CET-Salinas

Salinas, California Private nonprofit Less than 2-year Midsize city

Overview

Located in Salinas, California, CET-Salinas is a private nonprofit career and technical school. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 171 students in fall 2024. It is part of Center for Employment Training.

CET-Salinas offers certificates across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medical/Clinical Assistant, Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry, and Medical Office Assistant/Specialist. It awarded 149 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 84% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21 to 1.

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

171

Students enrolled

84%

First-year retention

149

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

21:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 4

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

Health Professions 2

Medical/Clinical Assistant Certificate 81 graduates
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Certificate 26 graduates

Business, Management and Marketing 1

Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry Certificate 27 graduates

Construction Trades 1

Construction Trades, Other Certificate 15 graduates

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: 84%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 21:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year: 41
Certificates of 1 to 2 years: 108

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 171
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 171
Full-time, fall 2024: 100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 306
Full-time, 2024-25: 100%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

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

Women: 78%
Men: 22%
White: 1%
Hispanic or Latino: 98%
Black or African American: 1%
Asian: 1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Midsize city
Academic calendar: Continuous
Part of: Center for Employment Training
Chief Executive Officer: Ruben Solorio
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members: Credit for military training