Private for-profit · Community college

Advanced Technology Institute

Virginia Beach, Virginia · Large city

#3 most selective in Virginia

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Transfer rate: $16,358
Avg net price: 79%
Grad / completion: $46,342
Median earnings

Advanced Technology Institute is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Virginia Beach, Virginia (large city setting), enrolling 415 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 415 undergradsLarge citySelective · 54% admitCold wintersNear the coast

About Virginia Beach, Virginia

Virginia Beach is the most populous city in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. The Chesepian occupied an area which is now defined as the independent cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, and Virginia Beach. The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art features regularly changing exhibitions in a variety of media. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 6 miles to Norfolk, VA
To the ocean: 6 miles
Nearest airport: 4 miles to Norfolk (ORF) · major hub

How Advanced Technology Institute compares

Selectivity53.5%

More selective than 82% · #3 most selective of 8 in Virginia

Graduation rate79%

Higher than 75% · #15 of 65 in Virginia

First-year retention80%

Higher than 64%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$46,342

Higher than 86% · #12 of 62 in Virginia

Average net price$16,358

Cheaper than 46% · #36 cheapest of 61 in Virginia

Median debt at graduation$14,873

Lower than 15%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 73%

Undergraduate enrollment415

Larger than 59%

Percentiles compare Advanced Technology Institute with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Virginia.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women143%
Men40197%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White38%
Black33%
Hispanic17%
Asian2.9%
Other or multiracial9.6%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 415
Student–faculty ratio: 12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 37%
First-generation students: 42%
Students over 25: 44%
Median family income: $24,670
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $45,801

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 117 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Virginia86%
Other U.S. states14%

Most first-years stay in state — Advanced Technology Institute draws overwhelmingly from Virginia.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $14,568
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: $23,713
Average net price: $16,358

Admissions

Admission rate: 53.5%
Test scores: Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %): —
SAT average: —
SAT reading: —
SAT math: —
ACT composite: —

Outcomes

Graduated: 79%
First-year retention: 80%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $41,870
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $46,342
Median debt at graduation: $14,873
Students with federal loans: 37%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 29%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $50

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$14,906

$30–48k

$14,132

$48–75k

$17,645

$75–110k

$20,821

$110k+

$22,500

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

37%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$2,767

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 37% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,767. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 191 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $46,342
Typical debt at graduation: $14,873
Debt vs. one year's pay: 32%
Out-earn a HS grad: 59%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high: 88°F
Winter low: 32°F
Annual rain: 53.3″
Annual snow: 6.2″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Norfolk S, VA US station (3.3 mi from campus).

What Advanced Technology Institute graduates study — and earn

Ground TransportationCert.

165 grads$40k 1 yr— 5 yr$14k debt

165$40,332—$14,125 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

65 grads$39k 1 yr$46k 5 yr$15k debt

65$38,942$46,328$14,619 Precision Metal WorkingCert.

39 grads$44k 1 yr$38k 5 yr$13k debt

39$43,656$38,446$12,674 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Cert.

19 grads$39k 1 yr$45k 5 yr$16k debt

19$38,761$44,860$15,905 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

17 grads— 1 yr$53k 5 yr— debt

17—$52,835—Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Assoc.

12 grads$38k 1 yr$54k 5 yr— debt

12$37,724$54,045—Precision Metal WorkingAssoc.

11 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.