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Dental assistant program at Pima Medical Institute-Houston
Houston, TX · Private for-profit 2-year · (713) 778-0778 · School website
School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $16,257
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,043
- Listed cost
- $17,300
- LengthIPEDS
- 29 credit hours, 7 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 67
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 876 graduates
- $27,301
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $36,384
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $90 a month over 10 years
- $8,508
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $33,673
- Typical pay for dental assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- $43,730
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About this program
Pima Medical Institute-Houston awarded 67 dental assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 4 we list. Its listed tuition of $16,257 compares with a Texas median wage of $45,430 for dental assistants (BLS, May 2025).
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