CET-Santa Maria is a Less than 2-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Santa Maria, California. Its published tuition & fees of Medical / Clinical Assistant program, which is the largest program at the school, is $15,249 for the academic year 2023-2024.

A total of 109 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 29%. CET-Santa Maria has 3 vocational programs.


Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at CET-Santa Maria is Medical / Clinical Assistant and its 2024 tuition & fees are $15,249. For reference, the average tuition for the Medical / Clinical Assistant program of all trade schools in the United States is $16,239.

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
Medical / Clinical Assistant $15,249 - 900 Hours 8 Months
National Average $16,239 - 318 Hours 9.35 Months
Building Construction Technology $15,249 - 900 Hours 8 Months
National Average $12,247 - 913 Hours 10.08 Months
Business / Office Automation / Technology / Data Entry $15,249 - 900 Hours 8 Months
National Average $13,329 - 738 Hours 11.20 Months

2024 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees are $15,249 at CET-Santa Maria. The total cost of attendance is $36,602 when a student lives off-campus.

2024 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees$15,249
Books & Supplies-
Room & Board$16,193
Other Living Expenses$5,160
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)$36,602
1CET-Santa Maria 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-Santa Maria 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-Santa Maria

Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Building Construction TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Medical/Clinical AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 56 NOT OFFERED
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Medical/Clinical AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 56 NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data EntryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

The graduation rate at CET-Santa Maria is 29%. The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 an the retention rate is 80%.

Key Academics Stats
Graduation Rate29%
Retention Rate80%(full-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio18 to 1
Student Population109 Students
Number of Faculties7 Faculties
Number of Staffs13 Staffs

On-Campus Student Services

CET-Santa Maria 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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