Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Advanced Technology Institute

Virginia Beach, Virginia·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southeast·auto.edu
6-yr Graduation
79%
Total enrollment
415
peer median 547
Avg net price
$18,497
-$8.6k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
480
480 candidates competed
Admitted
257
53.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
110
42.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
79%
Full-time retention
80%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
74%
Non-Pell
75%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 10 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 9 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
10
Passing
1
10.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

10programs
  • Passing1 · 10.0%
  • No Data9 · 90.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
9

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+29.4%
$46,532 vs $35,969

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Heating Air Conditioning Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC HACR HVAC HVACR)
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
36%
$16,043 debt · $44,428 earn
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
34%
$14,166 debt · $41,845 earn
Precision Metal Working
Undergraduate Certificate · Precision Production
27%
$15,072 debt · $56,751 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 1995Next review Aug 2026

Action history · 2

  1. Mar 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  2. Mar 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$15,870
$30–48k$15,119
$48–75k$20,814
$75–110k$23,435
$110k+$24,004

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$18,497
-$8,626vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions median $27,123
Federal loans
29.4%
In-state tuition
$14,568
Out-of-state
$14,568

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 279 students received $1.8M in Pell grants, alongside $1.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
279
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.8M
$1,779,393 total
Direct Loans
$1.8M
434 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$711K
191 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$782K
201 loan awards
Parent PLUS$294K
42 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 139 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (2.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.1%
-0.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
139
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
21.8%
2017
24.5%
2018
19.1%
2019
2.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Advanced Technology Institute

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

55 total completions
01Mechanic
4174.5%
02Precision Production
1425.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
415
12-mo unduplicated
657
Undergraduate
657
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
90%590
Women
10%67

Race / ethnicity composition

White
44.3%
Black
33.2%
Hispanic
12.7%
Two or more
5.3%
Asian
1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.8%
Unknown
0.8%
Non-resident
0.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 459 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    12.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    23

    Advanced Technology Institute vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Advanced Technology Institute selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectAdvanced Technology Institute
    79%415$18,497Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta
    538$29,503Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    ITI Technical College
    555$19,862Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology
    258$40,694Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville
    967$27,603Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Universal Technical Institute-Orlando
    788$26,643Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Peer group median79%547$27,123

    Frequently asked questions about Advanced Technology Institute

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Advanced Technology Institute.

    What is the graduation rate at Advanced Technology Institute?

    Advanced Technology Institute reports a 6-year graduation rate of 79% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Advanced Technology Institute?

    Advanced Technology Institute reports a total enrollment of 415 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Advanced Technology Institute?

    The average net price at Advanced Technology Institute is $18,497 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Advanced Technology Institute?

    Advanced Technology Institute's yield rate is 42.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Advanced Technology Institute located?

    Advanced Technology Institute is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462.

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