ATA-CIF Cost Per Credit Hour Report

How Much Does It Cost to Attend ATA Career Education Per Credit Hour?

Use the figures below for the current tuition and fees at ATA Career Education, next to the recent cost trend.

Use the links below to jump to a specific section:

• ATA-CIF Tuition & Fee Costs
• ATA-CIF Tuition Trend
• Options to Finance Your Education

How Much Will ATA-CIF Charge for Part-Time Enrollment?

Per-credit-hour figures for part-time students at ATA Career Education aren’t available in our latest data. The standard annual tuition and fees are shown below.

As a comparison, full-time undergraduate tuition and fees at ATA Career Education are listed below.

Of that annual total, required fees added up to $750; the balance is base tuition.

These costs reflect one year of tuition and fees and leave out room and board.

Tuition Trend at ATA-CIF (Last Few Years)

Here’s how tuition at ATA Career Education has tracked across the last few reported years.

Plan for Annual Cost Increases

Tuition tends to creep up year over year at most schools, so a freshman should expect to pay more by senior year.

Budget for the Real Multi-Year Total

Sketch out a multi-year budget that accounts for likely yearly increases so the back half of the degree doesn’t outrun your funding plan.

Paths to Finance Your ATA-CIF Coursework

The per-credit-hour price is only the beginning of the cost story — financial aid can change the actual price a part-time student pays substantially.

For more on financial aid at ATA Career Education, see the ATA Career Education Financial Aid page.

For the standard full-year figures, visit the ATA Career Education Tuition & Fees page.

References

• IPEDS Data Center
• College Navigator
• National Center for Education Statistics