CET-El Paso
Private College in El Paso, TX. Median 10-year earnings $32,986.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $32,986, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Median debt at graduation is $7,041, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.21 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
No six-year graduation rate is reported for this institution, which is common for schools whose students are mostly part-time, transfer in, or enroll in short programs that the federal cohort measure does not track. Its absence is not itself a bad sign, but it does remove the clearest completion signal. First-year retention is 70% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. A 13:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a private nonprofit short-program school, the relevant comparison is other two-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. At 128 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 128 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $15,578 annually once grants are applied. Net price varies modestly by income — $15,516 at $0–30k against $19,162 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 66% get grants averaging $6,049, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 63% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 40 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 | $15,516 |
| $30–48k | $15,668 |
| $48–75k | $19,149 |
| $75–110k | $19,162 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 81 of these 128 students, totalling $585,589 — an average of $7,229 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (El Paso 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)