by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students are not billed the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The price tag of going to Universal Technical Institute-Southern California can appear overpowering, but remember that the majority of students obtain some kind of financial assistance.
What financing options does UTI Long Beach offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep scrolling for more information. Keep scrolling to see just how much financial aid could be open to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Universal Technical Institute-Southern California.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For incoming first-year students at Universal Technical Institute-Southern California, 93% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind approximately 681 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 83% | $6,337 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 24% | $2,658 |
| Federal Pell grants | 76% | $5,819 |
| State/local grants | 2% | $1,320 |
| Federal student loans | 75% | $7,107 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. At this school, approximately 77% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $5,114 (across roughly 1663 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 77% | $5,114 |
| Federal Pell grants | 63% | $5,025 |
| Federal student loans | 60% | $6,842 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $5,535.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $23,859 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $25,280 |
| Over $75,000 | $28,813 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $27,506 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $24,867 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit UTI Long Beach’s official net price calculator: www.uti.edu/admissions/tuition.
The median student at UTI Long Beach graduates with $11,183 of federal student loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $11,183 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $13,124 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $139.14/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The percentiles below describe the cumulative federal debt distribution for borrowers at UTI Long Beach.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,450 |
| 25th percentile | $8,500 |
| 75th percentile | $20,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $24,578 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $10,827 |
| Middle income | $11,688 |
| High income | $11,495 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $11,168 |
| Continuing-generation students | $11,998 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $11,254 |
| Independent students | $10,500 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for UTI Long Beach.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at UTI Long Beach:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 71179 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $972,115,222 |
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill or DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 334 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $5,079,018 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $15,207 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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