Paul Mitchell
the School-San Jose
For-profit College in San Jose, CA.
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. 37% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. The 8:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. 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. At 170 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 170 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $26,979 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price varies modestly by income — $29,232 at $0–30k against $36,485 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 84% of students receive grant aid, averaging $5,027 — common but not automatic. Most students borrow — 81% 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 · 45 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 | $29,232 |
| $30–48k | $29,040 |
| $48–75k | $29,850 |
| $75–110k | $34,771 |
| $110k+ | $36,485 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 138 of these 170 students, totalling $728,669 — an average of $5,280 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Santa Clara 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)