Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$75–110k—
$110k+—
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price (private)
$22,688
-$1,792vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions median $24,480
Federal loans
3.3%
In-state tuition
$15,390
Out-of-state
$15,390
Academic programs at CIAT
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs0
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
9
CIAT vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions CIAT selected for federal comparison reporting.
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-National City | — | — | — | $22,688 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology | — | — | 411 | $30,099 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center | — | — | 364 | $24,093 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Universal Technical Institute of California Inc | — | — | 1,553 | $23,526 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc | — | — | 1,214 | $26,671 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California | — | — | 1,701 | $24,867 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
| Peer group median | — | — | 1,214 | $24,480 |
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