Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Pima Medical Institute-Aurora

Aurora, Colorado·Private for-profit, 2-year·Rocky Mountains·pmi.edu
6-yr Graduation
72%
Total enrollment
266
peer median 282
Avg net price
$18,729
-$3.9k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
72%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
71%
Non-Pell
65%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 9 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 8 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
9
Passing
1
11.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

9programs
  • Passing1 · 11.1%
  • No Data8 · 88.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
8

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+31.9%
$45,901 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

5
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$7,830 debt · $36,255 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$8,191 debt · $38,704 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
20%
$7,995 debt · $40,154 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$11,597 debt · $73,884 earn
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
14%
$5,500 debt · $40,212 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Accredited since 2010Next review Feb 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 1

  1. Feb 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$18,763
$30–48k$16,796
$48–75k
$75–110k$25,958
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$18,729
-$3,872vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $22,602
Federal loans
39.0%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,091 students received $5.5M in Pell grants, alongside $7.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,091
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.5M
$5,506,154 total
Direct Loans
$7.6M
2,146 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.0M
1,026 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.6M
956 loan awards
Parent PLUS$990K
164 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 732 borrowers who entered repayment, 16 (2.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.1%
-0.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
732
Defaulted
16
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.7%
2017
8.7%
2018
7.2%
2019
2.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Pima Medical Institute-Aurora

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

20 total completions
01Agriculture
20100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
266
12-mo unduplicated
490
Undergraduate
490
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
10%47
Women
90%443

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
41.0%
White
25.5%
Black
17.2%
Two or more
11.7%
Asian
3.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.16
1 offenses · 316 students

3-year trend

2.762 yrs ago5.191 yr ago3.16Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

1total
  • Public property1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
25.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
13

Pima Medical Institute-Aurora vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Pima Medical Institute-Aurora selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectPima Medical Institute-Aurora
72%266$18,729Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs
305$24,909Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
IBMC College
297$23,382Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career College-Aurora
90.5%256$16,547Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology
59.4%139$24,961Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-Denver
664$21,821Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Peer group median72%74.9%282$22,602

Frequently asked questions about Pima Medical Institute-Aurora

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Pima Medical Institute-Aurora.

What is the graduation rate at Pima Medical Institute-Aurora?

Pima Medical Institute-Aurora reports a 6-year graduation rate of 72% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Pima Medical Institute-Aurora?

Pima Medical Institute-Aurora reports a total enrollment of 266 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Pima Medical Institute-Aurora?

The average net price at Pima Medical Institute-Aurora is $18,729 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Pima Medical Institute-Aurora located?

Pima Medical Institute-Aurora is located in Aurora, Colorado 80012-0000.

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