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.
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 | $26,290 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Acupuncture and Massage College | 14% | — | — | $34,656 | — |
Ambria College of Nursing | — | — | 123 | — | — |
American Institute of Alternative Medicine | — | 78.3% | 251 | $32,285 | — |
American Medical Academy | — | — | 412 | — | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
American Medical Sciences Center | — | — | 365 | $23,566 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
American National University-Pikeville | — | — | 444 | $16,238 | — |
Angeles College | — | — | 603 | $25,805 | — |
ATA College-Cincinnati | — | — | 266 | $25,439 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Baptist Health System School of Health Professions | — | 100.0% | 575 | — | — |
Beckfield College-Florence | 2% | 79.6% | 536 | $27,539 | — |
California Career College | — | — | 190 | — | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Concorde Career College-Kansas City | — | 96.3% | 198 | $28,094 | — |
Daytona College | — | — | 191 | — | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Eastern International College-Jersey City | 6% | 69.6% | 495 | $23,532 | — |
Felbry College | — | 85.4% | 192 | $63,922 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
HCI College | — | 47.3% | 218 | $29,461 | — |
North-West College-San Diego | — | — | 636 | $43,043 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Northwestern College | — | 80.6% | — | $24,929 | — |
Pacific College | — | 56.0% | 243 | $21,941 | — |
Pacific College of Health and Science | — | 100.0% | 245 | — | — |
PCI College | — | — | 149 | $24,046 | — |
Professional Skills Institute | — | 83.1% | 395 | $20,237 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton | — | 80.0% | 419 | — | — |
| Peer group median | 10% | 80.3% | 259 | $25,805 |
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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