El Cajon, CA · Private for-profit · College Scorecard data · Updated September 10, 2026
ATA College is a private for-profit institution in El Cajon, CA, where the highest award offered is a associate's degree. It enrolls about 80 undergraduate students, with a student-faculty ratio of 18:1. The school is listed in the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which is the source for every figure on this page.
Official website: atacollege.edu
The published tuition for the largest program at ATA College is $15,590 per year. This is the figure the Department of Education collects for schools whose students are concentrated in a single program, rather than a school-wide in-state rate.
For context, the average in-state tuition at the 288 California colleges that do report one is $16,639.
| College | Type | Undergraduates | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grossmont College | Public | 12,163 | $1,332 |
| Cuyamaca College | Public | 7,177 | $1,346 |
| Bellus Academy-El Cajon | Private for-profit | 157 | $15,465 |
| Southern California Seminary | Private nonprofit | 32 | $19,080 |
Tuition is in-state tuition for schools that report one, otherwise the published tuition for the largest program. Source: College Scorecard.
| Median earnings 10 years after enrolling | $35,017 |
| Graduation rate (within 150% of normal time) | 89% |
| Median debt among graduates who borrowed | $5,500 |
| Undergraduates receiving Pell grants | 86% |
| Undergraduates aged 25 and over | 65% |
| First-generation students | 67% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Earnings and debt figures cover students who received federal financial aid.
The published tuition for ATA College's largest program is $15,590 per year, according to College Scorecard. Program-level tuition is reported instead of a school-wide rate when a school's enrollment is concentrated in one program.
ATA College enrolls about 80 undergraduate students. The student-faculty ratio is 18:1.
ATA College is a private for-profit institution in El Cajon, CA. Its highest award is a associate's degree, according to College Scorecard.
College Scorecard reports in-state tuition for first-time, full-time undergraduates. ATA College does not report such a cohort to the federal survey, so no school-wide rate is published — typically because the school serves transfer, returning or part-time students, or reports tuition by program instead.
Median earnings ten years after enrolling at ATA College are $35,017 a year, according to College Scorecard.
The median debt among ATA College graduates who borrowed is $5,500, according to College Scorecard.