Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, CO · Private for-profit · 169 students · Visit Website

Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado Springs focuses on cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, and nail technician training, with programs designed to provide hands-on experience in a salon environment. Students, referred to as "Future Professionals," learn theory in the classroom and then practice skills like haircutting, coloring, styling, and skincare on mannequin heads and live models using professional Paul Mitchell products. The school offers placement assistance to help graduates find in-field or related employment, and also coordinates programs with local and national salons.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$20,417/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

44/100

All Programs at Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado Springs

1 trade program at Paul Mitchell the School, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Cosmetology
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
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44 $20,417/yr $9,834 Moderate Very Large
145 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado Springs using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.