Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico · Website
$30,917
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$30,917
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque is a for-profit 2-year college in Albuquerque, New Mexico with 562 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $21,084 a year. 68% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $30,917 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $5,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$21,084
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
68%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$5,500
About $58 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$30,917
Rank 3,987 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $21,084
- Cost of attendance
- $28,183
- Students with a need-based grant
- 59%
- Students with federal loans
- 60%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $21,291
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $17,340
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,386
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 562
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 80%
- Students per teacher
- 25
- Completion rate
- 68%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 12
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,987 of 5,094 US colleges and 30 of 35 in New Mexico (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NM median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $21,084 | $8,706 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $2,289 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 89% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 68% | 32% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 60% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $5,500 | $11,356 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $28,599 | $32,960 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $30,917 | $38,550 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 34% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 45% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
12 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 150 | $9,460 | $29,432 | $34,702 | $34,272 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 58 | Withheld | $23,369 | $32,358 | $33,673 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 49 | $5,500 | $25,369 | $34,788 | $34,862 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 37 | Withheld | $52,838 | $63,213 | $56,073 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 33 | Withheld | $53,558 | $61,378 | $65,389 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 24 | Withheld | $56,300 | $74,130 | $61,982 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 18 | $5,822 | $27,251 | $33,234 | $35,447 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | Withheld | $49,969 | $59,235 | $42,269 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | $16,109 | $37,570 | $47,105 | $41,460 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | - | $9,500 | $34,373 | $39,585 | $38,675 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | $93,946 | $80,813 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque cost?
$21,084 a year is the average net price at Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $28,183. Families earning under $30,000 pay $21,291 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque?
Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque graduates earn?
$30,917 a year is the median pay of former Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque students who work, 10 years after they started ($28,599 after 6 years). That ranks 3,987 of 5,094 US colleges and 30 of 35 in New Mexico. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate's) at $56,300.
How much student debt do Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque graduates have?
$5,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque graduates, about $58 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 60% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque?
68% of first-time, full-time students at Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque finish within 3 years. 78% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque?
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (150 certificate graduates), Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (58 certificate graduates), Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians (49 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 12 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.