Paul Mitchell
the School-Lexington
For-profit College in Lexington, KY. Median 10-year earnings $23,207.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $23,207, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Graduates leave owing a median of $9,833 — modest by four-year standards.
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
No six-year graduation rate is reported for this institution, which is common for schools whose students are mostly part-time, transfer in, or enroll in short programs that the federal cohort measure does not track. Its absence is not itself a bad sign, but it does remove the clearest completion signal. First-year retention is 65% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 45% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. A 16:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 270 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $22,351 annually once grants are applied. Income makes less difference than usual: $21,499 at $0–30k, $28,503 at $110k+. Grant aid reaches 51% of students at an average of $6,089. 47% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
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 · 47 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 | $21,499 |
| $30–48k | $21,108 |
| $48–75k | $24,297 |
| $75–110k | $27,105 |
| $110k+ | $28,503 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 127 of these 270 students, totalling $1,012,550 — an average of $7,973 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Fayette 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)