Career Networks Institute

Overview

Career Networks Institute is a private for-profit four-year institution based in Santa Ana, California. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,133 students.

Career Networks Institute offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 6 programs, the largest being Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training. It awarded 269 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 100% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 30 to 1.

Mission

CNI College is committed to providing excellent academic educational opportunities in allied health disciplines for the intellectual, social and professional development of a diverse student population. CNI is devoted to the community we serve and committed to our graduates’ successful employment in the healthcare field.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

Programs and majors offered 6

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

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

100%

Student-to-faculty ratio

30:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees

22

Associate degrees

226

Certificates of 1 to 2 years

21

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

1,133

Undergraduates, fall 2024

1,133

Full-time, fall 2024

100%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

1,694

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

72%

Men

28%

White

14%

Hispanic or Latino

50%

Black or African American

6%

Asian

23%

Two or more races

2%

American Indian or Alaska Native

1%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

1%

International (U.S. nonresident)

2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online

0%

Students taking some online courses

94%

Campus and services

Setting

Large city

Academic calendar

Quarter

Carnegie classification

Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools

President

James Buffington

Services and opportunities

Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates