Private (for-profit)

Milan Institute-Visalia

Visalia, California·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Far West·milaninstitute.edu
6-yr Graduation
51%
Total enrollment
635
peer median 453
Avg net price
$28,638
+$8.8k vs peer
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About

Milan Institute-Visalia is a for-profit vocational school located in Visalia, California. It offers a variety of career training programs, including courses in administrative medical assistance, cosmetology, and electrician technology. However, the founding year of the institution is not mentioned.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
51%
Full-time retention
92%

Pell equity

24.0pp gap
Pell recipients
48%
Non-Pell
72%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 24.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 8 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 8 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
8
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

8programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data8 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
8

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.

5
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
30%
$7,691 debt · $25,624 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
30%
$8,758 debt · $29,430 earn
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
24%
$7,489 debt · $31,103 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$8,919 debt · $37,097 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
23%
$8,082 debt · $34,956 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2015Next review Dec 2027
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2015
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training

Accredited since 1987

Action history · 12

  1. Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Sep 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    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. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$28,209
$30–48k$28,669
$48–75k$29,649
$75–110k$31,894
$110k+$33,217

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

Avg net price (private)
$28,638
+$8,766vs peer median $19,872
Federal loans
67.6%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 902 students received $3.8M in Pell grants, alongside $3.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
902
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.8M
$3,813,629 total
Direct Loans
$3.7M
1,479 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.6M
725 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.9M
688 loan awards
Parent PLUS$278K
66 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.

Of 341 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (1.7%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.7%
-0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
341
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.1%
2017
9.9%
2018
7.3%
2019
1.7%
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-Visalia

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs7
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
635
12-mo unduplicated
1,163
Undergraduate
1,163
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
7%83
Women
93%1,080

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
74.8%
White
14.4%
Two or more
3.2%
Black
2.9%
Asian
2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.9%
Unknown
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 489 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.

    Student-to-faculty
    12.0:1

    Milan Institute-Visalia vs Peer comparison

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

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    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-Visalia
    51%635$28,638
    Advance Beauty College
    346$11,689
    American Institute of Beauty
    151$10,713
    Avalon Institute-Las Vegas
    304$14,623
    Avalon Institute-Mesa
    298$16,847
    Avalon Institute-Phoenix
    219$16,689
    Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis
    623$20,690
    Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington
    2,078$23,626
    Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati
    453$19,015
    Aveda Institute-South Florida
    100.0%923$25,216
    Aveda Institute-Tallahassee
    100.0%620$22,727
    Bellus Academy-Chula Vista
    341$20,159
    Bellus Academy-Poway
    324$30,336
    Celebrity School of Beauty
    855$4,857
    Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics, Skin Care & Makeup
    641$14,636
    Cosmetology & Spa Academy
    445$14,887
    Douglas J Aveda Institute
    777$25,937
    Elaine Sterling Institute
    71.4%641$23,335
    Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts & Sciences-Summerlin
    414$28,513
    Evergreen Beauty and Barber College-Everett
    1,172$16,340
    Georgia Career Institute
    515$16,052
    Health And Style Institute
    $37,514
    Milan Institute-Clovis
    560$21,941
    Moler Barber College
    411$22,135
    Olympian Academy of Cosmetology
    338$20,874
    Paul Mitchell the School-Esani
    359$18,769
    Paul Mitchell the School-Temecula
    320$33,646
    Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance
    339$17,148
    Studio Academy of Beauty
    570$19,585
    Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Bridgeview
    470$18,154
    Peer group median51%100.0%453$19,872

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

    Frequently asked questions about Milan Institute-Visalia

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

    What is the graduation rate at Milan Institute-Visalia?

    Milan Institute-Visalia reports a 6-year graduation rate of 51% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Milan Institute-Visalia?

    Milan Institute-Visalia reports a total enrollment of 635 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Milan Institute-Visalia?

    The average net price at Milan Institute-Visalia is $28,638 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Milan Institute-Visalia located?

    Milan Institute-Visalia is located in Visalia, California 93277.

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