Private (for-profit)

American Advanced Technicians Institute

Hialeah, Florida·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Southeast·aati.edu
6-yr Graduation
89%
Total enrollment
23
peer median 59
Avg net price
$34,549
+$10k vs peer
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About

American Advanced Technicians Institute is a vocational institution located in Hialeah, Florida. It focuses on automotive technology and related certifications. The specific founding year is not mentioned on the About page.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
89%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
100%
Non-Pell
100%

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

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

Pass / fail distribution

1programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data1 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

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

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.

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
14%
$6,544 debt · $47,486 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training

Accredited since 2002Next review Aug 2024

Action history · 3

  1. Jul 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Other
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  2. Apr 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Other
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  3. Dec 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training

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$34,549
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$34,549
+$10,292vs peer median $24,257
Federal loans
54.8%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 13 students received $41K in Pell grants, alongside $17K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
13
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$41K
$40,654 total
Direct Loans
$17K
6 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$7K
3 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$10K
3 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 45 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (2.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.2%
-0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
45
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.2%
2017
14.7%
2018
9.0%
2019
2.2%
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 AATI

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
23
12-mo unduplicated
49
Undergraduate
49
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
100%49
Women
0%0

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
100.0%

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 · 32 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
    5.0:1

    AATI vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions AATI 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
    SubjectAmerican Advanced Technicians Institute
    89%23$34,549
    Advanced Welding Institute
    104$24,554
    Arkansas Welding Academy
    61.5%73$32,263
    Berk Trade and Business School
    152$15,834
    Capstone College
    148$18,047
    Central Pennsylvania Diesel Institute
    $20,363
    Charles Stuart School of Diamond Setting
    38$41,229
    Chicago Professional Center
    95
    Commercial Divers International
    71$34,714
    DeHart Technical School
    99$25,450
    Elite Welding Academy
    24$21,504
    Elite Welding Academy LLC
    59$27,702
    Elite Welding Academy South Point
    29$30,807
    Hamrick School
    89$4,428
    Heartland Welding Academy
    47$20,694
    Independent Training & Apprenticeship Program
    92$22,276
    InterCoast Colleges-Riverside
    65$23,880
    Lynnes Welding Training
    55$23,093
    Mauna Loa Helicopters
    100.0%12$112,070
    Mobile Technical Training
    31$13,686
    Modern Welding School
    58$24,257
    Ohio Business College-Dayton-Driving Academy
    170$3,422
    Pennsylvania Gunsmith School
    64$30,056
    Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery
    21$25,894
    Technology Learning Center
    31
    Tulsa Welding School-Dallas Campus
    1,020
    U.S. Truck Driver Training School
    24$13,223
    Welder Training and Testing Institute
    55$24,740
    Peer group median89%80.8%59$24,257

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about American Advanced Technicians Institute

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about AATI.

    What is the graduation rate at American Advanced Technicians Institute?

    American Advanced Technicians Institute reports a 6-year graduation rate of 89% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend American Advanced Technicians Institute?

    American Advanced Technicians Institute reports a total enrollment of 23 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at American Advanced Technicians Institute?

    The average net price at American Advanced Technicians Institute is $34,549 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is American Advanced Technicians Institute located?

    American Advanced Technicians Institute is located in Hialeah, Florida 33014.

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