University of Advancing Technology
School info
3.6
Overall Quality
Reputation
3.4
Food
3
Clubs
3.6
Facilities
3.9
Internet
3.7
Location
3.5
Opportunities
3.9
Safety
5
Social
3.4
Happiness
3.7
Basic Information
Location
- Tempe, AZ
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private for-profit university
- Established: 1983; 41 years ago (1983)
- Founder: Dominic Pistillo, Ann Pistillo
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Around 20 undergraduate majors and 5 graduate areas of study
Key Area
- Video game design and programming
- Cyber Security
- Computer Science
- Digital Media
- Robotics
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: The University of Advancing Technology has an enrollment range of 500-999 students, or approximately 1000 students
- Undergraduates: ~900
- Postgraduates: ~100
- Academic Staff: 50-99
- Administrative Staff: ~150
Notable Alumni
- Brandon Michelsen
- Alessandra Caballero Sosa
- Kevin Kadium
- Ryan Carmain
- Jacob Parks
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Good reviews
Overall 4.8
The University of Advancing Technology is truly a family environment focused on mentorship and I could not have graduated so quickly or with as much real-world experience and I received here. Between the required Internship for on-ground students, the Student Innovation Project, and the Portfolio requirements, I left the school set up for success.
Overall 4.4
They have a cat on campus.
Overall 4.2
UAT makes me feel at home with small class sizes and I love that it's easy to access my professors. My classmates are easy to get along with, have similar interests and like to team up for projects in class and video game competitions. I'm glad I chose UAT over a larger college where no one would know me by name.
Overall 4.2
Not Specified.
Overall 4.1
This campus is very small but to many that can be a good thing. Food is on and off. It either slaps or you go to In-N-Out. UAT has a very welcoming environment and it makes you feel like a part of something great. No matter the case, you'll find someone working on a cool or interesting project whether it is a game or some modified nerf guns ;)
Overall 4
The staff is great, the clubs are awesome, it's over-all a great school.
Bad reviews
Overall 1.8
While many of the professors are good at what they do, the overall atmosphere is not at all beneficial towards furthering your goals. I very much regret attempting to stick to my guns for almost two years at this school. Please, do more research before deciding to go here or not!
Overall 1.8
There isn't enough space to adequately illustrate the negative experience I had at UAT. All I can say is consider all of your options very carefully. I deeply regret choosing this school, please don't make the same mistake.
Overall 2
Would NOT recommend this university to anyone who isn't going for Network Security or Computer Forensics. They have a lot of good courses for those subjects and very knowledgeable teachers that make it worth the price. However if you're going for something else i wouldnt bother. Dumbed down classes at 12k a semster (3 semesters a year too).