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ATA College

El Cajon, California Private for-profit 2-year Large suburb

Overview

ATA College is a private for-profit two-year institution in El Cajon, California. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 80 students.

ATA College offers certificates and associate degrees across 9 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medical/Clinical Assistant, Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician, and Legal Professions and Studies, Other. It awarded 66 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 91% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
80
Students enrolled
91%
First-year retention
66
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
9
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 9

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 4
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Engineering Technologies 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
91%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
12
Certificates under 1 year
36
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
18

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
80
Undergraduates, fall 2024
80
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
82
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
46%
Men
54%
White
32%
Hispanic or Latino
40%
Black or African American
23%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
7
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
43%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Continuous
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
President/CEO
Henry Marentes
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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