ATA College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for ATA College

ATA College operates as a private for-profit institution located in El Cajon, California (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 80 students of which 117 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. ATA College is categorized as “7” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $19,157 and a Pell grant recipient share of 86.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $5,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, rising to 87.4% at six years. Graduates earn a median of $35,017 ten years after enrolling, compared with $35,311 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 10600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.