Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos

San Marcos, CA · Private for-profit · 630 students · Visit Website

Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos specializes in healthcare career training, offering certificate and associate degree programs. The campus provides hands-on training in real-world labs for fields like Medical Assistant, Veterinary Technician, and Respiratory Therapy. Their Career Services team assists with externship placements, resume building, interview preparation, and connecting graduates with employer contacts. Many students are hired by employers where they complete their clinical externships.

Programs Analyzed

6

Avg Grad Earnings

$38,212/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

54/100

All Programs at Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos

6 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 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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63 $44,175/yr $26,524 Moderate Very Large
252 openings/yr
Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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61 $62,420/yr $26,923 Moderate Very Large
124 openings/yr
Health Administration
Health and Medical Administrative Services
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59 $28,219/yr $8,707 High Very Large
729 openings/yr
Veterinary Technology
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
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50 $36,090/yr $20,330 Moderate Large
63 openings/yr
Clinical Laboratory Science
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
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47 $31,071/yr $3,166 Moderate Large
79 openings/yr
Dental Assisting
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
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45 $27,301/yr $8,508 Moderate Large
99 openings/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 6 trade and vocational programs at Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos 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.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.