CET - Soledad
About
The Center for Employment Training (CET) is a private postsecondary institution located in Soledad, California, founded in 1967. It offers a variety of job training programs in areas such as business, medical, technical trades, and truck driving. CET is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education and licensed by the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
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
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-Soledad
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-Soledad vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions CET-Soledad 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-Soledad | 81% | — | 155 | $10,377 | — |
| — | — | — | $20,615 | — | |
| — | — | 96 | $11,202 | — | |
| — | — | 162 | $15,800 | — | |
| — | — | 130 | $19,211 | — | |
| — | — | 67 | $19,187 | — | |
| — | — | 223 | $19,875 | — | |
| — | — | 266 | $15,045 | — | |
| — | — | 142 | $1,532 | — | |
| — | — | 356 | $20,705 | — | |
| — | 88.9% | 68 | $18,436 | — | |
| — | — | 155 | $35,199 | — | |
| — | 82.5% | 50 | $16,737 | — | |
| — | 79.5% | 340 | $17,627 | — | |
| — | — | 36 | $14,994 | — | |
| — | — | 360 | $17,952 | — | |
| Peer group median | 81% | 82.5% | 155 | $17,790 |
Institutions like CET-Soledad
Explore the federal data for institutions in CET-Soledad's comparison group.
- Virginia
CET-Alexandria
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$20,615View data - California
CET-Coachella
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment96Net price$11,202View data - California
CET-Colton
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment162Net price$15,800View data - California
CET-El Centro
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment130Net price$19,211View data - Texas
CET-El Paso
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment67Net price$19,187View data - California
CET-San Diego
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment223Net price$19,875View data - California
CET-San Jose
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment266Net price$15,045View data - California
CET-Watsonville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment142Net price$1,532View data - Ohio
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment356Net price$20,705View data - Rhode Island
IYRS School of Technology & Trades
Grad rate—Admit rate88.9%Enrollment68Net price$18,436View data - Massachusetts
North Bennet Street School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment155Net price$35,199View data - Washington
Northwest HVAC/R Training Center
Grad rate—Admit rate82.5%Enrollment50Net price$16,737View data - Pennsylvania
Orleans Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate79.5%Enrollment340Net price$17,627View data - Michigan
School of Missionary Aviation Technology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment36Net price$14,994View data - Minnesota
Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment360Net price$17,952View data
Campus network
CET-Soledad 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-Salinas
Salinas, CAView data - CA
CET-San Diego
San Diego, CAView data - CA
CET-Santa Maria
Santa Maria, CAView data - CA
CET-Watsonville
Watsonville, CAView data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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