by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students will never be charged the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The price tag of going to CET, San Jose can appear tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students obtain some kind of financial help.
What financial aid options can CET, San Jose offer you, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep going to learn how much school funding will be available to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from CET, San Jose.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at CET, San Jose, 73% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid approximately 109 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 65% | $9,139 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 0% | — |
| Federal Pell grants | 64% | $6,430 |
| State/local grants | 2% | $8,146 |
| Federal student loans | 54% | $7,218 |
Grants and scholarships are the most valuable form of aid because, unlike loans, they never have to be repaid. At this school, about 53% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $9,945 (across approximately 177 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 53% | $9,945 |
| Federal Pell grants | 53% | $6,397 |
| Federal student loans | 40% | $7,561 |
Title-IV recipients living on campus saw average grant aid of $8,465.
How much a family pays depends heavily on income, because most aid is awarded on the basis of financial need.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $12,596 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $16,077 |
| Over $75,000 | $21,117 |
The numbers above are post-aid net prices, so they already account for grants and scholarships.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $16,101 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $15,045 |
To project your own net price, use CET, San Jose’s online cost calculator: cetweb.edu/tuition.
Graduating students at CET, San Jose carry a median federal student debt of $6,729 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $6,729 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $7,041 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $74.65/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
Percentiles reveal the spread — half of all borrowers fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles. The figures below chart the debt distribution at CET, San Jose.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,140 |
| 25th percentile | $4,767 |
| 75th percentile | $8,042 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $9,500 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $6,777 |
| Middle income | $6,650 |
| High income | $5,500 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $6,729 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,246 |
Dependency-Status Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $7,582 |
A handful of calculated indicators summarize the debt outlook at CET, San Jose.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at CET, San Jose:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 18120 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $106,917,736 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 4 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $59,941 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $14,985 |
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