Pima Medical Institute-Houston
For-profit College in Houston, TX. Six-year graduation rate 71%. Median 10-year earnings $38,673.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $38,673, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. 71% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. 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
71% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. 78% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in five are gone before sophomore year. At 25:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit. As a for-profit two-year institution, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers. At 1,778 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,778 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $20,949 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The gap between the $0–30k and $75–110k bands is narrow ($21,287 versus $25,728), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 56% get grants averaging $5,418, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 58% 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 · 657 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 | $21,287 |
| $30–48k | $22,589 |
| $48–75k | $22,962 |
| $75–110k | $25,728 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,036 of these 1,778 students, totalling $9,720,064 — an average of $9,382 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Harris 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)