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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions institutions in the United States

This dataset includes 49 U.S. institutions classified as Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, maintained by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, enrolling about 38,870 students in total.

Of these, 2 are public and 47 private. The largest by enrollment include Sonoran Desert Institute, CIAT, and UTIAI. Among institutions that report the figure, the median graduation rate is 70% and the median average net price is $27,025.

Institutions
49
indexed
Combined enrollment
38,870
students
Median grad rate
70%
reporting
Median net price
$27,025
reporting
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R1 vs R2 vs Doctoral/Professional

The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, maintained by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation, sorts doctoral universities into these research tiers.

TierResearch activityWhat it means
R1Very high research activityDoctoral universities with the highest level of research activity, the top Carnegie research tier (e.g. Harvard, MIT, most flagship state universities).
R2High research activityDoctoral universities with high research activity, the second Carnegie research tier, below R1 but above the doctoral/professional category.
Doctoral/ProfessionalDoctoral or professional-practice degreesUniversities that award research or professional-practice doctorates but fall below the research-activity thresholds for R1 or R2.

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

Advanced Technology Institute

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Grad rate
79%
Admit rate
53.5%
Enrollment
415
Net price
$16,358
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

American Trade School

Saint Ann, Missouri

Grad rate
72%
Admit rate
Enrollment
154
Net price
$17,618
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology

Fort Pierce, Florida

Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
Enrollment
258
Net price
$43,941
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

California Institute of Arts & Technology

National City, California

Grad rate
56%
Admit rate
Enrollment
2,112
Net price
$32,637
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

California Institute of Arts & Technology - National City

National City, California

Grad rate
Admit rate
Enrollment
Net price
$22,688
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPublic

Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology

Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
95%
Admit rate
96.2%
Enrollment
171
Net price
$9,857
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Colorado School of Trades

Lakewood, Colorado

Grad rate
81%
Admit rate
90.9%
Enrollment
85
Net price
$26,083
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Erie Institute of Technology Inc

Erie, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
Enrollment
221
Net price
$30,164
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Florida Career College - Miami

Miami, Florida

Grad rate
46%
Admit rate
Enrollment
Net price
$34,275
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Intellitec College - Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Grad rate
51%
Admit rate
Enrollment
679
Net price
$30,716
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Intellitec College - Grand Junction

Grand Junction, Colorado

Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
Enrollment
1,077
Net price
$19,216
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Island Drafting and Technical Institute

Amityville, New York

Grad rate
96%
Admit rate
Enrollment
30
Net price
$22,104
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

ITI Technical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Grad rate
59%
Admit rate
Enrollment
555
Net price
$20,850
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Lincoln College of Technology - Denver

Denver, Colorado

Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
Enrollment
1,212
Net price
$32,423
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Lincoln College of Technology - Grand Prairie

Grand Prairie, Texas

Grad rate
73%
Admit rate
Enrollment
1,539
Net price
$33,250
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Lincoln College of Technology - Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
Enrollment
1,052
Net price
$28,371
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Lincoln College of Technology - Marietta

Marietta, Georgia

Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
Enrollment
538
Net price
$30,801
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Lincoln College of Technology - Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
Enrollment
967
Net price
$32,544
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Lincoln Technical Institute - Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
Enrollment
345
Net price
$26,659
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate

Morrison Institute of Technology

Morrison, Illinois

Grad rate
90%
Admit rate
Enrollment
59
Net price
$20,639
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

MyComputerCareer at Columbus

Columbus, Ohio

Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
Enrollment
821
Net price
$25,970
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

New York Automotive and Diesel Institute

Jamaica, New York

Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
Enrollment
487
Net price
$24,721
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

North Central Institute

Clarksville, Tennessee

Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
Enrollment
61
Net price
$17,566
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPublic

Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College

Minden, Louisiana

Grad rate
77%
Admit rate
Enrollment
1,065
Net price
$9,256
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate

Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building

Port Hadlock, Washington

Grad rate
90%
Admit rate
Enrollment
50
Net price
$32,033
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Ohio Technical College

Cleveland, Ohio

Grad rate
90%
Admit rate
Enrollment
683
Net price
$34,972
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Pennco Tech - Bristol

Bristol, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
84%
Admit rate
Enrollment
771
Net price
$19,197
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate

Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics

West Mifflin, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
76%
Admit rate
Enrollment
663
Net price
$32,618
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Refrigeration School Inc

Phoenix, Arizona

Grad rate
76%
Admit rate
Enrollment
1,417
Net price
$27,025
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate

Remington College - Baton Rouge Campus

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Grad rate
41%
Admit rate
44.9%
Enrollment
210
Net price
$23,003
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate

Rosedale Technical College

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
81%
Admit rate
75.0%
Enrollment
475
Net price
$19,760
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

San Joaquin Valley College - Trades Education Center

Fresno, California

Grad rate
80%
Admit rate
Enrollment
364
Net price
$27,887
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

School of Automotive Machinists & Technology

Houston, Texas

Grad rate
93%
Admit rate
68.6%
Enrollment
88
Net price
$28,242
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Sonoran Desert Institute

Tempe, Arizona

Grad rate
33%
Admit rate
Enrollment
5,437
Net price
$20,678
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology

Inglewood, California

Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
Enrollment
411
Net price
$33,320
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology

Broomfield, Colorado

Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
Enrollment
397
Net price
$30,065
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

The College of Health Care Professions - Southwest Houston

Houston, Texas

Grad rate
69%
Admit rate
Enrollment
681
Net price
$28,471
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate

The Landing School

Arundel, Maine

Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
Enrollment
32
Net price
$35,532
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Triangle Tech Inc - Bethlehem

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Grad rate
78%
Admit rate
Enrollment
43
Net price
$25,143
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Tulsa Welding School - Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
Enrollment
892
Net price
$34,776
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc

Avondale, Arizona

Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
Enrollment
1,957
Net price
$30,451
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Universal Technical Institute of California Inc

Rancho Cucamonga, California

Grad rate
72%
Admit rate
Enrollment
1,553
Net price
$26,360
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc

Sacramento, California

Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
Enrollment
1,214
Net price
$28,887
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Universal Technical Institute - Canton

Canton, Michigan

Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
99.6%
Enrollment
1,417
Net price
$22,985
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Universal Technical Institute - Dallas Fort Worth

Irving, Texas

Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
Enrollment
1,610
Net price
$26,265
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Universal Technical Institute - Orlando

Orlando, Florida

Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
Enrollment
788
Net price
$25,003
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Universal Technical Institute - Southern California

Long Beach, California

Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
Enrollment
1,701
Net price
$27,506
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Wichita Technical Institute

Wichita, Kansas

Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
Enrollment
778
Net price
$18,793
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Frequently asked questions

What are the largest Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions in the U.S.?
By total enrollment, the largest are Sonoran Desert Institute, CIAT, UTIAI, UTIC, and UTIFW.
What is the typical graduation rate and net price for these institutions?
The median graduation rate among institutions that report one is 70%, and the median average net price is $27,025. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.

Data: IPEDS Fall 2025–26 provisional · College Scorecard (June 2026 release). All sources & release dates →

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