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 48% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data. Fall enrollment is 356 students, and 586 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
Graduation (150% time)
48%
—
Total enrollment
356
peer median 215
Avg net price
$24,730
+$3.8k vs peer
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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.

IPEDS
Overall completion
48%
Full-time retention
90%

Pell equity

22.7pp gap
Pell recipients
44%63 of 143
Non-Pell (all)
67%18 of 27
Subsidized loan, no Pell
38%3 of 8
No Federal Aid
79%15 of 19

Non-Pell students graduate at a 22.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

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.

Total programs
5
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

5programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data5 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
5

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.

3
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
26%
$7,960 debt · $31,269 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$7,906 debt · $31,699 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
23%
$7,576 debt · $32,710 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2016Next review Dec 2027
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training

Accredited since 1993

Action history · 13

  1. Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Jun 2025Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Mar 2025Removal of Monitoring Status
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$24,182
$30–48k$25,684
$48–75k$25,735
$75–110k$28,722
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$24,730
+$3,821vs peer median $20,910
Federal loans
58.9%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 689 students received $3.1M in Pell grants, alongside $3.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
689
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.1M
$3,061,935 total
Direct Loans
$3.4M
1,126 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.5M
556 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.7M
526 loan awards
Parent PLUS$291K
44 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 160 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (3.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.1%
+0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
160
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
11.8%
2017
14.1%
2018
11.4%
2019
3.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Milan Institute-Palm Desert

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs8
UndergraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
356
12-mo unduplicated
586
Undergraduate
586
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
12%71
Women
88%515

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
79.2%
White
10.7%
Two or more
3.1%
Black
2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.0%
Unknown
1.1%
Asian
0.8%
Non-resident
0.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 290 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    16.0:1

    Milan Institute-Palm Desert vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Milan Institute-Palm Desert selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    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
    		—Open admission356$24,730—
    Academy of Hair Design-Springfield
    		—Open admission275$15,904—
    American Beauty College
    		—Open admission334$25,781—
    Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Lafayette-Arlington
    		Too newOpen admission166$33,455—
    Aveda Institute-Des Moines
    		—Open admission244$18,552—
    Aveda Institute-Phoenix
    		—Open admission218$20,907—
    Aveda Institute-Tucson
    		—100.0%240$20,912—
    Blue Cliff College-Lafayette
    		—Open admission62$17,773—
    Capilo School of Hair Design
    		—Open admission156$18,711—
    Capitol Beauty School
    		—Open admission161$14,886—
    Empire Beauty School-Center City Philadelphia
    		—Open admission279$17,520—
    Florida Academy
    		—Open admission350$15,192—
    Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach
    		—Open admission239$37,240—
    Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram
    		—Open admission379$27,022—
    My Le's Beauty College
    		—Open admission150$7,118—
    North Adrian's College of Beauty Inc
    		—Open admission207$16,561—
    Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North Dallas
    		—Open admission312$22,774—
    Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago
    		—Open admission160$23,324—
    Paul Mitchell the School-Dallas
    		—Open admission328$33,369—
    Paul Mitchell the School-Denver
    		—Open admission213$25,711—
    Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville
    		—Open admission233$29,401—
    Paul Mitchell the School-Memphis
    		—Open admission216$18,186—
    Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro
    		—Open admission201$18,716—
    Paul Mitchell the School-New Orleans
    		—Open admission185$25,729—
    Paul Mitchell the School-St Louis
    		—Open admission214$24,907—
    Paul Mitchell the School-Wichita
    		—Open admission163$17,847—
    Rudy & Kelly Academy, A Paul Mitchell Partner School
    		—Open admission155$18,024—
    Salon Success Academy-Corona
    		—Open admission196$14,668—
    Summit Salon Academy
    		—Open admission183$31,223—
    Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NW
    		—Open admission216$21,856—
    Peer group median—100.0%215$20,910

    Institutions like Milan Institute-Palm Desert

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Milan Institute-Palm Desert's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Campuses

    The 1 campus that make up Milan Institute-Palm Desert.

    IPEDS

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Milan Institute-Palm Desert

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Milan Institute-Palm Desert.

    What is the acceptance rate at Milan Institute-Palm Desert?

    Milan Institute-Palm Desert has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.

    What is the graduation rate at Milan Institute-Palm Desert?

    At Milan Institute-Palm Desert, 48% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data.

    How many students attend Milan Institute-Palm Desert?

    Milan Institute-Palm Desert reports a total enrollment of 356 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Milan Institute-Palm Desert?

    The average net price at Milan Institute-Palm Desert is $24,730 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Milan Institute-Palm Desert located?

    Milan Institute-Palm Desert is located in Palm Desert, California 92211.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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