10-yr median earnings
$32,986
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Soledad, California
CET-Soledad
CET-Soledad is a private nonprofit institution in Soledad, California. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $32,986
- 10-yr median earnings
- $11,260
- Avg net price / yr
- 82.0%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
CET-Soledad posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 27th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 82.0%
- 150%-time completion
- -1%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Distant
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this CET-Soledad profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C
College Value Score
59/100
CET-Soledad
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$32,986
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B
$11,260
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A
82.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A
$7,041
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
34.4%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$11,260
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
82.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 82.0%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - CET-Soledad vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How CET-Soledad ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
CET-Soledad: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$32,986 27th percentile higher than 27% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | CET-Soledad | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $32,986 | #3732 of 5103 | 27th |
| Average net price | $11,260 | #1357 of 5020 | 73rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 82.0% | #608 of 4858 | 87th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 155 | #3927 of 5462 | 28th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
155
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
82.0%
150%-time completion
$32,986
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How CET-Soledad ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | CET-Soledad | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $32,986 | #391 of 493 | 21st |
| Average net price | $11,260 | #121 of 495 | 76th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 82.0% | #88 of 483 | 82nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 155 | #404 of 553 | 27th |
Highest former-student earnings in California
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Merritt University | $143,238 | - |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College | $138,687 | $35,924 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | $128,566 | $16,075 |
| 4 | Stanford University | $124,080 | $13,807 |
| 5 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | $115,318 | - |
| 6 | Gnomon | $114,785 | $51,949 |
| 7 | Santa Clara University | $109,183 | $50,062 |
| 8 | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | $109,183 | - |
| 9 | Touro University California | $104,805 | - |
| 10 | Claremont McKenna College | $104,736 | $28,849 |
| 11 | West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | $102,672 | $32,879 |
| 12 | West Coast University-Ontario | $102,672 | $49,590 |
| 386 | CET-SoledadThis school | $32,986 | $11,260 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at CET-Soledad
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$9,942 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$11,587 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$12,559 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$18,290 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at CET-Soledad - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $11,260 |
42.0%
Pell Grant Rate
14.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$7,041
Median Debt
$75/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at CET-Soledad swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $5,233 to $12,387 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -16.2%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$5,233
Highest year
$12,387
Most recent (2023)
$10,377
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $12,3872023 · $10,377
Over the same years, enrollment went +84.5% (97 → 179 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
33.9%
Female
69.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
$33,264
Median Earnings (6yr)
35.0%
Earning Over $25K
34.4%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 82.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $33,264 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $32,986 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 35.0% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 34.4% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $7,041 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $75/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground Transportation | Certificate | 45 | $50,652 | $6,650 |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | Certificate | 12 | $39,229 | $6,323 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Certificate | 90 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for CET-Soledad? ▼
CET-Soledad is a private nonprofit institution in Soledad, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 155 students.
How much do CET-Soledad former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at CET-Soledad who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $32,986 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $33,264.
How much does CET-Soledad cost? ▼
The average net price at CET-Soledad is $11,260.. Median student debt at graduation is $7,041.
What is the graduation rate at CET-Soledad? ▼
CET-Soledad has a 82.0% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is CET-Soledad worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at CET-Soledad is $7,041, while former students earn a median of $32,986 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 21% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 34.4% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $75.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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