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Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia vs Fortis College-Columbia

West Columbia, SC · Columbia, SC · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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FOR-PROFIT-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-FOCUS

  • FOR-PROFIT-PAIR For-profit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · SC
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Fortis College-Columbia: average net price rose +76.2% from $15,610 (2013) to $27,508 (2023), r² 0.90.
  • Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia: net price ranged $11,111–$16,422 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -14.2% is not a trend (r² 0.05).
  • Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia: enrollment grew +67.6% over 2013–2023; fitted +8 students/yr fitted, r² 0.52.
  • Fortis College-Columbia: enrollment ranged 324–569 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia vs Fortis College-Columbia

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (45.3% vs 29.8% at Fortis College-Columbia)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Fortis College-Columbia leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($33,189 vs $21,933 at Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia leads on 150%-time completion (56.1% vs 39.2% at Fortis College-Columbia)

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Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia and Fortis College-Columbia?▼
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 45.3% versus 29.8% at Fortis College-Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia and Fortis College-Columbia?▼
Fortis College-Columbia leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $33,189 versus $21,933 at Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia and Fortis College-Columbia?▼
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia leads on 150%-time completion at 56.1% versus 39.2% at Fortis College-Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); loan repayment rate (completers) focus for this pair · 2025