Paul Mitchell the School-Gastonia
Paul Mitchell the School-Gastonia primarily trains students in cosmetology and related beauty and wellness fields, offering hands-on training in a salon environment. The school aims to prepare graduates for state board exams and profitable employment, with a focus on business and customer service skills. They maintain a job placement program to inform students of openings and opportunities within the beauty industry.
Programs Analyzed
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All Programs at Paul Mitchell the School-Gastonia
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 |
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Cosmetology
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44 | $20,877/yr | $15,541 |
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-Gastonia 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.