PMI

Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista

Chula Vista, California Private for-profit 2-year Large city

Overview

Located in Chula Vista, California, Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista is a private for-profit two-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 537 students.

Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista offers certificates and associate degrees across 6 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant and Dental Assisting/Assistant. It awarded 417 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 81% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 25 to 1.

Mission

Our Mission is to improve the quality of people's lives by providing the best value in medical career education.

Mission statement as reported by Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

537

Students enrolled

81%

First-year retention

417

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

25:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 6

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1

Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant CertificateAssociate 157 graduates

Health Professions 5

Dental Assisting/Assistant Certificate 43 graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant Certificate
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Certificate
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer Associate
Surgical Technology/Technologist Associate

Admissions

Admission policy: Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 81%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 25:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees: 110
Certificates under 1 year: 115
Certificates of 1 to 2 years: 192

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 537
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 537
Full-time, fall 2024: 100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 999
Full-time, 2024-25: 100%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 76%
Men: 24%
White: 15%
Hispanic or Latino: 62%
Black or African American: 4%
Asian: 9%
Two or more races: 9%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Differs by program
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Campus Director: Richard Garti
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members: Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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