CET-San Jose
San Jose, California
- Trade or career school
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 266 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 14 finishedGraduates here earned $41,719 a year after finishingNationally: $43,278
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificateGraduates here earned $26,228 a year after finishingNationally: $40,897
Carpentry and construction
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 0 finishedGraduates here earned $35,524 a year after finishingNationally: $35,572
- Construction Trades, OtherCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,285
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 12 finishedGraduates here earned $43,440 a year after finishingNationally: $30,130
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 73 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
Engineering technology
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 9 finishedGraduates here earned $42,250 a year after finishingNationally: $42,278
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 9 finishedGraduates here earned $44,676 a year after finishingNationally: $40,159
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 9 finishedGraduates here earned $36,000 a year after finishingNationally: $32,268
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedGraduates here earned $34,492 a year after finishingNationally: $33,067
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificateGraduates here earned $32,060 a year after finishingNationally: $30,026
Truck and bus driving
- Ground TransportationCertificateGraduates here earned $44,773 a year after finishingNationally: $49,738
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificateGraduates here earned $40,502 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
Other programs (3)
- Housing and Human EnvironmentsCertificateNationally: $46,514
- Security Science and TechnologyCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $45,055
- Transportation and Materials Moving, OtherCertificate
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships. This school prices by program rather than by school year, so costs are for a full program year.
- Average net price
- $21,150per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $28,697sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $16,375Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 37%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 73%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $39,3166 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $39,84610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $7,685federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for CET-San Jose, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
Spot something wrong? Report a data error.