Career Networks Institute

Santa Ana, CA · Private for-profit · 971 students · Visit Website

Career Networks Institute (CNI College) in Santa Ana, CA, focuses on healthcare, offering programs like Registered Nursing, Vocational Nursing, Surgical Technology, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. The college emphasizes hands-on training and provides career services to assist graduates with job searching, resume writing, and interview skills.

Programs Analyzed

3

Avg Grad Earnings

$54,274/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

61/100

All Programs at Career Networks Institute

3 trade programs at Career Networks Institute, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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74 $93,384/yr $27,986 High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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56 $43,465/yr $14,938 Moderate Very Large
124 openings/yr
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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52 $25,973/yr $9,500 Moderate Very Large
252 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 3 trade and vocational programs at Career Networks Institute using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.