Pima Medical
Institute-Chula Vista
For-profit College in Chula Vista, CA. Six-year graduation rate 62%. Median 10-year earnings $38,673.
Ten-year median earnings of $38,673 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. 63% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $9,500.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.25 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 63%, meaning about two in five students who enroll leave without finishing. Retention is strong at 81%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. A 25:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time. 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.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,068 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $27,498 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Income makes less difference than usual: $28,312 at $0–30k, $31,325 at $75–110k. Grant aid reaches 62% of students at an average of $5,601. 56% 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 · 353 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 | $28,312 |
| $30–48k | $30,060 |
| $48–75k | $28,138 |
| $75–110k | $31,325 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 593 of these 1,068 students, totalling $5,273,106 — an average of $8,892 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (San Diego 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)