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Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City

Rapid City, South Dakota Private for-profit Less than 2-year Small city

Overview

Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Rapid City, South Dakota. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 66 students in fall 2024.

Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City offers certificates across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Cosmetology, Aesthetician/Esthetician and Skin Care Specialist, and Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist. It awarded 47 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Mission

Our Mission: To provide a quality educational system to prepare students to pass the state board examination and gain employment within their chosen field of study. Our Vision: When people come first, success will follow. Our Core Values: • Fostering the principles of fairness, equity, inclusion, anti-racism and social justice • Celebrating diversity, bringing out the best in people, and giving back locally and globally • Pursuing excellence in every aspect of a Paul Mitchell School education

Mission statement as reported by Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
66
Students enrolled
80%
First-year retention
47
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
4
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 4

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Health Professions 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
80%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates under 1 year
29
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
18

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
66
Undergraduates, fall 2024
66
Full-time, fall 2024
97%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
104
Full-time, 2024-25
99%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
93%
Men
7%
White
62%
Hispanic or Latino
1%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
19%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Owner
Peggy Sproat
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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