Private (for-profit)

Paul Mitchell the School - East Bay

Pleasant Hill, California·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Far West·paulmitchell.edu/eastbay
6-yr Graduation
78%
Total enrollment
184
peer median 184
Avg net price
$30,889
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About

Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay is a beauty school located in the East Bay area of California. It is part of a network of 105 Paul Mitchell Schools across the United States, graduating approximately 14,000 students annually in various beauty-related programs such as cosmetology, barbering, and skin and nail care.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
78%
Full-time retention
94%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
73%
Non-Pell
73%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

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

Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
1
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

1programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data1 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
1

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.

1
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
43%
$13,667 debt · $32,183 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.

Accredited since 2010Next review Jan 2030

Action history · 11

  1. Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  2. Aug 2024Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  3. Mar 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  4. Aug 2022Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
  5. May 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.

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$30,831
$30–48k$29,467
$48–75k$28,599
$75–110k
$110k+$35,494

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

Avg net price (private)
$30,889
vs peer median $30,889
Federal loans
47.2%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 135 students received $555K in Pell grants, alongside $669K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
135
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$555K
$555,381 total
Direct Loans
$669K
237 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$238K
111 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$317K
118 loan awards
Parent PLUS$114K
8 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 131 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (4.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.5%
+2.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
131
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.4%
2017
13.4%
2018
11.7%
2019
4.5%
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 Paulmitchell

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
184
12-mo unduplicated
348
Undergraduate
348
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
5%19
Women
95%329

Race / ethnicity composition

White
28.3%
Hispanic
28.3%
Black
19.8%
Two or more
10.8%
Asian
9.0%
Unknown
2.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%

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 · 209 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
    14.0:1

    Frequently asked questions about Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Paulmitchell.

    What is the graduation rate at Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay?

    Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay reports a 6-year graduation rate of 78% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay?

    Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay reports a total enrollment of 184 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay?

    The average net price at Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay is $30,889 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay located?

    Paul Mitchell the School-East Bay is located in Pleasant Hill, California 94523.

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