California Institute
of Arts & Technology
For-profit College in National City, CA. Six-year graduation rate 56%.
Six-year completion sits at 56%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Graduates carry a median of $22,209 in debt — in line with the national norm.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 56%, meaning about two in five students who enroll leave without finishing. 63% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about two in five are gone before sophomore year. The 15:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. Being a for-profit four-year institution is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual. This is a small school — 558 undergraduates — so cohorts are tight and the program list is necessarily short.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 558 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $32,034 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Net price varies modestly by income — $32,923 at $0–30k against $34,811 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Only 32% of students receive grant aid, so most families are paying near the published price. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 8% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 234 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $32,923 |
| $30–48k | $31,973 |
| $48–75k | $31,903 |
| $75–110k | $34,811 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 47 of these 558 students, totalling $400,706 — an average of $8,526 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (San Diego County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)