Private for-profit · Community college

Universal Technical Institute of California Inc

Rancho Cucamonga, California · Large suburb

1%
Transfer rate
$26,360
Avg net price
72%
Grad / completion
$52,873
Median earnings

Universal Technical Institute of California Inc is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Rancho Cucamonga, California (large suburb setting), enrolling 1,553 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 1,553 undergradsLarge suburb

About Rancho Cucamonga, California

Rancho Cucamonga is a city located just south of the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and Angeles National Forest in San Bernardino County, California, United States. In the 18th century, following an expedition led by Gaspar de Portola, the land was incorporated into the Mission System established by Father Junipero Serra and his group of soldiers and Franciscan friars. The name "Cucamonga" became well known to fans of Jack Benny's popular radio program, in which an announcer, voiced by Mel Blanc, would call out: "Train leaving on track five for Anaheim, Azusa and Cu-camonga!" This running gag became so well known that it eventually led to a statue of Benny in Cucamonga. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
38 miles
Nearest airport
2 miles to Ontario (ONT) · major hub

How Universal Technical Institute of California Inc compares

Graduation rate72%

Higher than 65% · #146 of 382 in California

First-year retention85%

Higher than 73%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$52,873

Higher than 93% · #29 of 326 in California

Average net price$26,360

Cheaper than 15% · #267 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$13,124

Lower than 20%

Student–faculty ratio43 : 1

Lower than 1%

Undergraduate enrollment1,553

Larger than 79%

Percentiles compare Universal Technical Institute of California Inc 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

1,553undergrads
  • Women584%
  • Men1,49596%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White11%
  • Black5.0%
  • Hispanic64%
  • Asian2.5%
  • Other or multiracial17%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,553
Student–faculty ratio
43 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
63%
First-generation students
55%
Students over 25
18%
Median family income
$28,618
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$59,355

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
$26,360

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
85%
Transferred to another college
1%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,320
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$52,873
Median debt at graduation
$13,124
Students with federal loans
67%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
45%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
72%
Low-income (Pell)
63%
First-generation
66%

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

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,553 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$24,734
$30–48k
$24,630
$48–75k
$25,599
$75–110k
$29,146
$110k+
$31,257

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.

29%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,241
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 29% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,241. 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 792 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)
$52,873
Typical debt at graduation
$13,124
Debt vs. one year's pay
25%
Out-earn a HS grad
65%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.5 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
$41,048
Men
$53,236

Men out-earn women by $12,188 (30%) 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
95°F
Winter low
44°F
Annual rain
11.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.63.1JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ontario Intl AP, CA US station (2.3 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.