CALIFORNIA -- About 2 years ago I hired Student Painters although I am very confident that above supervisor, most likely they are well paid and like any other company. The supervisor was about to enter his senior year. He said, "As a Business major, but in CA, jobs are hard to find" and he knew that. I did not get bids because he was proactive and asked me to walk around the house and showed me flaws.
I was considering having the trim painted due to two places of potential dry rot. The two guys of which one was not a student, did a good job. They use only also a very reputable brand which seems to be losing business and I think that that is because I went to the local store after for a can of paint and was shocked at how much higher their prices have gotten. A friend agreed that that paint company has gotten very overpriced.