Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

California Institute of Arts & Technology

National City, California·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·ciat.edu
6-yr Graduation
56%
+14.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Enrollment
2,112
peer median 258
Avg net price
$34,183
+$9.0k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
56%+14.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Full-time retention
63%

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$34,486
$30–48k$32,957
$48–75k$35,146
$75–110k$35,136
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$34,183
+$8,972vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions median $25,212
Federal loans
0.5%
In-state tuition
$15,390
Out-of-state
$15,390

Academic programs at CIAT

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs8
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

278 total
01Computer Sciences
26896.4%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
103.6%
03Engineering Tech
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
2,112
12-mo unduplicated
3,181
Undergraduate
3,181
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
82%2,593
Women
18%588

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
50.0%
White
21.4%
Hispanic
14.3%
Two or more
14.3%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
13

CIAT vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions CIAT selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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 Arts & Technology
56%2,112$34,183Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology
258$40,694Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Brookline College-Tempe
282$19,642Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
California Institute of Arts & Technology-National City
$22,688Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Jamestown Business College
85.8%108$7,732
Jose Maria Vargas University
112
Lionel University
10%403$29,539Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
Orion Technical College
41$20,489
San Diego Global Knowledge University
193
Southern California Institute of Technology
42%74.2%510$27,735
Peer group median42%80.0%258$25,212

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