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California Technical Academy Overview

California Technical Academy is a private for-profit institution located in Riverside, California. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is California Technical Academy Known For?

521 Undergraduate Awards
  • Students at CTA have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 4%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the undergraduate certificate is the highest award a student can attain at CTA.

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California Technical Academy Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CTA.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Computer Systems Analysis Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Most Popular Computer Systems Analysis Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Most Popular Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Most Popular Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Best Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#134 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Where Is California Technical Academy?

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Contact details for CTA are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1285 Columbia Ave, Riverside, CA 92507
Phone: 951-276-1414

As long as you submit the requested materials to California Technical Academy when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford California Technical Academy?

20% Take Out Loans
3.7% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CTA, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $6,784 a year. That adds up to $27,136 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CTA is 3.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

California Technical Academy Undergraduate Student Diversity

664 Full-Time Undergraduates
16% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 664 full-time undergraduates at CTA, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California Technical Academy students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 253
Black or African American 66
Hispanic or Latino 79
White 110
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 156

Online Learning at California Technical Academy

664 Took All Classes Online
664 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2019-2020, 664 students took at least one online class at the school.

California Technical Academy Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 183 183
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 174 174
Information Technology 30 72 102
Computer Systems Analysis 0 62 62
TOTAL 30 491 521

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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