by our College Data Analytics TeamThis guide covers the real cost of attending Universal Technical Institute of California Inc, from the published cost of attendance and projected degree cost through to net price, median student debt at graduation, default outcomes, and how aid varies by family income.
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Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most students, this is the more useful number than published tuition because it reflects the real out-of-pocket cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $26,360.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $23,526.00 |
The real cost varies by income because need-based aid scales with financial need. Here is the average net price for each family-income range:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $21,959.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $21,970.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $23,793.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $27,785.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $28,643.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Universal Technical Institute of California Inc Net Price Calculator, or visit the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid page.
Typical debt at graduation from Universal Technical Institute of California Inc amounts to $11,183.00, placing the school in the Low ($10-20k) burden tier.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,450.00 |
| 25th | $8,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $11,183.00 |
| 75th | $20,000.00 |
| 90th | $24,578.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Dig deeper into debt on the student loan debt page.
Median debt at graduation differs meaningfully across income brackets. The breakdown below segments borrowers by family income at entry:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $10,827.00 |
| Middle income | $11,688.00 |
| High income | $11,495.00 |
First-generation college students often carry different debt loads than their continuing-generation peers.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $11,168.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $11,998.00 |
Pell Grants are the largest source of federal need-based aid for undergrads. Contrasting Pell and non-Pell borrowers shows how need shapes debt.
The median debt difference between Pell-eligible and non-Pell graduates of Universal Technical Institute of California Inc comes to $223.00. This institution is flagged by federal data for Pell-debt inequity.
The default-rate category at Universal Technical Institute of California Inc is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 12.8% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at Universal Technical Institute of California Inc total $972,115,222.00 covering 71,179 student borrowers.
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for substantial federal education benefits such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 266 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $16,522.00 |
For the full rundown of veteran and military benefits, see the veterans benefits detail.
Use the figures above as a launch point, then think through Universal Technical Institute of California Inc, a few questions are worth asking:
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Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.