ACCEPTANCE RATE
61%
More selective than 31% of listed universities.
SelectiveAccessible
Private University
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.
Virginia Beach, VACity: Large
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
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
$0–$30,000
$30,001–$48,000
$48,001–$75,000
$75,001–$110,000
$110,001+
AVERAGE NET PRICE AFTER AID
$19,127/yr
▲ 1% since 2020-2147% receive aid
Average aid package $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%
Compared with the 89% public-university median.
Undergrad majors
0
Undergraduate majors and programs
CAMPUS LIFE
Campus & Housing
Campus housing shows how many students live on-campus — which means nearby housing can be essential to the college experience.
Setting
City: Large
AFTER GRADUATION
Student outcomes
What graduates earn and how reliably they land work — the bottom-line return on the degree.
Source: College Scorecard 2025
Median earnings · 10 yrs after entry
$46,342
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 students out-earn the typical high-school graduate — a core measure of mobility.
Data Sources: U.S. Department of Education IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics. University Apartments is not affiliated with Advanced Technology Institute.