Paul Mitchell
the School-Sacramento
For-profit College in Sacramento, CA. Median 10-year earnings $30,336.
Ten-year median earnings of $30,336 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $6,333.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.21 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 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. Retention is strong at 96%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. A 10:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. 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 653 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $16,515 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price varies modestly by income — $14,928 at $0–30k against $19,402 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 54% of students receive grant aid, averaging $4,768 — common but not automatic. Most students borrow — 56% 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 · 137 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 | $14,928 |
| $30–48k | $15,699 |
| $48–75k | $17,276 |
| $75–110k | $18,276 |
| $110k+ | $19,402 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 368 of these 653 students, totalling $2,060,178 — an average of $5,598 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Sacramento 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)