Paul Mitchell
the School-Albuquerque
For-profit College in Albuquerque, NM. Median 10-year earnings $33,273.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $33,273, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $10,556.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.32 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
The federal six-year graduation rate is not published here — typically because the entering cohort this measure follows is too small or too atypical to report. Treat completion as unknown rather than assuming either direction. 74% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four are gone before sophomore year. The student-faculty ratio is 20:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major. This is a for-profit short-program school. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 226 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $14,896 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $15,513 at $0–30k against $17,406 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 61% get grants averaging $5,727, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 60% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 84 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $15,513 |
| $30–48k | $14,932 |
| $48–75k | $17,551 |
| $75–110k | $17,406 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 135 of these 226 students, totalling $814,167 — an average of $6,031 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Bernalillo County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause (Other - Provide unlisted or multiple justifications); School has an accreditation issue
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)