CET-San Diego
About
The Center for Employment Training (CET) is a private postsecondary institution located in San Diego, California, and was founded in 1967. It offers various vocational training programs in fields such as business, medical, technical trades, and truck driving. CET is focused on providing marketable skills training and supportive services for career development and economic independence.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 19.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Schools
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-San Diego
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-San Diego vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions CET-San Diego 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-San Diego | 87% | — | 223 | $19,875 | — |
CET-Alexandria | — | — | — | $20,615 | — |
CET-Coachella | — | — | 96 | $11,202 | — |
CET-Colton | — | — | 162 | $15,800 | — |
CET-El Centro | — | — | 130 | $19,211 | — |
CET-El Paso | — | — | 67 | $19,187 | — |
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 median | 87% | 82.5% | 155 | $17,790 |
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Frequently asked questions about CET-San Diego
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CET-San Diego.
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