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CET-San Jose

San Jose, California · Private non-profit career school

Electrician schoolsAuto mechanic schoolsHVAC schoolsMedical assistant programsCulinary & pastry schoolsConstruction trades programs
81%completion rate · California avg 64%
$7,041median debt of graduates
$33,264median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$32,986median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$24,566annual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Council on Occupational Education (Accredited)
Address: 701 Vine St, San Jose, CA 95110 · Phone: (408) 287-7924 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
Sanction on record, not yet lifted — Jun 2025 · Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality · Council on Occupational Education; Dec 2023 · Renewal of Accreditation. 4 sanction actions in the window.
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
CET-San Jose CET-San Jose: 80.6% 80.6% California average California average: 64.2% 64.2% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Electricians$46,800$76,160$103,000
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$38,180$64,980$77,060
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$46,950$72,560$90,780
Medical assistants$39,290$49,660$61,870
Chefs and head cooks$37,380$64,500$81,040
Construction laborers$40,950$60,270$78,520

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in California (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 1–2 years 69 not reported $29,685 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 23 $26,997 $27,126 $7,251
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 1–2 years 14 $32,866 $31,964 $6,160
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 11 $26,684 $24,098 $6,246
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 9 $25,092 $24,615 not reported
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Certificate, 1–2 years 1 $25,247 $22,094 $6,323
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 1 $25,092 $24,615 not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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