Career Networks Institute (CNI College)

1600 East Hill St, Signal Hill, CA

Career Networks Institute (CNI College) is a private community college in Orange County, CA, that offers two-year associate’s degrees. Originally founded in Santa Ana in 1994, CNI College finally found a home in the City of Orange after having moved there in 1997 as well as expanding its campus to an additional facility in Costa Mesa. The college is now fully located in the City of Orange in 35,000 square feet of office and classroom space.

CNI College is accredited at the institutional and programmatic levels by several organizations, such as the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools, the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians and the American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists, among others.

The college boasts fully equipped pharmacy and medical laboratories, a computer laboratory, a personal training laboratory and a library with internet access. All students also have access to the online library database.

CNI College offers eight course programs, including an associate’s degree in nursing and other career-oriented courses such as Vocational Nursing, Surgical Technology and Medical Assisting.

The college enrolls under 1,000 students, making it an average-sized institution. Financial aid is an option for qualifying students, and a survey showed that in 2012, 92% of students received financial assistance in some form.

The college runs a fully functional Career Services Department that assists graduating students with job placement at entry-level positions in the health care industry.