by our College Data Analytics TeamThe majority of students will not be asked to pay the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The total price of attendance at Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista can feel overpowering, but remember that the majority of students receive some sort of financial assistance.
What financial aid options can PMI Chula Vista offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep reading to find out what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Bear in mind that not all aid is equal, and the amount any one student receives can vary widely.
At Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista, 93% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid some 329 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 79% | $5,554 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 1% | $6,629 |
| Federal Pell grants | 78% | $5,110 |
| State/local grants | 12% | $2,798 |
| Federal student loans | 85% | $8,816 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At PMI Chula Vista, about 62% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $5,601 (across roughly 664 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 62% | $5,601 |
| Federal Pell grants | 60% | $4,987 |
| Federal student loans | 56% | $8,892 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $4,648.
Because need-based aid scales with family income, what students actually pay differs sharply across income brackets.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $21,818 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $21,529 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $28,561 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $21,925 |
For an estimate tailored to your family circumstances, see PMI Chula Vista’s net price calculator: secure.pmi.edu/npcalc/.
The median student at PMI Chula Vista graduates with $9,500 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $9,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $9,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $100.72/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at PMI Chula Vista.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,166 |
| 25th percentile | $5,498 |
| 75th percentile | $12,673 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $27,032 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,500 |
| Middle income | $9,500 |
| High income | $9,500 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,499 |
| Continuing-generation students | $9,500 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $9,500 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for PMI Chula Vista.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The totals below capture Stafford lending at PMI Chula Vista:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 85962 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $929,789,700 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 92 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $1,047,067 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $11,381 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 3 |
| Total DoD amount | $12,000 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $4,000 |
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