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

ATA College

Louisville, Kentucky·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southeast·ata.edu
6-yr Graduation
46%
Total enrollment
363
peer median 378
Avg net price
$26,914
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
46%
Full-time retention
85%

Pell equity

33.0pp gap
Pell recipients
33%
Non-Pell
0%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

Of 13 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 8 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
13
Passing
4
30.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
7.7% of portfolio
Fail rate
7.7%
+7.1pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

13programs
  • Passing4 · 30.8%
  • No Data8 · 61.5%
  • Failing1 · 7.7%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
2
No data
8

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.

5
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-12.3%
$30,526 vs $34,808
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+12.1%
$39,009 vs $34,808
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+14.1%
$39,727 vs $34,808
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+64.0%
$57,073 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+137.4%
$82,629 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

11
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
76%
$23,082 debt · $30,526 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
62%
$24,500 debt · $39,727 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
58%
$22,555 debt · $39,009 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
43%
$24,083 debt · $56,505 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
42%
$24,083 debt · $57,073 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
42%
$15,000 debt · $35,593 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
41%
$13,908 debt · $34,110 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
37%
$15,815 debt · $42,551 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Accredited since 2005Next review Feb 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 11

  1. Aug 2025Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  2. Feb 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  3. Aug 2024Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  4. Aug 2024Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  5. Feb 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

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$26,699
$30–48k$27,049
$48–75k$28,014
$75–110k$31,263
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$26,914
vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $26,914
Federal loans
92.4%
In-state tuition
$13,930
Out-of-state
$13,930

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,320 students received $7.8M in Pell grants, alongside $10.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,320
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.8M
$7,803,248 total
Direct Loans
$10.8M
2,518 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.6M
1,255 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.2M
1,250 loan awards
Parent PLUS$64K
13 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 582 borrowers who entered repayment, 17 (2.9%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.9%
+0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
582
Defaulted
17
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.9%
2017
17.0%
2018
11.9%
2019
2.9%
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 ATA College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

83 total completions
01Health Professions
83100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
363
12-mo unduplicated
593
Undergraduate
593
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
3%20
Women
97%573

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
36.5%
White
33.8%
Unknown
19.0%
Two or more
6.8%
Hispanic
3.6%
Asian
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 · 264 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
    20.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    12

    ATA College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions ATA College 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
    SubjectATA College
    46%363$26,914Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    MedQuest College
    524$18,813Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Galen College of Nursing-ARH
    350$22,209Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Fortis Institute-Nashville
    393$29,669Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Southeastern College-Columbia
    97.3%267$37,856Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    American Medical Academy
    412Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Peer group median46%97.3%378$26,914

    Frequently asked questions about ATA College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about ATA College.

    What is the graduation rate at ATA College?

    ATA College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 46% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend ATA College?

    ATA College reports a total enrollment of 363 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at ATA College?

    The average net price at ATA College is $26,914 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is ATA College located?

    ATA College is located in Louisville, Kentucky 40223.

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