Universal Technical
Institute-Southern California
For-profit College in Long Beach, CA. Six-year graduation rate 63%. Median 10-year earnings $52,873.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $52,873 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. 63% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Graduates leave owing a median of $13,124 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.25 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 63%, meaning about two in five students who enroll leave without finishing. Retention is strong at 83%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. At 46:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit. Being a for-profit two-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.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,158 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $26,736 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Income makes less difference than usual: $26,301 at $0–30k, $32,461 at $110k+. 77% of students receive grant aid, averaging $5,114 — common but not automatic. 60% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
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 · 729 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 | $26,301 |
| $30–48k | $26,624 |
| $48–75k | $28,160 |
| $75–110k | $32,469 |
| $110k+ | $32,461 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,301 of these 2,158 students, totalling $8,900,793 — an average of $6,842 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)