Paul Mitchell
the School-Fayetteville
For-profit College in Fayetteville, NC. Median 10-year earnings $26,696.
Ten-year median earnings of $26,696 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Median debt at graduation is $11,740, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
This institution reports no six-year graduation rate. The federal measure only follows first-time, full-time students, so schools built around part-time or transfer enrollment often fall outside it entirely. First-year retention is 77% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. A 25:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time. Being a for-profit short-program school is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual. The undergraduate body is just 253, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 253 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $17,716 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Income makes less difference than usual: $18,338 at $0–30k, $19,490 at $75–110k. About 70% get grants averaging $6,408, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 63% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 37 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 | $18,338 |
| $30–48k | $23,558 |
| $48–75k | $15,445 |
| $75–110k | $19,490 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 159 of these 253 students, totalling $1,265,745 — an average of $7,961 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Cumberland County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)