Private for-profit · Community college

Universal Technical Institute-Southern California

Long Beach, California · Large city

0%
Transfer rate
$27,506
Avg net price
63%
Grad / completion
$52,873
Median earnings

Universal Technical Institute-Southern California is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Long Beach, California (large city setting), enrolling 1,701 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 1,701 undergradsLarge cityNear the coast

About Long Beach, California

Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. By the 16th-century arrival of Spanish explorers, the dominant group was the Tongva, who had established at least three major settlements within the present-day city. The Long Beach Museum of Art, sited in the historic Elizabeth Milbank Anderson residence, is owned by the City of Long Beach, and operated by the Long Beach Museum of Art Foundation. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
5 miles
Nearest airport
1 mile to Long Beach (LGB) · major hub

How Universal Technical Institute-Southern California compares

Graduation rate63%

Higher than 52% · #209 of 382 in California

First-year retention83%

Higher than 69%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$52,873

Higher than 93% · #29 of 326 in California

Average net price$27,506

Cheaper than 13% · #285 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$13,124

Lower than 20%

Student–faculty ratio46 : 1

Lower than 1%

Undergraduate enrollment1,701

Larger than 80%

Percentiles compare Universal Technical Institute-Southern California 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

1,701undergrads
  • Women644%
  • Men1,63796%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White12%
  • Black4.0%
  • Hispanic66%
  • Asian4.6%
  • Other or multiracial14%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,701
Student–faculty ratio
46 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
63%
First-generation students
55%
Students over 25
22%
Median family income
$28,618
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$60,849

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
$27,506

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
63%
First-year retention
83%
Transferred to another college
0%
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
60%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
45%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
63%
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
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
8

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,701 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.

2.7reported offenses a year
0 violent a year2.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
1.7
Burglary
1.0

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
$26,301
$30–48k
$26,624
$48–75k
$28,160
$75–110k
$32,469
$110k+
$32,461

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.

35%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,435
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 35% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,435. 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 624 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
83°F
Winter low
47°F
Annual rain
12″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.53.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Long Beach Daugherty Fld, CA US station (1 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.