CET - Salinas
About
The Center for Employment Training (CET) is a private postsecondary institution located in Salinas, California, founded in 1967. It offers a variety of programs in business, medical, technical trades, and logistics, focusing on job training and human development.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 25.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,001 borrowers who entered repayment, 39 (3.8%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at CET-Salinas
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
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
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
CET-Salinas vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions CET-Salinas 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCET-Salinas | 68% | — | 171 | $6,804 | — |
| — | 100.0% | 7 | $20,811 | — | |
| — | 62.5% | 17 | $9,956 | — | |
| — | — | 53 | $10,813 | — | |
| — | — | 19 | $17,382 | — | |
| — | — | 97 | $20,675 | — | |
| — | 68.0% | 118 | $27,139 | — | |
| — | — | 95 | $9,534 | — | |
| — | — | 142 | $2,869 | — | |
| — | 83.3% | 152 | $26,072 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 360 | — | — | |
| — | 85.7% | 20 | $8,609 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 12 | $38,347 | — | |
| — | — | 151 | $11,808 | — | |
| — | 73.3% | 20 | $24,653 | — | |
| — | — | 32 | — | — | |
| — | — | 209 | $42,523 | — | |
| — | — | 85 | $16,121 | — | |
| — | 81.8% | 110 | $25,008 | — | |
| — | — | 357 | $9,526 | — | |
| — | 29.4% | 194 | $10,571 | — | |
| — | — | — | $19,661 | — | |
| — | — | 11 | $5,716 | — | |
| — | — | 512 | $23,288 | — | |
| — | — | 131 | — | — | |
| — | 34.1% | 146 | $25,162 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 3 | $57,042 | — | |
| — | — | 84 | $11,260 | — | |
| — | — | 64 | — | — | |
| Peer group median | 68% | 82.6% | 96 | $17,382 |
Institutions like CET-Salinas
Explore the federal data for institutions in CET-Salinas's comparison group.
- California
Annenberg School of Nursing
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment7Net price$20,811View data - West Virginia
B M Spurr School of Practical Nursing
Grad rate—Admit rate62.5%Enrollment17Net price$9,956View data - Kentucky
Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment53Net price$10,813View data - Virginia
Cayce/Reilly School of Massage
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment19Net price$17,382View data - Ohio
Central School of Practical Nursing
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment97Net price$20,675View data - California
CES College
Grad rate—Admit rate68.0%Enrollment118Net price$27,139View data - California
CET-Oxnard
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment95Net price$9,534View data - California
CET-Santa Maria
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment142Net price$2,869View data - Pennsylvania
Citizens School of Nursing
Grad rate—Admit rate83.3%Enrollment152Net price$26,072View data - Texas
Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment360Net price—View data - New York
CVPH Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology
Grad rate—Admit rate85.7%Enrollment20Net price$8,609View data - Colorado
Dr. Ida Rolf Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment12Net price$38,347View data - New York
EDP School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment151Net price$11,808View data - Pennsylvania
Health and Technology Training Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate73.3%Enrollment20Net price$24,653View data - California
Homestead Schools-Costa Mesa
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment32Net price—View data - California
Hypnosis Motivation Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment209Net price$42,523View data - New York
Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment85Net price$16,121View data - New York
Merkaz Bnos-Business School
Grad rate—Admit rate81.8%Enrollment110Net price$25,008View data - New York
Metropolitan Learning Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment357Net price$9,526View data - Colorado
National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement
Grad rate—Admit rate29.4%Enrollment194Net price$10,571View data - Illinois
National Latino Education Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$19,661View data - New Jersey
New Community Career & Technical Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment11Net price$5,716View data - Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Technician Training
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment512Net price$23,288View data - Arizona
Regional Center for Border Health
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment131Net price—View data - Massachusetts
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing
Grad rate—Admit rate34.1%Enrollment146Net price$25,162View data - Texas
The Vocational Nursing Institute Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment3Net price$57,042View data - Texas
Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment84Net price$11,260View data - West Virginia
West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment64Net price—View data
Campus network
CET-Salinas is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.
- VA
CET-Alexandria
Alexandria, VAView data - CA
CET-Coachella
Coachella, CAView data - CA
CET-Colton
Colton, CAView data - CA
CET-El Centro
El Centro, CAView data - TX
CET-El Paso
El Paso, TXView data - CA
CET-Oxnard
Oxnard, CAView data - CA
CET-San Diego
San Diego, CAView data - CA
CET-Santa Maria
Santa Maria, CAView data - CA
CET-Soledad
Soledad, CAView data - CA
CET-Watsonville
Watsonville, CAView data
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