CA
California Aeronautical University
2.86 incidents / 1,000 students
Bakersfield, CA · Clery Act 2024 · Private For-Profit
California Aeronautical University
Across 2022–2024, California Aeronautical University reported 6 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Motor Vehicle Theft). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: California Institute of Advanced Management.
- 2.86
- Incidents / 1k students
- 350
- Enrolled students
2.86 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
California Aeronautical University's 2024 score-category rate is 2.86 per 1,000. From 2023 to 2024, Robbery fell by 1 reported incidents, the largest category move on this profile. Same-state same-level scored peers: California Institute of Advanced Management (0.00/1k); American Medical Sciences Center (0.00/1k); University of West Los Angeles (0.00/1k); American Film Institute Conservatory (0.00/1k); Five Branches University (0.00/1k); Arizona College of Nursing-Ontario (0.00/1k); SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary (3.13/1k); America Evangelical University (0.00/1k).
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 2.86
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 1
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 433420 · California Aeronautical University 2.86/1k score rate
RATE-MID · RANK-UNK · ST-UNK · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-SMALL · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-MID 2.86/1k
- RANK-UNK Nat rank n/a
- ST-UNK State rank n/a
- ABOVE-PEER Pennsylvania State University-Penn State · +2.86
- ZERO-SMALL <500 enrolled
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 67%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-SMALL 350
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois (-2.86/1k)
California Aeronautical University sheet RATE-MID · RANK-UNK · ST-UNK · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-SMALL · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-MID · RANK-UNK · ST-UNK · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-SMALL · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois (-2.86/1k). Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
California Aeronautical University's 2024 score-category rate is 2.86 per 1,000. From 2023 to 2024, Robbery fell by 1 reported incidents, the largest category move on this profile. Same-state same-level scored peers: California Institute of Advanced Management (0.00/1k); American Medical Sciences Center (0.00/1k); University of West Los Angeles (0.00/1k); American Film Institute Conservatory (0.00/1k); Five Branches University (0.00/1k); Arizona College of Nursing-Ontario (0.00/1k); SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary (3.13/1k); America Evangelical University (0.00/1k).
Peer-rate neighbourhood around California Aeronautical University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest California on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State · lowest peer 0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Riverside College of Health · near 0
Riverside College of Health Careers — near
0 per 1,000 students
- Florida Academy · near 0
Florida Academy — near
0 per 1,000 students
- California Aeronautical University · this campus · highest
California Aeronautical University — this campus · highest
2.86 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around California Aeronautical University's 2.86/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
California Aeronautical University decreased from 2 to 1 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 CA 4-year peers in this comparison, California Aeronautical University is larger than 64% and safer-reporting than 17% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
Read the chart as text
- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- California Aeronautical Un…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Baylo University | 198 | 10.10 | 0 | 3 |
| Claremont School of Theology | 213 | 0.00 | 3 | 19 |
| Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America | 223 | 0.00 | 6 | 19 |
| Integrity College of Health | 225 | 0.00 | 8 | 19 |
| RAND School of Public Policy | 230 | 0.00 | 11 | 19 |
| Pacific College | 243 | 4.12 | 14 | 8 |
| California Miramar University | 247 | 0.00 | 17 | 19 |
| Los Angeles College of Music | 261 | 3.83 | 19 | 11 |
| Thomas Jefferson School of Law | 262 | 0.00 | 22 | 19 |
| Bethesda University | 263 | 0.00 | 25 | 19 |
| Antioch University-Santa Barbara | 263 | 15.21 | 25 | 0 |
| California Aeronautical University (this campus) | 350 | 2.86 | 64 | 17 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at California Aeronautical University fell from 2 to 1 (-50%). The decrease shows up in Robbery (1 to 0).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at California Aeronautical University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 3 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Rape and Robbery. Motor Vehicle Theft accounts for most of them.
The remaining 8 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Burglary and Fondling. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyCalifornia Aeronautical University: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 67% (3 → 1 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 13 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
California Aeronautical University vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
PA
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
VA
Riverside College of Health Careers
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where California Aeronautical University sits on price and outcomes
At $36,126, California Aeronautical University's reported average net price is cheaper than 90% among 492 California colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $20,161.
- $36,126
- average net price
- $20,161
- California median
- 1.2×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $7,541
- reported income-bracket spread
Price barely responds to income at this institution. Families under $30,000 report $35,535 and those above $110,000 report $43,076, a difference of just $7,541. Where the curve is this flat, need-based aid is doing little of the work and the sticker figure is close to what most families actually pay.
Median earnings six years after entry ($37,182) are less than 1.0 years of the reported net price. That is a thin margin, and it is the figure worth pressing the school on before enrolling.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $37,667
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $37,667
- Avg Net Price
- $36,126
- Median Debt
- $30,705
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 46%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 35%
- Retention Rate
- 69%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $37,182
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $38,361
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 39%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,185 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois
Dubois, PA · 350 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Riverside College of Health Careers
Newport News, VA · 350 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Florida Academy
Fort Myers, FL · 350 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Galen College of Nursing-ARH
Hazard, KY · 350 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Sacred Heart Major Seminary
Detroit, MI · 351 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for California Aeronautical University, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA · 14,710 enrolled
Safety score 2.86
Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul, MN · 6,660 enrolled
Safety score 2.85
Emporia State University
Emporia, KS · 4,557 enrolled
Safety score 2.85
The University of Texas Permian Basin
Odessa, TX · 5,585 enrolled
Safety score 2.86
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA · 53,363 enrolled
Safety score 2.85
Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH · 3,140 enrolled
Safety score 2.87
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Cayey, PR · 2,093 enrolled
Safety score 2.87
Southwestern College
Winfield, KS · 1,041 enrolled
Safety score 2.88
Frequently Asked Questions
Is California Aeronautical University safe?
California Aeronautical University has a safety score of 2.86 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students). With 350 enrolled students it sits under the 500-student ranking cutoff; a size peer on file is Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois. Same-state same-level set: California Institute of Advanced Management (0.00/1k); American Medical Sciences Center (0.00/1k); University of West Los Angeles (0.00/1k); American Film Institute Conservatory (0.00/1k); Five Branches University (0.00/1k); Arizona College of Nursing-Ontario (0.00/1k); SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary (3.13/1k); America Evangelical University (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at California Aeronautical University?
For calendar year 2024, California Aeronautical University reported Motor Vehicle Theft (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does California Aeronautical University compare to similar schools?
A similar-enrollment comparison point is Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois at 0.00 score-category incidents per 1,000 in CA; same-state same-level scored peers include California Institute of Advanced Management (0.00/1k); American Medical Sciences Center (0.00/1k); University of West Los Angeles (0.00/1k); American Film Institute Conservatory (0.00/1k); Five Branches University (0.00/1k); Arizona College of Nursing-Ontario (0.00/1k); SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary (3.13/1k); America Evangelical University (0.00/1k).
Does California Aeronautical University have fire safety data?
Yes. California Aeronautical University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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