CET-El Centro
El Centro, California · Website
$32,986
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$32,986
median earnings, 10 years after starting
CET-El Centro is a private nonprofit under 2-year college in El Centro, California with 130 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $11,405 a year. 93% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $32,986 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $7,041 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$11,405
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
93%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
$7,041
About $75 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$32,986
Rank 3,719 of 5,094 in the US
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
- $11,405
- Cost of attendance
- $27,129
- Students with a need-based grant
- 31%
- Students with federal loans
- 6.6%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,063
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,360
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $10,428
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $12,511
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
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
- 130
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 21%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 93%
- Retention rate
- 79%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 5
- 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
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,719 of 5,094 US colleges and 383 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $11,405 | $20,161 | $15,661 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,086 | $16,365 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 95% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 93% | 64% | 80% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 79% | 80% | 79% | 75% |
| Median debt | $7,041 | $11,537 | $7,479 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $33,264 | $36,048 | $33,264 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $32,986 | $41,472 | $32,986 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 31% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 55% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
5 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 53 | $6,650 | $34,665 | $50,652 | $52,118 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 49 | $8,500 | $32,817 | $47,291 | $48,702 |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate | Certificate | 23 | $6,323 | $28,485 | $39,229 | $42,012 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 21 | Withheld | $14,972 | $24,317 | $44,589 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | $15,849 | $25,550 | $52,001 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of El Centro and California on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does CET-El Centro cost?
$11,405 a year is the average net price at CET-El Centro after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $27,129. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,063 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at CET-El Centro?
CET-El Centro has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do CET-El Centro graduates earn?
$32,986 a year is the median pay of former CET-El Centro students who work, 10 years after they started ($33,264 after 6 years). That ranks 3,719 of 5,094 US colleges and 383 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Ground Transportation (Certificate) at $34,665.
How much student debt do CET-El Centro graduates have?
$7,041 is the median federal student loan debt of CET-El Centro graduates, about $75 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 6.6% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at CET-El Centro?
93% of first-time, full-time students at CET-El Centro finish within 150% of the normal time. 79% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit under 2-year colleges is 80%.
What are the most popular majors at CET-El Centro?
Ground Transportation (53 certificate graduates), Precision Metal Working (49 certificate graduates), Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (23 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 5 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.