Advanced Technical Institute is a minority-owned business founded in 1998 and has over 20 years of experience providing vocational assessments to evaluate the individual educational competencies, delivering vocational training, professional development of work and life skills, and job/employment development leading to an employment plan which will assist the individual goal of returning to work and self-sufficiency. Advanced Technical Institute believes that there should be no barriers to education. Educational opportunities should be made available to all who wish to learn, regardless of their current situation or past experiences in formal educational settings. We provide ways to include learners, keep doors open, and reopen doors that may have closed in the past. We prepare individuals with the foundational knowledge and basic educational skills needed to effectively participate in the world of today and tomorrow. We instill a sense of individual purpose, self-value, and courage in our students, motivating them to reach beyond what they can currently see.