-63%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at CET-San Jose fell 63% between 2009 and 2010 (87.5% → 32.6%).
California · Private nonprofit · Predominantly certificates
CET-San Jose
San Jose, California. 175 undergraduate students. 20 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at CET-San Jose
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+122%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at CET-San Jose rose 121% between 2007 and 2010 (321 → 711).
-7pp
150%-time completion
150%-time completion fell 7 pp at CET-San Jose vs the 2004–2008 baseline (78.7% vs 85.7%).
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at CET-San Jose fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (3.8% → 0.0%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. California
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$32,986-1% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$33,264
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry78.7%+14% · '99→'10
California median 61.3%$6,729+26% · '97→'10
At program completion175+90% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS85.0%-7% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort—
annualSECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.7%Median federal debt $6,729 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $32,986 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
-63%
CET-San Jose · completion · 100% fell
87.5% → 32.6%
+90%
CET-San Jose · undergrad enrollment rose
374 → 711
+26%
CET-San Jose · median debt rose
$3,291 → $4,151
-100%
CET-San Jose · cohort default rate fell
24.5% → 0.0%
+39%
CET-San Jose · earnings_median_8yr rose
$23,400 → $32,555
+46%
CET-San Jose · earnings_median_6yr rose
$22,800 → $33,264
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology.$58,350Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).$48,636Ground Transportation.$40,705Precision Metal Working.$40,269Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.$39,279Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$33,140Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection.$32,178Culinary Arts and Related Services.$30,352Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.$29,789Health and Medical Administrative Services.$27,237Business Operations Support and Assistant Services.$27,178General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations.$25,447Accounting and Related Services.$23,660
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
13 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
CONSTRUCTION TRADES · CIP 46
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48
TRANSPORTATION & MATERIALS MOVING · CIP 49
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“CET-San Jose graduates earn $X” — not “CET-San Jose makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending CET-San Jose caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.