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    <periodOfReport>2025-03-27</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001261654</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>UTI</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001409751</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Coliseum Capital Management, LLC</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>105 ROWAYTON AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ROWAYTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CT</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>06853</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>false</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001430708</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Shackelton Christopher S</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>105 ROWAYTON AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ROWAYTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CT</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>06853</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>false</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001409585</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Coliseum Capital, LLC</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>105 ROWAYTON AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ROWAYTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CT</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>06853</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>false</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001356974</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>COLISEUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>105 ROWAYTON AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ROWAYTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CT</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>06853</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001454123</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Gray Adam</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>105 ROWAYTON AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ROWAYTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CT</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>06853</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>false</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
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    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.0001 (&quot;Common Stock&quot;)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2025-03-27</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>false</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1000000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>25.35</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>5145755</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The shares of Common Stock reported herein are held directly by (a) Coliseum Capital Partners, L.P. (&quot;CCP&quot;), an investment limited partnership of which Coliseum Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&quot;CC&quot;), is general partner and for which Coliseum Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&quot;CCM&quot;), serves as investment adviser and (b) a separate account investment advisory client of CCM (the &quot;Separate Account&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Christopher Shackelton (&quot;Shackelton&quot;) and Adam Gray (&quot;Gray&quot;) are managers of and have an ownership interest in each of CCM and CC. Each of Shackelton, Gray, CCP, the Separate Account, CC and CCM disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of that person's pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Following the transactions reported herein, CCP holds 4,265,963 shares of Common Stock and the Separate Account holds 879,792 shares of Common Stock.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney
Shackelton is a director of the Issuer. As a result, the following persons may be deemed directors by deputization of the Issuer solely for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended: CCM, CC, CCP and Gray.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Coliseum Capital Management, LLC, By: /s/ Chivonne Cassar, Chivonne Cassar, Attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-03-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Christopher Shackelton, By: /s/  Chivonne Cassar, Chivonne Cassar, Attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-03-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Coliseum Capital, LLC, By: /s/  Chivonne Cassar, Chivonne Cassar, Attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-03-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Coliseum Capital Partners, L.P., By: Coliseum Capital, LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/  Chivonne Cassar, Chivonne Cassar, Attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-03-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Adam Gray, By: /s/  Chivonne Cassar, Chivonne Cassar, Attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-03-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
