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Dental assistant program at Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos
San Marcos, CA · Private for-profit 2-year · (760) 299-4500 · 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)
- $18,815
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $767
- Listed cost
- $19,582
- LengthIPEDS
- 30 credit hours, 8 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 51
- 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, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- $58,120
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About this program
Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos awarded 51 dental assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 4 we list. Its listed tuition of $18,815 compares with a California median wage of $50,110 for dental assistants (BLS, May 2025).
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