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California Institute of Arts & Technology

National City, California Private for-profit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

California Institute of Arts & Technology is a private for-profit four-year institution in National City, California. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,112 students.

California Institute of Arts & Technology offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 7 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance, Computer, and Cloud Computing. It awarded 1,002 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 7 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 63% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,112
Students enrolled
63%
First-year retention
1,002
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
7
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 7

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Computer and Information Sciences 4
Engineering Technologies 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
63%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
97
Associate degrees
387
Certificates under 1 year
518

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,112
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,112
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,669
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
15%
Men
85%
White
19%
Hispanic or Latino
15%
Black or African American
26%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
32%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
7
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
50%
Students taking some online courses
50%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Other academic year
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
President/Founder
Jamie Doyle
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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