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CET - Salinas, California

Overview of CET - Salinas

The main campus of CET is in Salinas, California (a medium-sized city). The school is a private, not-for-profit school. CET offers degrees up to the Certificate.

Areas of Study

The school students most commonly major in a field related to office and administration, computer science and engineering, and construction trades.

CET Selectivity

CET admits all qualified candidates under its open-admission policy.

Student Body

In 2005, the school had 50 enrolled students. CET has a larger minority student population than most schools.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"The mission of CET is based on a philosophy of self-determination. CET seeks to promote the human development and education of low income people by providing them with marketable skills training and supportive services that contribute to economic self-sufficiency."

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting CET

CET - Salinas
421 Monterey St
Salinas, CA 93901
General Phone: (408) 287-7924
Admissions Phone: (408) 298-3943
Financial Aid Phone: (408) 287-7924

CET Programs and Degrees (2005)

CET awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Office And Administration32office data entry
Computer Science And Engineering25data processing tech
Construction Trades19construction trades

Number of programs and degrees for CET in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Award of less than 1 academic year442
Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years321

CET Student Body

In 2005, CET had a total enrollment of 50 students (50 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate100%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
Black1%
Hispanic98%
Asian1%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
California100%

CET Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time88 %

Graduation and Transfer Rates (2004):
(Graduation rate is percent of students graduating within 150% of the normal time.)

ItemPercent
Graduating78%

CET Room and Board (2005)

The school does not offer campus housing.

(Please refer to our profile of Salinas, California for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other California Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

CET Degree Programs (2005)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician

CONSTRUCTION TRADES
Construction Trades, Other

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry

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CET Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets CET Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Minority % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%CET Minority % of student body
% of degrees in office and administration
(vs. all colleges)
Top 3%CET % of degrees in office and administration
% of degrees in computer science and engineering
(vs. all colleges)
Top 6%CET % of degrees in computer science and engineering
% of degrees in construction trades
(vs. all colleges)
Top 7%CET % of degrees in construction trades
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Open admission
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
Remedial classes for students
Offers remedial adult education

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