Alternatives to CET Santa Maria
Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, CAAssociate's degrees. Tuition: $9k. Roughly 10,000 students. Safe campus. Places a focus on general studies, nursing, and medical programs.
Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, CAAssociate's and bachelor's degrees. Tuition: $10k. Approximately 26,900 students. Generally safe campus. Concentration on general studies, psychology, and business programs.
West Hills College CoalingaCoalinga, CAAssociate's degrees. Tuition: $10k. Affordable on-campus housing. Around 3,100 students. Safe campus. Offers strong general studies, biology, and medical programs.
Other Nearby Colleges
University of California Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent student retention rate. Tuition: $42k. On-campus housing option. About 26,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Places a focus on sociology and anthropology, mathematics, and biology programs. SAT 1300, ACT 31 to enroll.
Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, CABachelor's degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $49k. Above average on-campus housing. Around 1,300 students. Unsafe campus. Popular management, economics, and business programs. SAT 1320, ACT 32 to enroll.
Taft CollegeTaft, CAAssociate's degrees. Tuition: $8k. Cheap on-campus housing. More than 4,600 students. Relatively safe campus. Offers strong general studies, biology, and medical assistant programs.
California State University BakersfieldBakersfield, CABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $18k. Above average on-campus housing option. Approximately 9,700 students. Relatively safe campus. Emphasis on business, management, and psychology programs. ACT 19 to enroll.
Ventura CollegeVentura, CAAssociate's degrees. Tuition: $8k. Approximately 10,600 students. Generally safe campus. Has strong presence in general studies, biology, and management programs.
Thomas Aquinas CollegeSanta Paula, CABachelor's degrees. Excellent student retention rate. Tuition: $27k. On-campus housing. About 600 students. Safe campus. Affiliated with Roman Catholic Church. SAT 1300, ACT 30 to enroll.