Private for-profit · Community college

ATI College-Whittier

Whitter, California · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$20,467
Avg net price
72%
Grad / completion
$38,938
Median earnings

ATI College-Whittier is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Whitter, California (large suburb setting), enrolling 149 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 149 undergradsLarge suburbNear the coast

About Whitter, California

ATI College-Whittier is located in Whitter, California, a large suburb setting.

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To the ocean
16 miles
Nearest airport
12 miles to Long Beach (LGB) · major hub

How ATI College-Whittier compares

Graduation rate72%

Higher than 66% · #145 of 382 in California

First-year retention25%

Higher than 3%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,938

Higher than 65% · #158 of 326 in California

Average net price$20,467

Cheaper than 31% · #203 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$28,428

Lower than 1%

Student–faculty ratio25 : 1

Lower than 12%

Undergraduate enrollment149

Larger than 37%

Percentiles compare ATI College-Whittier 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 California.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

149undergrads
  • Women11980%
  • Men3020%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White4.0%
  • Black5.4%
  • Hispanic60%
  • Asian4.7%
  • Other or multiracial26%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
149
Student–faculty ratio
25 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
70%
First-generation students
Students over 25
52%
Median family income
$19,274
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$31,887

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

Cost

In-state tuition
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
Average net price
$20,467

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
72%
First-year retention
25%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$36,256
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,938
Median debt at graduation
$28,428
Students with federal loans
72%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
32%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$75

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

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
$19,419
$30–48k
$17,068
$48–75k
$25,613
$75–110k
$110k+

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.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years)
$38,938
Typical debt at graduation
$28,428
Debt vs. one year's pay
73%
Out-earn a HS grad
54%

Typical debt would take roughly 7.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

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.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$38,352
Men
$49,215

Men out-earn women by $10,863 (28%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
87°F
Winter low
46°F
Annual rain
11.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.53.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fullerton Muni AP, CA US station (5.5 mi from campus).

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.