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Advanced Technology Institute

Advanced Technology Institute is a private two-year trade school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The campus focuses on hands-on training for careers in automotive, electrical, and welding industries with strong industry partnerships.

61%ACCEPTANCE
$19,127AVG NET PRICE
377STUDENTS
University data profileIPEDS 2023

THE SIGNATURE

Advanced Technology Institute Report Card

Explore university facts, programs, and campus life at a glance.

Advanced Technology Institute operates as a private for-profit institution dedicated to preparing skilled technicians in Virginia Beach. Programs cover essential trades including automotive, commercial driving, electrical, HVAC, maintenance, and welding fields.

The curriculum emphasizes hands-on training using real equipment to master practical knowledge. Lessons are designed around industry needs with partnerships like Liebherr North America and opportunities at Langley Speedway.

The campus hosts on-campus recruitment events and annual career fairs where employers visit students. In 2025, the school was recognized as an Opportunity College by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

AT A GLANCE
TypePrivateTwo years
Settingcity, large
Calendarsemester

GETTING IN

Admissions

Advanced Technology Institute maintains an acceptance rate of 61 percent based on 333 applicants. The institution offers a first-year retention rate of 81 percent for its student body.

Source: IPEDS 2023

ACCEPTANCE RATE

61%

More selective than 69% of listed universities.

SelectiveAccessible

APPLICATION FEE

Undergraduate application fee $50.

WHAT IT COSTS

Cost & Financial Aid

Sticker price tells you little — net price after aid is what most families actually pay.

Source: IPEDS 2023

IN-STATE TUITION & FEES

$14,568/yr

Out-of-state: $14,568/yr.

Net price by income band

$15,870
$0–$30,000
$15,119
$30,001–$48,000
$20,814
$48,001–$75,000
$23,435
$75,001–$110,000
$24,004
$110,001+

AVERAGE NET PRICE AFTER AID

$19,127/yr

▲ 1% since 2020-2147% receive grants or scholarships

Average grant or scholarship aid $6,759.

IN THE CLASSROOM

Academics

The curriculum provides hands-on training using real equipment to fix real issues within trade programs. Industry driven lessons equip students with skills that employers value most for their specific career paths.

Student–faculty ratio

13:1

First-year retention

81%

Median across 34 institutions in our national dataset: 89%.

Bachelor-level fields offered

0

Bachelor-level fields reported as offered in IPEDS

CAMPUS LIFE

Campus & Housing

Reported capacity of institution-controlled housing and campus setting. Capacity does not indicate how many students currently live in university housing.

Setting

city, large

AFTER GRADUATION

Student outcomes

Earnings and employment of former students after entering the university.

Source: College Scorecard 2025

Median earnings · 10 yrs after entry

$46,342

Median earnings of former students working and not enrolled, ten years after entry.

Working after 10 yrs

78%

Share of former students working and not enrolled, ten years after entry.

Earning more than a high-school graduate

73.3%

73.3% of former students earn above the Scorecard high-school earnings threshold, ten years after entry.

Data Sources: U.S. Department of Education IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics, and College Scorecard. University Apartments is not affiliated with Advanced Technology Institute.