California Institute of Arts & Technology
National City, California · Also known as California Institute of Applied Technology · Website
$32,637
net price a year, after grants
$32,637
net price a year, after grants
California Institute of Arts & Technology is a for-profit 4-year college in National City, California with 2,112 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $32,637 a year (tuition and fees $22,270). 56% of students finish within 6 years. Graduates leave with a median $22,209 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$32,637
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$22,270
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
56%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,209
About $235 a month
Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $32,637
- Tuition and fees
- $22,270
- Cost of attendance
- $39,831
- Students with a need-based grant
- 32%
- Students with federal loans
- 8.4%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $32,923
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $31,973
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $31,903
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $34,811
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2017-18 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $14,040 in 2017-18 to $22,270 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 2,112
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 16%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 56%
- Retention rate
- 63%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 9
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $32,637 | $20,161 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $22,270 | $8,086 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 56% | 64% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 63% | 80% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,209 | $11,537 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $36,048 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $41,472 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
9 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 94 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,000 |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 67 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 54 | $20,000 | $48,778 | $66,048 | $55,195 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 45 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ProgrammingOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ProgrammingOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ProgrammingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of National City and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does California Institute of Arts & Technology cost?
$32,637 a year is the average net price at California Institute of Arts & Technology after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $22,270, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $39,831. Families earning under $30,000 pay $32,923 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at California Institute of Arts & Technology?
California Institute of Arts & Technology has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much student debt do California Institute of Arts & Technology graduates have?
$22,209 is the median federal student loan debt of California Institute of Arts & Technology graduates, about $235 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 8.4% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at California Institute of Arts & Technology?
56% of first-time, full-time students at California Institute of Arts & Technology finish within 6 years. 63% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 4-year colleges is 50%.
What are the most popular majors at California Institute of Arts & Technology?
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (94 certificate graduates), Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (67 certificate graduates), Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (54 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 9 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.