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Career Networks Institute

#2086 in US ranking Santa Ana, CA
Type:
Private for-profit
Programs:
4 years or more

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Cost

Avg. aid
$5,716
Receiving aid
69%

Outcomes

Graduation rate
89%
Median salary
$85,143
1 yr after graduation

What does Career Networks Institute offer in terms of athletics?

Career Networks Institute is not presented as a varsity-sports college. Its reported athletics information does not identify intercollegiate teams or an athletic-association affiliation.

Applicants looking for college competition should distinguish varsity teams from informal recreation and should not assume that athletic scholarships or club leagues are part of the CNI experience. Fitness and recreation options in the surrounding community are separate from institution-sponsored athletics.

What student groups and Associations are available at Career Networks Institute?

Students should expect involvement at Career Networks Institute to be closely connected to their programs and classmates rather than assume the extensive club system of a large university. A current list of recognized student associations should be obtained from student services.

For a healthcare student, useful questions include whether there is a nursing or allied-health association, who may join, how often it meets, and whether activities involve peer mentoring, service, or professional development. A one-time school event is not necessarily a continuing student-run organization.

Who studies at Career Networks Institute?

Career Networks Institute reported 1,133 enrolled students in the institutional figures. Its intake included 27 first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates and 86 transfer-in students, so the entering student experience is not limited to people beginning college for the first time.

The reported geographic breakdown identifies students as California residents. In a separate 2026 demographic count, Hispanic or Latino students form the largest listed group, followed by Asian and White students. Such counts describe enrollment; they do not establish a student's language, background, or experience on campus.

Institutional staffing figures list five full-time and 118 part-time faculty members. That distribution makes it especially useful to ask a prospective program who teaches its classroom and clinical courses, how instructors are available outside class, and who advises students when schedules change.

How does student life look like at Career Networks Institute?

Everyday life at Career Networks Institute is likely to revolve around classes, skills training, clinical preparation, and travel between required sites rather than residence-hall activities. Students evaluating fit should look closely at the actual weekly timetable for their program.

Orientation, academic advising, and opportunities to meet classmates matter in a career program, particularly when clinical work begins. Applicants can ask how students receive schedule changes, arrange help with coursework, and connect with peers outside scheduled instruction. Those operational details may affect the experience more than a general description of campus atmosphere.

What libraries are available to students at Career Networks Institute?

Career Networks Institute does not report a stand-alone campus library in the institutional count. That does not, by itself, show what course materials or digital learning tools a particular program supplies.

Before enrolling, students should ask for a demonstration of the resources they will use: required texts, online databases or journals, skills-learning materials, computer access, and quiet places to study. They should also establish whether access continues away from campus, since clinical schedules may make remote study necessary.

Career Networks Institute Student Life for 2027

Total enrollment

1133

Full Time Degree Seeking Freshmen

27

Total staff

5 full time, 118 part time

Veterans affair office

No

Career Networks Institute Student Body

Undergraduate vs. graduate students

Undergraduate: 1,133

Full-time vs. part-time students

Full-time: 1,133

Full-time degree-seeking students by gender

Women: 11
Men: 16

Students by race/ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 557
Black or African American: 71
White: 166
American Indian or Alaska Native: 14
Asian: 270
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 14
Two or more races: 14
Unknown: 2

Data last updated on November 2, 2026

Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026

Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.