Central California School of Continuing Education

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Central California School of Continuing Education

Central California School of Continuing Education operates as a private for-profit institution located in San Luis Obispo, California (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 41 students of which 125 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Central California School of Continuing Education is categorized as “-2” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $11,840, with published in-state tuition of $9,895 and a Pell grant recipient share of 55.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $5,150, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, rising to 87.0% at six years. Graduates earn a median of $41,223 ten years after enrolling, compared with $32,116 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 23700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 67.0% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.