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Statement · San Jose, CA

CET-San Jose

Private nonprofitLess-than-2-year · Certificate degreesCompare with other schools →

  1. Families earning under $30k paid $16,088 a year after grants and aid.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $32,986 ten years after entering, the 40th percentile among private nonprofit less-than-2-years.

  3. 81% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
301

What it costs

The sticker cost is not reported; after grants, families who received aid paid between $12,571 and $22,566 a year depending on income at CET-San Jose.

Statement of cost · CET-San Jose

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
not reported
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$16,088
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$16,101
In-state tuition & fees
not reported

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $16,088; $30–48k: $12,571; $48–75k: $13,668; $75–110k: $18,958; over $110k: $22,566. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit less-than-2-years, from $11,845 to $21,379; dotted line at the median, $15,881.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit less-than-2-years (all incomes), $11,845 to $21,379. Dotted line: the median, $15,881.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$16,088
$30k–$48k$12,571
$48k–$75k$13,668
$75k–$110k$18,958
Over $110k$22,566

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $32,986; the median graduate who borrowed owes $7,041.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$33,264
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$32,555
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
40th percentile among private nonprofit less-than-2-years
$32,986
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
29th percentile among private nonprofit less-than-2-years
$7,041
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$6,729

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit less-than-2-years at 10 years: $32,986 to $47,743.

6 yrs after entry: $33,264; 8 yrs after entry: $32,555; 10 yrs after entry: $32,986. Median graduate debt: $7,041. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit less-than-2-years at 10 years, from $32,986 to $47,743; dotted line at the median, $32,986.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit less-than-2-years, 10 years out ($32,986 to $47,743); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $7,041.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$33,264
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$32,555
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$32,986
Median graduate debt$7,041

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at CET-San Jose
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma69not reportednot reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma23$39,279$7,257
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma14$48,636$6,160
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma13not reportednot reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma11$33,140$6,528
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma10$30,352not reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma5$29,789not reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma5$27,237$5,900
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma1$32,178$6,425
Housing and Human EnvironmentsUndergraduate Certificate or Diplomanot reportednot reportednot reported
Construction Trades, OtherUndergraduate Certificate or Diplomanot reportednot reportednot reported
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diplomanot reported$58,350$8,400
Show all 18 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diplomanot reported$40,269$8,424
Ground TransportationUndergraduate Certificate or Diplomanot reported$40,705$6,650
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diplomanot reportednot reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diplomanot reported$23,660$6,729
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diplomanot reported$27,178$5,894
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diplomanot reported$25,447not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

CET-San Jose: 266 undergraduates; 53% of students receive Pell grants; no admission rate is reported (common at open-admission schools).

Admission rate

No admission rate reported (common at open-admission schools)

Undergraduates

266

89th percentile among private nonprofit less-than-2-years

Pell share

53%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

48th percentile among private nonprofit less-than-2-years

Completion

81%

finish within 150% of normal time

52nd percentile among private nonprofit less-than-2-years

First-generation

69%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$13,272

36th percentile among private nonprofit less-than-2-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k63%
  • $30k–$48k23%
  • $48k–$75k9%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k63%
$30k–$48k23%
$48k–$75k9%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.