This guide covers the real cost of attending Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista, from the published cost of attendance and projected degree cost through to net price, median student debt at graduation, default outcomes, and how aid varies by family income.
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The net price figure shows the cost after grants and scholarships are deducted. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $28,561.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $21,925.00 |
The real cost varies by income because need-based aid scales with financial need. The figures below give average net price by income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $21,972.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $19,841.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $24,906.00 |
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Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the grants & scholarships detail.
Median graduate debt at Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista comes to $9,500.00, placing the school in the Very Low (<$10k) debt-burden category.
Here’s how debt at graduation distributes across borrowers:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,166.00 |
| 25th | $5,498.00 |
| Median (50th) | $9,500.00 |
| 75th | $12,673.00 |
| 90th | $27,032.00 |
The gap between 10th and 90th percentile borrowers gives a sense of how uneven debt outcomes are.
For the full borrowing and repayment picture, see the student loan debt detail.
Median debt at graduation differs meaningfully across income brackets. The table below divides borrowers into three income tiers:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,500.00 |
| Middle income | $9,500.00 |
| High income | $9,500.00 |
First-generation students frequently graduate with different debt than continuing-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,499.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $9,500.00 |
The federal default-rate classification for Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 6.2% |
For context on the loan portfolio, Stafford disbursements at Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista amount to $929,789,700.00 over 85,962 borrowers.
Veterans and current servicemembers may be eligible for major federal education benefits including the GI Bill and Tuition Assistance from the Department of Defense.
| GI Bill recipients | 92 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $11,381.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 3 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $4,000.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the veteran aid breakdown.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista, the questions below are worth your time:
Each page below covers one part of paying for college in more detail:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.