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Universal Technical Institute, Inc. is a private for-profit system of technical colleges throughout the United States. The school offers specialized technical education programs under the banner of several brands, including Universal Technical Institute , Motorcycle Mechanics Institute and Marine Mechanics Institute , and NASCAR Technical Institute . Universal Technical Institute was founded in 1965. UTI expanded its programs with additional curricula and opened new campuses, growing internally and through acquisitions. To address the needs of corporate clients, UTI started providing continuing education and training for technicians in 1980. In 1983, UTI opened a campus in Houston, Texas. In 1988 UT opened their Lisle, Illinois, campus. In 1998, it opened a campus in Rancho Cucamonga, California.