San Diego, CA · Private nonprofit · College Scorecard data · Updated September 10, 2026
CET-San Diego is a private nonprofit institution in San Diego, CA, where the highest award offered is a certificate. It enrolls about 223 undergraduate students, with a student-faculty ratio of 19:1. The school is listed in the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which is the source for every figure on this page.
Official website: www.cetweb.edu
The published tuition for the largest program at CET-San Diego is $15,500 per year. This is the figure the Department of Education collects for schools whose students are concentrated in a single program, rather than a school-wide in-state rate.
For context, the average in-state tuition at the 288 California colleges that do report one is $16,639.
| College | Type | Undergraduates | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State University | Public | 35,377 | $8,728 |
| San Diego Mesa College | Public | 16,098 | $1,146 |
| San Diego Miramar College | Public | 11,271 | $1,146 |
| National University | Private nonprofit | 10,794 | $13,284 |
| San Diego City College | Public | 10,441 | $1,146 |
| University of San Diego | Private nonprofit | 5,671 | $59,486 |
Tuition is in-state tuition for schools that report one, otherwise the published tuition for the largest program. Source: College Scorecard.
| Median earnings 10 years after enrolling | $32,986 |
| Graduation rate (within 150% of normal time) | 87% |
| Median debt among graduates who borrowed | $7,041 |
| Undergraduates receiving Pell grants | 34% |
| Undergraduates aged 25 and over | 76% |
| First-generation students | 69% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Earnings and debt figures cover students who received federal financial aid.
The published tuition for CET-San Diego's largest program is $15,500 per year, according to College Scorecard. Program-level tuition is reported instead of a school-wide rate when a school's enrollment is concentrated in one program.
CET-San Diego enrolls about 223 undergraduate students. The student-faculty ratio is 19:1.
CET-San Diego is a private nonprofit institution in San Diego, CA. Its highest award is a certificate, according to College Scorecard.
College Scorecard reports in-state tuition for first-time, full-time undergraduates. CET-San Diego does not report such a cohort to the federal survey, so no school-wide rate is published — typically because the school serves transfer, returning or part-time students, or reports tuition by program instead.
Median earnings ten years after enrolling at CET-San Diego are $32,986 a year, according to College Scorecard.
The median debt among CET-San Diego graduates who borrowed is $7,041, according to College Scorecard.