California Institute of Arts & Technology is a completely online college that all programs are offered completely via distance education (online classes). It offers 9 major programs for degree-granting and/or certificate - 4 Certificate, 3 Associate, and 2 Bachelors.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $22,270 for undergraduate programs.

Total of 2,112 students have enrolled in the school online exclusively. Last year, total 1,002 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

California Institute of Arts & Technology is accredited by Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameCalifornia Institute of Arts & Technology
TypeFour-year, Private (for-profit)
Address2820 Camino Del Rio South Suite 100, National City, CA
Online Students2,112
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$22,270
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Online Degree Programs
Total9 Programs
Certificate4 Programs
Associates3 Programs
Bachelors2 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at California Institute of Arts & Technology. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $22,270 for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$15,390$15,390$15,390$15,390$22,270

Online Programs By Area of Study

California Institute of Arts & Technology offers 9 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors programs. Of that, 9 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Certificates, 3 Associates, 2 Bachelors.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs432 NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs432 NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)NOT OFFERED 28 NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications45 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cloud Computing49 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance272 330 96
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology152 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Software Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business AnalyticsNOT OFFERED 29 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

Since California Institute of Arts & Technology is an online college that all programs are offered via distance learning, all 2,112 students have enrolled online exclusively.

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,112
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,112
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses0

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,112 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 824 California Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 1,288 students living in the U.S. States other than California, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,112
California Resident824
Other State In U.S.1,288
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses2,112
Degree/Certificate Seeking-
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking-

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