Completion Rates Across Utah Institutions
150% completion rates across Utah institutions vary widely by sector and mission.
Institution completion spans 100.0% (Myotherapy Massage College) to 20.6% (Nightingale College). For-profit pathway medians report 49.7% completion with $25K six-year earnings in Part 3 — finishing is not the same as favorable pay.
High completion is often treated as proof of quality. Utah's institution-level spread runs from 100.0% at Myotherapy Massage College to 20.6% at Nightingale College — yet several for-profit institutions combine strong completion here with weak earnings medians in Part 3.
- Assumption
- Schools that finish students deliver better long-run outcomes.
- Question
- How wide is 150% completion across Utah institutions, and how does it relate to earnings?
- Evidence
- College Scorecard C150 · 55 Utah institutions with reported data
- Finding
- The evidence suggests wide institutional spread and pathway medians that cluster USHE technical (79.0%) and for-profit (49.7%) high — without guaranteeing favorable earnings or debt ratios.
- Limits
- 150% completion rate, not employment; institution medians; not linked to Part 1 R5 degree attainment.
- Completion (C150) measures whether first-time full-time students finish within 150% of normal time — not whether graduates earn well or borrow little.
- Pathway medians cluster high for USHE technical (79.0%) and for-profit (49.7%) — without guaranteeing favorable earnings (Part 3) or debt ratios (Part 8).
- Part 1 reports USHE R5 degree attainment for concurrent enrollment — a different measure.
- Highest completion among Utah institutions with data: Myotherapy Massage College at 100.0%.
- Lowest: Nightingale College at 20.6%.
- Full table covers 55 institutions across USHE public, private nonprofit, religious, and for-profit.
Completion rates in this table sit between enrollment shares (Part 4) and earnings medians (Part 3) in the chain — three Scorecard fields reported separately, not linked at the student level. We use College Scorecard completion rates1 for every Utah institution in the study universe with reported data.
Completion (C150) sits between enrollment (Part 4) and earnings (Part 3). Among pathway medians in this dataset, USHE technical colleges report 79.0% completion; USHE four-year 52.7%; community college 45.8%.
Part 1 reports USHE R5 degree attainment for concurrent enrollment cohorts (77.0% with CE vs. 34.0% without) — a different measure (degree completion in Utah System records, not Scorecard 150% rates).
| Institution | Completion | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Myotherapy Massage College | 100.0% | for profit |
| Esteem Academy of Beauty | 100.0% | for profit |
| Southwest Technical College | 94.9% | USHE technical |
| Top Nails & Hair Beauty School | 92.4% | for profit |
| Medspa Academies | 92.2% | for profit |
| Healing Mountain Massage School | 92.1% | for profit |
| Zion Massage College | 91.5% | for profit |
| Collectiv Academy | 90.7% | for profit |
| Mandalyn Academy | 90.0% | for profit |
| Evans Hairstyling College-St George | 88.0% | for profit |
| Taylor Andrews Academy-St George | 87.9% | for profit |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Salt Lake City | 87.5% | for profit |
| Uintah Basin Technical College | 86.4% | USHE technical |
| Avalon Institute-Layton | 85.7% | for profit |
| Cameo College of Essential Beauty | 85.2% | for profit |
| Renaissance Academie | 85.2% | for profit |
| Mountainland Technical College | 84.0% | USHE technical |
| Aveda Institute-Provo | 83.8% | for profit |
| Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Provo | 83.3% | for profit |
| Tooele Technical College | 81.2% | USHE technical |
| Brigham Young University | 81.0% | private nonprofit |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Logan | 78.4% | for profit |
| Dixie Technical College | 76.9% | USHE technical |
| Bridgerland Technical College | 75.3% | USHE technical |
| Skinworks School of Advanced Skincare | 73.2% | for profit |
| Paul Mitchell the School-St. George | 72.5% | for profit |
| Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-West Jordan | 71.7% | for profit |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Provo | 71.4% | for profit |
| Skin Science Institute | 70.4% | for profit |
| Acaydia School of Aesthetics | 68.1% | for profit |
| University of Utah | 65.0% | USHE four-year |
| Westminster University | 63.8% | private nonprofit |
| Neumont College of Computer Science | 62.7% | for profit |
| Southern Utah University | 60.7% | USHE four-year |
| Fortis College-Salt Lake City | 59.8% | for profit |
| Utah State University | 59.1% | USHE four-year |
| The Barber School | 58.7% | for profit |
| Davis Technical College | 56.7% | USHE technical |
| Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences | 54.2% | for profit |
| Ogden-Weber Technical College | 53.1% | USHE technical |
| Provo College | 51.3% | for profit |
| Eagle Gate College-Murray | 48.0% | for profit |
| Weber State University | 46.2% | USHE four-year |
| Western Governors University | 46.2% | private nonprofit |
| Snow College | 45.8% | USHE community |
| Utah Valley University | 45.1% | USHE four-year |
| Ensign College | 43.3% | private nonprofit |
| Midwives College of Utah | 40.0% | private nonprofit |
| Eagle Gate College-Layton | 38.5% | for profit |
| Utah Tech University | 38.4% | USHE four-year |
| Evans Hairstyling College-Cedar City | 35.3% | for profit |
| American Beauty Academy | 30.0% | for profit |
| Salt Lake Community College | 29.2% | USHE community |
| American Beauty Academy-West Valley Campus | 23.1% | for profit |
| Nightingale College | 20.6% | for profit |
- Institution completion spans 100.0% (Myotherapy Massage College) to 20.6% (Nightingale College).
- For-profit pathway median completion is 49.7% with six-year earnings median $25K in Part 3 — finishing is not the same as favorable pay.
- USHE four-year median completion (52.7%) sits below technical and for-profit pathway medians on this field.
Key takeaway: High completion does not imply strong earnings or manageable debt. Pair this table with Part 3 and Part 8 before treating completion as a quality signal.
Technical note: C150_4 / C150_L4 institution rates for first-time full-time students within 150% of normal time.
What this means
Institution-level completion spans Myotherapy Massage College (100.0%) to Nightingale College (20.6%) in this table. Pathway medians tell a different aggregation story: USHE technical 79.0%, USHE four-year 52.7%, community college 45.8%, for-profit 49.7%. Part 3 reports six-year earnings for the same pathway groups; several for-profit institutions combine high completion here with weak earnings medians there.
What this means for you
Find yourself below. Each bullet turns this report's evidence into a practical next step — not a prescription.
- Students High completion does not guarantee strong pay — check earnings and debt for your program.
- Families Completion rate describes whether students finish, not what they earn afterward. Pair this table with Part 3 earnings and Part 8 debt before choosing a provider.
- School counselors USHE four-year pathway median completion is 52.7% vs. 49.7% for for-profit — but earnings medians differ; do not use completion alone as a quality signal.
- Policymakers High C150 at for-profit institutions does not imply favorable debt-to-earnings in Part 8; accountability frameworks should pair throughput with output and borrowing metrics.
- Part 3 — Six-year earnings for the same institutions (pathway medians: USHE four-year $46K, for-profit $25K).
- Part 8 — Median debt and debt-to-earnings; high C150 here (Myotherapy Massage College at 100.0%) does not imply favorable debt ratios in Part 8.
- Part 4 — Enrollment headcount (31.0% USHE four-year share) that precedes these completion rates.
Field-of-study completions and pay are on Utah school profiles (IPEDS + Scorecard where reported). This brief uses institution and pathway medians only — not program-level ROI.
Sources & methodology
- College Scorecard C150_4 and C150_L4
- utah-institutions.json · 63 institutions
- USHE outcomes dashboards (cross-check for public schools)
Pathways & Outcomes original analysis; cite the report and link to the primary URL. Data vintage: College Scorecard Utah subset · see part sources.
APA: Pathways and Outcomes. (2026). Completion Rates Across Utah Institutions. https://pathwaysandoutcomes.org/utah/research/utah-completion-by-institution/
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Published June 10, 2026
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