ATA College
El Cajon, California
- Trade or career school
- Private for-profit
- Suburb
- 80 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
Engineering technology
- Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,933
- Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,794
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 28 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 38 finishedGraduates here earned $33,638 a year after finishingNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Other programs (2)
- Legal Professions and Studies, OtherCertificate · 12 finished
- Legal Professions and Studies, OtherAssociate degreeNationally: $43,346
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships. This school prices by program rather than by school year, so costs are for a full program year.
- Average net price
- $17,259per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $24,332sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $16,990Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 62%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 82%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $41,6456 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $33,15310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $7,598federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for ATA College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 5, 2026.
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