Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque
Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque specializes in healthcare career training, offering certificate and associate degree programs in fields like dental assisting, practical nursing, and veterinary technician. The school emphasizes hands-on learning in real-world lab classrooms and provides clinical externships, which often lead to job placement with their network of over 15,000 employer partners. Career services include resume writing, interview skills, and job placement assistance, continuing even after graduation.
Programs Analyzed
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All Programs at Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque
7 trade programs at Pima Medical Institute, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
| Program | Score | Earnings | Debt |
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Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Compare nationwide → Compare in NM → |
68 | $52,838/yr | — |
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Medical Assisting
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65 | $49,969/yr | — |
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Dental Assisting
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59 | $56,300/yr | — |
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Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in NM → |
59 | $53,558/yr | — |
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Health Administration
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59 | $27,251/yr | $5,822 |
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Veterinary Technology
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51 | $37,570/yr | — |
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Clinical Laboratory Science
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49 | $34,373/yr | — |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 7 trade and vocational programs at Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.