ATA Career Education
About
ATA Career Education is an accredited academic institution located in multiple states including Florida, Kentucky, Ohio, and Oklahoma. It was founded in 1994 and originally focused on information technology before shifting its focus to allied health programs in 2003. The institution offers various hands-on training programs primarily in healthcare fields such as Medical Assisting, Dental Assisting, and Practical Nursing.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 37.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 582 borrowers who entered repayment, 17 (2.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at ATA Career Education
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
ATA Career Education vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions ATA Career Education selected for federal comparison reporting.
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectATA Career Education | 67% | — | 201 | $28,250 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Acupuncture and Massage College | 14% | — | — | $34,656 | — |
| — | — | 123 | $17,110 | — | |
| — | 78.3% | 251 | $38,392 | — | |
| — | — | 412 | $12,863 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 365 | $21,629 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 444 | $17,010 | — | |
| — | — | 603 | $28,639 | — | |
| — | — | 266 | $27,055 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 100.0% | 575 | $13,732 | — | |
| 2% | 79.6% | 536 | $28,133 | — | |
| — | — | 190 | $46,880 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 96.3% | 198 | $29,500 | — | |
| — | — | 191 | $28,706 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| 6% | 69.6% | 495 | $21,111 | — | |
| — | 85.4% | 192 | $57,632 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 47.3% | 218 | $35,425 | — | |
| — | — | 636 | $46,503 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 80.6% | — | $24,929 | — | |
| — | 56.0% | 243 | $29,363 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 245 | $25,176 | — | |
| — | — | 149 | $27,439 | — | |
| — | 83.1% | 395 | $20,721 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 80.0% | 419 | $24,395 | — | |
| Peer group median | 10% | 80.3% | 259 | $27,786 |
Institutions like ATA Career Education
Explore the federal data for institutions in ATA Career Education's comparison group.
- Florida
Acupuncture and Massage College
Grad rate14%Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$34,656 - Illinois
Ambria College of Nursing
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment123Net price$17,110View data - Ohio
American Institute of Alternative Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate78.3%Enrollment251Net price$38,392View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsFlorida
American Medical Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment412Net price$12,863View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
American Medical Sciences Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment365Net price$21,629View data - Kentucky
American National University-Pikeville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment444Net price$17,010View data - California
Angeles College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment603Net price$28,639View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsOhio
ATA College-Cincinnati
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment266Net price$27,055View data - Texas
Baptist Health System School of Health Professions
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment575Net price$13,732View data - Kentucky
Beckfield College-Florence
Grad rate2%Admit rate79.6%Enrollment536Net price$28,133View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
California Career College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment190Net price$46,880View data - Missouri
Concorde Career College-Kansas City
Grad rate—Admit rate96.3%Enrollment198Net price$29,500View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsFlorida
Daytona College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment191Net price$28,706View data - New Jersey
Eastern International College-Jersey City
Grad rate6%Admit rate69.6%Enrollment495Net price$21,111View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsOhio
Felbry College
Grad rate—Admit rate85.4%Enrollment192Net price$57,632View data - Florida
HCI College
Grad rate—Admit rate47.3%Enrollment218Net price$35,425View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
North-West College-San Diego
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment636Net price$46,503View data - Illinois
Northwestern College
Grad rate—Admit rate80.6%Enrollment—Net price$24,929View data - California
Pacific College
Grad rate—Admit rate56.0%Enrollment243Net price$29,363View data - Illinois
Pacific College of Health and Science
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment245Net price$25,176View data - California
PCI College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment149Net price$27,439View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsOhio
Professional Skills Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate83.1%Enrollment395Net price$20,721View data - Missouri
St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton
Grad rate—Admit rate80.0%Enrollment419Net price$24,395View data
Campus network
ATA Career Education is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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