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Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Pima Medical Institute-Houston

Houston, TX · Private for-profit · Federal field 5139

Data scope

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The short version

Reported earnings trail the same-degree benchmark.

$17,542 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure
20.8% of annual earnings
Positive-payoff price ceiling
Not reached
10-year scenario
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Price evidence
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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+35%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$28,834$38,847
104Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
112Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
202Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
223Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
$6,501Awarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$21,396

Institution-wide annual average net price—not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$8,000

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$38,531

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$85/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$21,396Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$26,251Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE70.8%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$28,834Year 1
$38,531Year 4
$38,847Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

2.6% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$3,211
Estimated loan payment$85
223borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$38,531 vs. $56,073

$17,542 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for—not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,240 median wageTX estimate · 57,560 jobs · 29-2061+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51.8k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$37,500 median wageTX estimate · 88,680 jobs · 31-1131+2.6% projected U.S. growth · 196.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree award
Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

McAllen, TX

South Texas College

$17,144 higher earnings · $1,493 less debt · $19,645 lower annual net price

Earnings
$55,675
Debt
$6,507
Annual net price
$1,751
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Alvin, TX

Alvin Community College

$41,980 higher earnings · $12,871 lower annual net price

Earnings
$80,511
Debt
$10,215
Annual net price
$8,525
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Big Spring, TX

Howard College

$38,481 higher earnings · $15,249 lower annual net price

Earnings
$77,012
Debt
$14,461
Annual net price
$6,147
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Pasadena, TX

San Jacinto Community College

$32,455 higher earnings · $9,253 lower annual net price

Earnings
$70,986
Debt
$14,250
Annual net price
$12,143
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DATA QUALITY

Check the evidence behind the estimate.

202 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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