CET-Watsonville is a Less than 2-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Watsonville, California. Its published tuition & fees of Building Construction Technology program, which is the largest program at the school, is $15,249 for the academic year 2023-2024.

A total of 103 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 70%. CET-Watsonville has 5 vocational programs.


Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at CET-Watsonville is Building Construction Technology and its 2024 tuition & fees are $15,249. For reference, the average tuition for the Building Construction Technology program of all trade schools in the United States is $12,247.

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
Building Construction Technology $15,249 - 900 Hours 8 Months
National Average $12,247 - 913 Hours 10.08 Months
Welding Technology / Welder $15,500 - 900 Hours 8 Months
National Average $10,695 - 753 Hours 9.71 Months
Medical / Clinical Assistant $15,249 - 900 Hours 8 Months
National Average $16,239 - 318 Hours 9.35 Months
Medical Office Assistant / Specialist $12,672 - 900 Hours 8 Months
National Average $13,812 - 341 Hours 8.54 Months
Construction Trades (other) $11,476 - 630 Hours 5 Months
National Average $9,481 - 1,590 Hours 15.00 Months

2024 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees are $15,249 at CET-Watsonville. 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-Watsonville 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 OFFERED23NOT OFFERED

CET-Watsonville offers 5 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-Watsonville

Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Building Construction TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30 NOT OFFERED
Construction Trades (other)NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Welding Technology/WelderNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26 NOT OFFERED
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Welding Technology/WelderNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26 NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Assistant/SpecialistNOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25 NOT OFFERED

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

The graduation rate at CET-Watsonville is 70%. The students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1 an the retention rate is 86%.

Key Academics Stats
Graduation Rate70%
Retention Rate86%(full-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio15 to 1
Student Population103 Students
Number of Faculties8 Faculties
Number of Staffs14 Staffs

On-Campus Student Services

CET-Watsonville 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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