$34,577
median earnings, 10 years after starting
ATA College is a for-profit 2-year college in Louisville, Kentucky with 363 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $28,611 a year (tuition and fees $14,200). 46% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $34,577 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,030 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$28,611
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$14,200
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
46%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,030
About $223 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$34,577
Rank 3,523 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $28,611
- Tuition and fees
- $14,200
- Cost of attendance
- $31,920
- Students with a need-based grant
- 84%
- Students with federal loans
- 94%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $28,379
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $28,511
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $28,511
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $31,920
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $31,920
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $11,545 in 2015-16 to $14,200 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 363
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 97%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 46%
- Retention rate
- 85%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 19
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,523 of 5,094 US colleges and 42 of 70 in Kentucky (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | KY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $28,611 | $16,512 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $14,200 | $11,652 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 81% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 46% | 53% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 85% | 69% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,030 | $13,521 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $29,724 | $31,816 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $34,577 | $36,235 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 27% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 50% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
19 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate's | Associate's | 44 | $24,959 | $47,266 | $57,073 | $62,755 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 11 | $12,667 | $29,032 | $36,748 | $33,673 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | $24,000 | Withheld | $30,526 | $37,073 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 5 | $13,583 | $29,280 | $34,110 | $34,272 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 3 | $17,083 | $29,507 | $42,551 | $35,447 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | $23,375 | $37,568 | $39,727 | $65,389 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | $23,500 | $64,478 | $82,629 | $80,813 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | $21,000 | $29,013 | $39,009 | $42,269 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | $28,917 | $35,593 | $57,584 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,971 |
| Legal Support ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,669 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | $36,583 | $38,675 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $29,652 |
| Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and EducationAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | - | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $80,020 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | - | $22,917 | $41,553 | $56,505 | $56,073 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,425 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does ATA College cost?
$28,611 a year is the average net price at ATA College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $14,200, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $31,920. Families earning under $30,000 pay $28,379 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at ATA College?
ATA College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do ATA College graduates earn?
$34,577 a year is the median pay of former ATA College students who work, 10 years after they started ($29,724 after 6 years). That ranks 3,523 of 5,094 US colleges and 42 of 70 in Kentucky. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $64,478.
How much student debt do ATA College graduates have?
$21,030 is the median federal student loan debt of ATA College graduates, about $223 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 94% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at ATA College?
46% of first-time, full-time students at ATA College finish within 3 years. 85% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at ATA College?
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (44 associate's graduates), Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (11 certificate graduates), Health and Medical Administrative Services (7 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 19 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.