CET-San Diego is a Less than 2-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in San Diego, California. Its published tuition & fees of Welding Technology / Welder program, which is the largest program at the school, is $15,500 for the academic year 2023-2024.

A total of 196 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 79%. CET-San Diego has 3 vocational programs.


Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at CET-San Diego is Welding Technology / Welder and its 2024 tuition & fees are $15,500. 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 $15,500 - 900 Hours 8 Months
National Average $10,695 - 753 Hours 9.71 Months
Building Construction Technology $15,249 - 900 Hours 8 Months
National Average $12,247 - 913 Hours 10.08 Months
Medical / Clinical Assistant $15,249 - 900 Hours 8 Months
National Average $16,239 - 318 Hours 9.35 Months
Electrician $16,375 - 900 Hours 8 Months
National Average $15,963 - 587 Hours 11.99 Months

2024 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees are $15,500 at CET-San Diego. The total cost of attendance is $36,853 when a student lives off-campus.

2024 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees$15,500
Books & Supplies-
Room & Board$16,193
Other Living Expenses$5,160
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)$36,853
1CET-San Diego 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 OFFEREDNOT OFFERED3NOT OFFERED

CET-San Diego offers 3 certificate and vocational programs through 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-San Diego

Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Building Construction TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 63 NOT OFFERED
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Welding Technology/WelderNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 82 NOT OFFERED
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Welding Technology/WelderNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 82 NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

The graduation rate at CET-San Diego is 79%. The students to faculty ratio is 25 to 1 an the retention rate is 97%.

Key Academics Stats
Graduation Rate79%
Retention Rate97%(full-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio25 to 1
Student Population196 Students
Number of Faculties10 Faculties
Number of Staffs16 Staffs

On-Campus Student Services

CET-San Diego 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 institutionVarious Library Facilities Provided

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