ATI College-Whittier
For-profit College in Whitter, CA. Six-year graduation rate 72%. Median 10-year earnings $38,938.
Ten-year median earnings of $38,938 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate of 72% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Graduates leave owing a median of $28,428 — a substantial load to service on these earnings.
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 0.73 — elevated (above 0.60)
Academics
A 72% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. Retention is weak: only 25% of full-time first-years return, so roughly three in four leave after one year. At 25:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit. Being a for-profit four-year institution is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual. This is a small school — 203 undergraduates — so cohorts are tight and the program list is necessarily short.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 198 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $20,467 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. The income table below is the number that matters — $19,419 at $0–30k versus $33,254 at $110k+. About 72% get grants averaging $6,069, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Borrowing is widespread: 74% take federal loans.
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 · 35 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 | $19,419 |
| $30–48k | $17,068 |
| $48–75k | $25,613 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | $33,254 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 147 of these 198 students, totalling $909,554 — an average of $6,187 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Los Angeles 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)