About
The California Institute of Advanced Management (CIAM) is a nonprofit graduate school located in Alhambra, California, established in 2011. It focuses on business management principles rooted in the philosophy of Peter F. Drucker, offering MBA programs and other advanced degrees with an emphasis on practical, real-world experience.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data1 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Distance Education Accrediting Commission
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
Action history · 11
- Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Nov 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jun 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Mar 2020Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalDistance Education Accrediting Commission
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $21K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 3 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 7.0% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
Academic programs at CIAM
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- Public property3
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
CIAM vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions CIAM selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCalifornia Institute of Advanced Management | — | — | 344 | — | — |
| 93% | 17.1% | 3,932 | $38,876 | — | |
| — | — | 271 | — | — | |
| 38% | 67.5% | 1,004 | $21,019 | — | |
| 67% | 60.5% | 2,008 | $42,402 | — | |
| — | — | 196 | — | — | |
| 54% | 68.5% | 810 | $27,032 | — | |
| 63% | 64.5% | 2,409 | $26,429 | — | |
| 43% | — | 75 | $5,805 | — | |
| 0% | 100.0% | 101 | — | — | |
| — | — | 74 | — | — | |
| — | — | 908 | — | — | |
| 67% | — | 64 | $22,721 | — | |
| Peer group median | 59% | 66.0% | 344 | $26,429 |
Institutions like CIAM
Explore the federal data for institutions in CIAM's comparison group.
- Massachusetts
Babson College
Grad rate93%Admit rate17.1%Enrollment3,932Net price$38,876View data - California
Claremont Lincoln University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment271Net price—View data - Michigan
Cleary University
Grad rate38%Admit rate67.5%Enrollment1,004Net price$21,019View data - Massachusetts
Hult International Business School
Grad rate67%Admit rate60.5%Enrollment2,008Net price$42,402View data - Illinois
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment196Net price—View data - California
Menlo College
Grad rate54%Admit rate68.5%Enrollment810Net price$27,032View data - Michigan
Northwood University
Grad rate63%Admit rate64.5%Enrollment2,409Net price$26,429View data - California
Oak Valley College
Grad rate43%Admit rate—Enrollment75Net price$5,805View data - California
Pacific States University
Grad rate0%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment101Net price—View data - California
Presidio Graduate School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment74Net price—View data - Michigan
Walsh College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment908Net price—View data - Tennessee
Williamson Christian College
Grad rate67%Admit rate—Enrollment64Net price$22,721View data
CIAM Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
- Theodore von Heiland Jr.Director of Academic and Institutional Research Operations
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Frequently asked questions about California Institute of Advanced Management
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