ATA Career Education
For-profit College in Spring Hill, FL. Six-year graduation rate 67%. Median 10-year earnings $34,577.
Ten-year median earnings of $34,577 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Completion is a strength: 67% of students finish within six years. Graduates carry a median of $21,030 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.61 — elevated (above 0.60)
Academics
67% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. 17% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. A 20:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. This is a for-profit four-year institution. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category. The undergraduate body is just 226, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 226 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $27,942 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $28,229 at $0–30k against $31,446 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 92% of students receive it, averaging $4,327. Most students borrow — 93% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 101 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $28,229 |
| $30–48k | $28,100 |
| $48–75k | $28,718 |
| $75–110k | $31,446 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 210 of these 226 students, totalling $1,380,181 — an average of $6,572 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Hernando County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)