Private for-profit · Community college

Universal Technical Institute-Canton

Canton, Michigan · Large suburb

#1 for grad earnings in Michigan

2%
Transfer rate: $22,985
Avg net price: 64%
Grad / completion: $62,575
Median earnings

Universal Technical Institute-Canton is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Canton, Michigan (large suburb setting), enrolling 1,417 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 1,417 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersSnowy

About Canton, Michigan

Canton Township is a charter township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Earlier, on October 20, 1829, the legislature had passed a bill creating the townships of Lima and Richland out of Bucklin Township. Governor Lewis Cass returned the acts unapproved, citing a conflict under the law. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 21 miles to Detroit, MI
To Great Lakes shore: 16 miles
Nearest airport: 7 miles to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) · major hub

How Universal Technical Institute-Canton compares

Graduation rate64%

Higher than 54% · #41 of 96 in Michigan

First-year retention72%

Higher than 48%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$62,575

Higher than 97% · #1 of 88 in Michigan

Average net price$22,985

Cheaper than 23% · #81 cheapest of 94 in Michigan

Median debt at graduation$12,801

Lower than 24%

Student–faculty ratio25 : 1

Lower than 12%

Undergraduate enrollment1,417

Larger than 77%

Percentiles compare Universal Technical Institute-Canton 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 Michigan.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women1078%
Men1,31092%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White41%
Black15%
Hispanic18%
Asian4.7%
Other or multiracial21%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,417
Student–faculty ratio: 25 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 29%
First-generation students: 46%
Students over 25: 38%
Median family income: $23,827
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $49,986

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 722 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Michigan50%
Other U.S. states50%

A regional draw: about 50% of first-years come from Michigan, the rest from elsewhere.

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: $17,943
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,215
Total cost of attendance: $29,172
Average net price: $22,985

Outcomes

Graduated: 64%
First-year retention: 72%
Transferred to another college: 2%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $49,665
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $62,575
Median debt at graduation: $12,801
Students with federal loans: 35%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 38%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

64%

Low-income (Pell)

62%

First-generation

65%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

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

$20,490

$30–48k

$21,958

$48–75k

$23,455

$75–110k

$27,781

$110k+

$28,868

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.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,969

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 4% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,969. 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 543 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): $62,575
Typical debt at graduation: $12,801
Debt vs. one year's pay: 20%
Out-earn a HS grad: 73%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

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

$37,040

Men

$63,380

Men out-earn women by $26,340 (71%) 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: 86°F
Winter low: 20°F
Annual rain: 30.2″
Annual snow: 45″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Detroit Willow Run AP, MI US station (5.8 mi from campus).

What Universal Technical Institute-Canton graduates study — and earn

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

234 grads$39k 1 yr$57k 5 yr$22k debt

234$39,405$57,466$21,570 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Cert.

179 grads$36k 1 yr$47k 5 yr$12k debt

179$35,713$47,395$12,225 Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCert.

158 grads$45k 1 yr$59k 5 yr$10k debt

158$44,800$58,701$9,500 Precision Metal WorkingCert.

92 grads$34k 1 yr— 5 yr$12k debt

92$33,636—$11,790 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

72 grads$46k 1 yr$59k 5 yr$21k debt

72$45,896$59,200$20,997 Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCert.

44 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

44———Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCert.

35 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

35———Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

24 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

24———Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

18 grads$46k 1 yr$60k 5 yr$20k debt

18$45,563$60,362$19,685 Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCert.

— grads— 1 yr$46k 5 yr— debt

——$46,190—

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.