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Career Networks Institute

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Career Networks Institute

  • LocationSanta Ana, CA
  • Type and sizePrivate for-profit · 4-year · 971 students
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Career Networks Institute is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 1.4 miles away.

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Catholic churches nearby

Map of Career Networks Institute, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miSt. Cecilia Catholic Church / School: 1.4 mi1Our Lady of Guadalupe Church: 1.8 mi2Iglesia De Los Hermanos: 2.0 mi3Career Networks Institute (campus)N1 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. St. Cecilia Catholic Church / School — 1.4 mi
  2. Our Lady of Guadalupe Church — 1.8 mi
  3. Iglesia De Los Hermanos — 2.0 mi

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

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Academic Excellence

BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
73 of 100
From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

  • Graduation rate 35% of scoreThis measure counts for 35% of the Academic Excellence score.89%
  • First-year retention 20% of scoreThis measure counts for 20% of the Academic Excellence score.100%
  • Entering students' test scores 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.Not reported
  • Student-to-faculty ratio 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.30 to 1
  • Instructional spending per student 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.$8,478

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed.

Source: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026))

Campus facts

SettingCity
Students per faculty member30 to 1

Federal data (IPEDS). None of this changes the faith grades.

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
971
Total students971
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$49,677
Cost of attendance (per year)$52,552
Median federal debt at graduation$25,899
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
89%
First-year retention100%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$45,256
Admission rate—
Students receiving Pell grants52%

Value index: 40 / 100 (how it’s computed)

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange

The Most Reverend Kevin W. Vann, Bishop of Orange

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Cathedral: Christ Cathedral

Source: rcbo.org, rcbo.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s county list (Wikipedia). Confirm with the diocese.

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