Pima Medical Institute-Aurora
For-profit College in Aurora, CO. Six-year graduation rate 72%.
Completion is a strength: 72% of students finish within six years. Graduates leave owing a median of $8,521 — modest by four-year standards.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
72% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. First-year retention is 72% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. At 25:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit. Being a for-profit two-year institution is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual. The undergraduate body is just 490, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 490 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $21,618 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $22,993 at $0–30k against $27,677 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 54% get grants averaging $5,226, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 55% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 180 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $22,993 |
| $30–48k | $23,871 |
| $48–75k | $24,958 |
| $75–110k | $25,958 |
| $110k+ | $27,677 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 269 of these 490 students, totalling $1,985,323 — an average of $7,380 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Arapahoe County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)