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Advanced Technology Institute

Virginia Beach, Virginia · Private for-profit career college

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79%completion rate · Virginia avg 57%
$14,873median debt of graduates
$41,870median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$46,342median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (Accredited)
Address: 5700 Southern Blvd Ste 100, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 · Phone: (757) 490-1241 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Advanced Technology I… Advanced Technology I…: 78.6% 78.6% Virginia average Virginia average: 57.1% 57.1% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers$38,180$56,860$63,200
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$36,540$59,330$76,540
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$42,520$59,180$65,400
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$39,760$59,730$73,440

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Virginia (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Ground Transportation Certificate, under 300 hours 165 $36,942 not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 41 $29,092 $31,236 $12,000
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 39 $35,643 $30,554 $12,000
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 24 $29,092 $31,236 $12,000
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 1–2 years 19 $27,767 $29,250 $15,806
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Associate degree 12 not reported $32,925 not reported
Precision Metal Working Associate degree 11 $42,088 $28,236 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 9 $26,886 $37,306 not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 8 $26,886 $37,306 not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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