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CET-San Jose

⌖ San Jose, CA · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

10-year estimate · Negative payoff

−$345,654 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.

—Modeled economic break-even

−141%Modeled 10-year ROI

$34,875Observed earnings · year 5

Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff

Includes direct price and earnings forgone while studying. Assumes $45,000 in alternative annual earnings and no wage growth. How we calculate it

ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation

−$345,654at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$244,4040

−$345,65410

FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuitionNot available

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuitionNot available

Sticker price

Average net price$16,101

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$24,566

Tuition + living budget

COLLEGE AT A GLANCE

Institution details

Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.

Accreditor: Council on Occupational Education
Main award level: Certificates
Campus setting: City
Admissions: Open admission
Delivery: Campus or mixed delivery
Federal designation: No special designation reported

Sources: College Scorecard June 2026 release and IPEDS 2024 institutional characteristics.

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$16,101Average net price / year

$24,566Cost of attendance

$7,041Median federal student debt · completer borrowers

$75/moPublished 10-year payment estimate

$34,875Median earnings · year 5 after completion

80.6%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

266Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$16,088

$30–48k$12,571

$48–75k$13,668

$75–110k$18,958

$110k+$22,566

LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$34,875

Year 6$33,264

Year 10$32,986

Full-time retention: 83.7%
Part-time retention: Not available
Completion within 200% of normal time: 80.6%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

29thEarnings percentile

82thCompletion percentile

WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$37,870Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories

$6,528Median federal debt across categories that report debt

29%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$31,508Year 1

$40,676Year 4

$34,875Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

Strongest relative outcomes

Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark

This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential—not simply majors that pay more everywhere.

1Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $52,850 reported+23%vs same-degree national median$8,400federal debt 2Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $35,597 reported+14%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt 3Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $37,870 reported+10%vs same-degree national median$6,528federal debt 4Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $37,244 reported+5%vs same-degree national median$5,900federal debt 5Ground TransportationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $50,652 reported-3%vs same-degree national median$6,650federal debt 6Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $47,291 reported-3%vs same-degree national median$8,424federal debt

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Observed earnings · year 5: $34,875
Modeled 10-year ROI: -145%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	2023–24 awards
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$52,850	$8,400	9
Ground Transportation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$50,652	$6,650	Not reported
Precision Metal Working	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$47,291	$8,424	Not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$45,411	$6,160	9
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$42,242	$7,257	Not reported
Construction Trades, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$39,898	Not available	Not reported
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$39,229	$6,425	0
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,870	$6,528	9
Health and Medical Administrative Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,244	$5,900	0
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$35,597	Not available	7
Housing and Human Environments	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$35,492	Not available	Not reported
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$31,548	$5,894	Not reported
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$25,550	Not available	Not reported
Accounting and Related Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$24,317	$6,729	Not reported

Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.