IPEDS ID 381325

CET-Santa Maria

Santa Maria, California. In the 2023-24 award year this school reported 24 awards in the trades we track: construction trades.

Address: 509 W Morrison Ave, Santa Maria, CA 93458
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Website: www.cetweb.edu
Phone: (408) 287-7924
Type: Private nonprofit, under 2-year
Accreditor: Council on Occupational Education
Federal student aid: Eligible (Title IV)
Undergrads (all programs): 142

Trade programs and graduates

Awards (certificates and degrees) conferred July 2023 to June 2024, first majors, as reported to IPEDS.

Trade	Program (CIP)	Award levels	Awards
Construction Trades	Building Construction Technology/Technician (46.0415)	Certificate, 1 to 2 years (24)	24

What it costs

Published charges for 2025-26, as reported to College Scorecard.

Tuition and fees, largest program (whole program)	$15,249
Cost of attendance, per program year (incl. living costs)	$22,352
Average net price after grants (aided students)	$8,372

Trade programs this school listed among its largest, with whole-program charges for 2023-24 (IPEDS program-year charges):

Program	Tuition + fees	Books + supplies	Length	Months
Building Construction Technology/Technician	$15,249	$0	900 clock hours	8

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Outcomes

College Scorecard field-of-study results for graduates who received federal aid. Fields are the broader 4-digit program family, so welding and machining share "Precision Metal Working". Earnings are medians for graduates working and not enrolled; cohorts lag several years. Scorecard reports outcomes under the school's federal aid ID, which can combine several branch campuses, so counts can exceed this campus's own graduates.

Field	Credential	Median pay, 1 yr	Median pay, 5 yrs	Median federal debt
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (46.04)	Undergraduate certificate	$35,524 n=243	$40,237	$9,500

School-wide College Scorecard measures (all programs, and all campuses that share the federal aid ID):

Completion rate within 150% of normal time (first-time, full-time students, all programs): 72%
Median earnings 10 years after entering, all students and programs: $39,846
Median federal debt of completers, all programs: $7,685

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Nearby schools with the same trades

Cuesta College

31.7 mi

Highway 1, San Luis Obispo, CA · Public, 2-year

WELD 79
A&P 24
ELEC 22
AUTO 8
CNST 7
BODY 6

Trade grads 2023-24: 146
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $1,350
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $53,127

Santa Barbara City College

56.2 mi

721 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA · Public, 2-year

AUTO 14
CNST 5

Trade grads 2023-24: 19
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $1,242
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $53,616

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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Directory (HD2024), NCES; College Scorecard institution data (2025-26 charges, released Nov 2, 2026) and field-of-study data (Oct 15, 2026); FMCSA Training Provider Registry (as of 2026-11-02); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-02. IPEDS unit ID 381325. How we build this list.