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California Aeronautical University – Institution Information

By Vitaliy Novik, PhD

Table of Contents

General Information
Background Information
Admissions
Financials
Outcomes
Programs Offered

General Information

Item	Value
433420	City	Bakersfield	1
433420	State	CA	2
433420	Region	Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)	3
433420	Locale	Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)	4
433420	Main Campus	Yes	5
433420	Institution Type	Private For-Profit	6
433420	Accreditation	Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges \| Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools	7
433420	Website	www.calaero.edu/	8
433420	Highest Degree Offered	Graduate degree	9
433420	Carnegie Classification	Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering and Other Technology-Related Schools	10

Background Information

Item	Value
433420	Number of graduate students	3
433420	Proportion of faculty that is full-time	34.0%
433420	Enrollment (undergraduate degree-seeking)	330
433420	Historically Black College and University	No
433420	Predominantly Black Institution	No
433420	Alaska Native Native Hawaiian serving institution	No
433420	Tribal College and University	No
433420	Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution	No
433420	Hispanic-serving institution	No
433420	Native American non-tribal institution	No
433420	Men-only college	No
433420	Women-only college	No
433420	Online-only education	No
433420	Open admissions policy	Yes

Admissions

Item	Value
433420	Admission rate	NA%

Financials

Item	Value
433420	University Tuition Information	cloud.calaero.com/npc/npc_cau.htm
433420	Pct of Undergrads Receiving Pell Grant	47%
433420	Pct of Undergrads Receiving a Federal Loan	67%
433420	Median Debt for Completing Students	$30,705
433420	Median Debt For Students Who Withdrew	$9,418
433420	Median Debt For Students with Family Income $0-30K	$12,415
433420	Median Debt For Students with Family Income $30-75K	$19,438
433420	Median Debt For Students with Family Income $75K+	$7,500
433420	Median Debt For First-Gen Students	$13,261
433420	Median Monthly Debt Payment of Completers (10 yr payment plan)	$326
433420	Average Annual Cost of Attendance	$41,102
433420	Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($0-30k Family Income)	$39,124
433420	Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($30-48k Family Income)	$38,869
433420	Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($48-75k Family Income)	$42,969
433420	Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($75-110k Family Income)	$45,606
433420	Average Annual Cost of Attendance ($110k+ Family Income)	$45,747

Outcomes

Item	Value
433420	Med Earnings 10yr After Entry	$35,202
433420	Completion Rate	37%
433420	Fed Loan Default Rate	15-19%

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Vitaliy Novik, PhD

Vitaliy is an economist and college education researcher and the founder of bigeconomics.org. The opinions expressed in his posts are his own.