Private (for-profit)

Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Southeast·unitechta.edu
6-yr Graduation
55%
Total enrollment
229
peer median 229
Avg net price
$25,472
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
55%
Full-time retention
65%

Pell equity

19.0pp gap
Pell recipients
60%
Non-Pell
41%

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 12 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 12 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
12
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

12programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data12 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
12

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.

6
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
35%
$9,759 debt · $27,887 earn
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
34%
$8,406 debt · $24,902 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
33%
$9,495 debt · $29,114 earn
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
31%
$8,395 debt · $27,313 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
28%
$7,141 debt · $25,949 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
20%
$4,654 debt · $23,053 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2003Next review Dec 2026

Action history · 13

  1. Sep 2024Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: Final Branch Approval
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Dec 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Jun 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Mar 2021Approved for Distance Education
    Council on Occupational Education

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$25,472
$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)
$25,472
vs peer median $25,472
Federal loans
77.0%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,840 students received $7.7M in Pell grants, alongside $6.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,840
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$7.7M
$7,726,406 total
Direct Loans
$6.1M
2,546 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.9M
1,284 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.9M
1,170 loan awards
Parent PLUS$275K
92 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 1,541 borrowers who entered repayment, 80 (5.1%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.1%
+2.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,541
Defaulted
80
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
21.4%
2017
21.3%
2018
16.2%
2019
5.1%
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 Unitechta

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs11
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
229
12-mo unduplicated
1,044
Undergraduate
1,044
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
11%115
Women
89%929

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
75.3%
White
24.3%
Unknown
0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.48
1 offenses · 287 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago8.551 yr ago3.48Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
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

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

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
13.0:1

Frequently asked questions about Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Unitechta.

What is the graduation rate at Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette?

Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette reports a 6-year graduation rate of 55% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette?

Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette reports a total enrollment of 229 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette?

The average net price at Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette is $25,472 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette located?

Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana 70506.

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