CET-El Centro is a Less than 2-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in El Centro, California. Its published tuition & fees of Welding Technology / Welder program, which is the largest program at the school, is $15,000 for the academic year 2023-2024.

A total of 148 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 82%. CET-El Centro has 4 vocational programs.


Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at CET-El Centro is Welding Technology / Welder and its 2024 tuition & fees are $15,000. For reference, the average tuition for the Welding Technology / Welder program of all trade schools in the United States is $10,695.

The following table shows the largest program information including tuition, books and supplies costs, program length, and average completion time.

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program NameTuition & FeesBooks & SuppliesProgram LengthsAvg. Completion Time
Welding Technology / Welder $15,000 - 900 Hours 8 Months
National Average $10,695 - 753 Hours 9.71 Months
Truck and Bus Driver / Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor $11,476 - 630 Hours 5 Months
National Average $6,258 - 254 Hours 2.98 Months
Building Construction Technology $15,249 - 900 Hours 8 Months
National Average $12,247 - 913 Hours 10.08 Months
Accounting Technology / Technician and Bookkeeping $15,249 - 900 Hours 8 Months
National Average $10,253 - 602 Hours 8.56 Months

2024 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees are $15,000 at CET-El Centro. The total cost of attendance is $36,353 when a student lives off-campus.

2024 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees$15,000
Books & Supplies-
Room & Board$16,193
Other Living Expenses$5,160
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)$36,353
1CET-El Centro does not offer on-campus housing facilities and the COA is computed based on off-campus living.

Vocational Programs Information

Total Number of Vocational Programs
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall ProgramsNOT OFFERED13NOT OFFERED

CET-El Centro offers 4 certificate and vocational programs through 1-year certificate and 2-Years Certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted on-site education.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

List of Vocational Programs at CET-El Centro

Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Building Construction TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 NOT OFFERED
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Welding Technology/WelderNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 49 NOT OFFERED
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and InstructorNOT OFFERED 53 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and InstructorNOT OFFERED 53 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21 NOT OFFERED

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

The graduation rate at CET-El Centro is 82%. The students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1 an the retention rate is 83%.

Key Academics Stats
Graduation Rate82%
Retention Rate83%(full-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio13 to 1
Student Population148 Students
Number of Faculties11 Faculties
Number of Staffs23 Staffs

On-Campus Student Services

CET-El Centro provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling serviceYes
Employment services for studentsYes
Placement services for completersYes
On-campus day care for students' childrenNo
Library facilities at institutionN/A

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