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General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at CET-San Jose

San Jose, CA · Private nonprofit · Federal field 5218

Data scope

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The short version

Reported earnings trail the same-degree benchmark.

$26,451 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure
Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling
Not reached
10-year scenario
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Price evidence
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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+61%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$15,849$25,447
Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
52Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
53Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
Not availableBorrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$16,101

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$25,550

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$16,101Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$24,566Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE80.6%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$15,849Year 1
$25,550Year 4
$25,447Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$2,129
Estimated loan paymentNot available
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$25,550 vs. $52,001

$26,451 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$54,870 median wageCA estimate · 109,180 jobs · 41-1011-3.7% projected U.S. growth · 113.5k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentWholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm ProductsNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 13-1022First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$81,140 median wageCA estimate · 19,600 jobs · 41-1012+0.5% projected U.S. growth · 21.7k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentSales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$80,850 median wageCA estimate · 156,110 jobs · 41-3091+2.7% projected U.S. growth · 115.7k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentSales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$76,490 median wageCA estimate · 134,800 jobs · 41-4012-0.9% projected U.S. growth · 99.8k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentSales and Related Workers, All Other$52,810 median wageCA estimate · 28,480 jobs · 41-9099+1.1% projected U.S. growth · 13.1k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentPurchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm ProductsNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 13-1023Business Teachers, Postsecondary$128,470 median wageCA estimate · 5,290 jobs · 25-1011+5.9% projected U.S. growth · 7.6k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeSales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$124,220 median wageCA estimate · 27,590 jobs · 41-4011+1.2% projected U.S. growth · 23.6k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeAdvertising Sales Agents$80,360 median wageCA estimate · 9,620 jobs · 41-3011-7.2% projected U.S. growth · 7.8k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentTravel Agents$51,030 median wageCA estimate · 4,760 jobs · 41-3041+0.2% projected U.S. growth · 5.9k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentDemonstrators and Product Promoters$46,220 median wageCA estimate · 18,140 jobs · 41-9011+0.2% projected U.S. growth · 11.4k openings/yrTypical entry: No formal educational credential
Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

El Centro, CA

CET-El Centro

$4,696 lower annual net price

Earnings
$25,550
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$11,405
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North Canton, OH

Kent State University at Stark

$61,252 higher earnings · $5,204 lower annual net price

Earnings
$86,802
Debt
$25,000
Annual net price
$10,897
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Fargo, ND

North Dakota State University-Main Campus

$55,723 higher earnings · $558 lower annual net price

Earnings
$81,273
Debt
$25,222
Annual net price
$15,543
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Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University

$50,312 higher earnings · $5,228 lower annual net price

Earnings
$75,862
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$10,873
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DATA QUALITY

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53 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

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