Vocational Programs at CET-El Centro

CET-El Centro is a Less than 2-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in El Centro, California. Its published tuition & fees of Welding Technology / Welder program, which is the largest program at the school, is $15,000 for the academic year 2024-2025.

A total of 130 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 93%. CET-El Centro has 4 vocational programs.

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Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at CET-El Centro is Welding Technology / Welder and its 2025 tuition & fees are $15,000. For reference, the average tuition for the Welding Technology / Welder program of all trade schools in the United States is $10,695.

The following table shows the largest program information including tuition, books and supplies costs, program length, and average completion time.

2025 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Welding Technology / Welder	$15,000	-	900 Hours	8 Months
National Average	$10,695	-	753 Hours	9.71 Months
Truck and Bus Driver / Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor	$11,476	-	630 Hours	5 Months
National Average	$6,258	-	254 Hours	2.98 Months
Building Construction Technology	$15,249	-	900 Hours	8 Months
National Average	$12,247	-	913 Hours	10.08 Months
Accounting Technology / Technician and Bookkeeping	$15,249	-	900 Hours	8 Months
National Average	$10,253	-	602 Hours	8.56 Months

2025 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average tuition & fees are $15,000 at CET-El Centro. The total cost of attendance is $31,688 when a student lives off-campus.

2025 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees	$15,000
Books & Supplies	-
Room & Board	$12,353
Other Living Expenses	$4,335
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)	$31,688

¹CET-El Centro does not offer on-campus housing facilities and the COA is computed based on off-campus living.

Vocational Programs Information

Total Number of Vocational Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	1	3	NOT OFFERED

CET-El Centro offers 4 certificate and vocational programs through 1-year certificate and 2-Years Certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted on-site education.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

List of Vocational Programs at CET-El Centro

Construction Trades

What is Precision Production Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Building Construction Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

What is Transportation and Materials Moving program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Welding Technology/Welder	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	52	NOT OFFERED

Transportation and Materials Moving

What is Business program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor	NOT OFFERED	42	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

What is Business program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor	NOT OFFERED	42	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

The graduation rate at CET-El Centro is 93%. The students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1 an the retention rate is 79%.

Key Academics Stats
Graduation Rate	93%
Retention Rate	79%(full-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Student Population	130 Students
Number of Faculties	10 Faculties
Number of Staffs	20 Staffs

On-Campus Student Services

CET-El Centro provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	Yes
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	N/A

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