Pima Medical Institute - Houston is located at 11125 Equity Drive, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77041. The following is a detailed introduction to the campus:

School Overview

Establishment time and service purpose: It has been serving the Greater Houston area since 2009 and moved to a new location in 2019. The new campus provides students with more educational opportunities. Its hands-on learning and laboratories that simulate real medical scenarios help students better master professional knowledge and skills, thereby cultivating outstanding talents for the local medical industry.

School nature and scale: It is a private for-profit institution with a small scale. The total enrollment of the school in 2018-2019 was 784.

Professional settings

Certificate courses:

Dental Assistant: The course lasts about 9 months. Students will learn to work closely with the dental care team to provide patients with a high-quality experience and assist in all stages of treatment, including oral care and administrative duties. The course focuses on patient examination preparation, X-ray shooting, equipment disinfection, impression material preparation, etc. .

Health Care Administration Certificate: The course lasts about 8 months. Students will acquire the personal and professional skills required to serve as a primary health care administrative assistant. The course mainly includes medical insurance processing, appointment triage, assisting with reports, and performing billing and coding tasks.

Medical Assistant: The course lasts about 9 months. Students will learn to work closely with various members of the medical team, perform a range of clinical and clerical duties, and act as a liaison between patients and doctors. The course focuses on anatomy, routine laboratory procedures, and common patient care procedures.

Pharmacy Technician: The course lasts about 9 months. Students will learn how to prepare and provide medications to patients. The course includes medication preparation, medication compounding, interaction with medical field personnel, and operation of automatic dispensing equipment.

Phlebotomy Technician: The course lasts about 3 months. Students will learn how to assist patients in collecting blood and other clinical specimens.

Associate degree programs: The school offers seven associate degree programs, including veterinary technology, nursing and other majors, providing students with more in-depth professional knowledge learning and practice opportunities, helping them achieve better career development in related fields.

Teaching and faculty

Teaching mode: According to different majors, the school year arrangement is formulated accordingly, and a flexible and diverse teaching mode is adopted, focusing on the combination of theory and practice, and is committed to cultivating students' practical operation ability and professional quality.

Faculty: The student-teacher ratio is 25:1, and teachers can provide students with more personalized guidance and support.

Student situation

Student composition: Data from 2018-2019 show that 85% of the school's students are female and 15% are male; in terms of racial distribution, 48% are Hispanic/Latino, 18% are white, 15% are Asian, 15% are African American, 3% are multiracial, 1% racial information is unknown, and there are no American Indians or Alaska Natives, non-resident aliens, Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders.

Student support: Provide students with academic/career counseling services, job placement services, etc., and also provide students with distance education, and recognize that students' life experiences can be converted into credits to help students better plan their career development and find job opportunities.

Tuition and funding

Tuition situation: In-state and out-of-state tuition and fees for 2018-2019 have not yet been announced.

Funding policy: 47% of undergraduates received grant or scholarship aid, with the average scholarship or grant amount being $3,980.