Career Networks Institute

Santa Ana, CA · Private for-profit · www.cnicollege.edu/ ↗

Career Networks Institute is a private for-profit college in Santa Ana, California, located in a large city. It enrolls 1,133 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards associate degrees. By number of associate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions; and Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Career Networks Institute at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
1,133
Similar schools: 396
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$57,145
Similar schools: $27,950
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
85.7%
Similar schools: 50.6%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$54,373
Similar schools: $46,253
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$26,615
Similar schools: $18,740
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
100.0%
Similar schools: 66.7%

What the data shows about Career Networks Institute

Comparisons below use the medians for the 177 private for-profit schools that mostly award associate degrees in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $57,145 a year, higher than the $27,950 median for similar schools. 100.0% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 66.7%). 85.7% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, higher than the 50.6% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $54,373, higher than the $46,253 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $26,615 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $18,740).