Private nonprofit

CET-Colton

Colton, California·Private not-for-profit, less-than 2-year·Far West·cetweb.edu
6-yr Graduation
72%
Enrollment
162
peer median 155
Avg net price
$15,800
-$2.0k vs peer
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About

The Center for Employment Training (CET) is a private postsecondary institution located in California, founded in 1967. It offers a variety of job training programs in areas such as business, medical, construction, and technical trades, aiming to provide marketable skills for self-sufficiency.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
72%
Full-time retention
85%

Pell equity

20.0pp gap
Pell recipients
70%
Non-Pell
50%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$13,732
$30–48k$16,759
$48–75k$17,716
$75–110k$20,914
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$15,800
-$1,989vs peer median $17,790
Federal loans
47.8%

Academic programs at CET-Colton

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
162
12-mo unduplicated
289
Undergraduate
289
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
93%269
Women
7%20

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
77.5%
White
8.9%
Black
8.4%
Two or more
3.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.1%
Asian
0.5%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
20.0:1

CET-Colton vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions CET-Colton 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
SubjectCET-Colton
72%162$15,800
CET-Alexandria
$20,615
CET-Coachella
96$11,202
CET-El Centro
130$19,211
CET-El Paso
67$19,187
CET-San Diego
223$19,875
CET-San Jose
266$15,045
CET-Soledad
155$10,377
CET-Watsonville
142$1,532
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
356$20,705
IYRS School of Technology & Trades
88.9%68$18,436
North Bennet Street School
155$35,199
Northwest HVAC/R Training Center
82.5%50$16,737
Orleans Technical College
79.5%340$17,627
School of Missionary Aviation Technology
36$14,994
Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center
360$17,952
Peer group median72%82.5%155$17,790

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