UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 12, 2004

                       UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)

          Delaware                     1-31923                   86-0226984
(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission               (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)              File Number)            Identification No.)

20410 North 19th Avenue, Suite 200, Phoenix, Arizona               85027
      (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (623) 445-9500

                                      None
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



Item 7. Exhibits.

       Exhibit No.                          Description

          99.1      Press Release of Universal Technical Institute,  Inc., dated
                    May 12, 2004.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

      On May 12,  2004,  Universal  Technical  Institute,  Inc.  issued  a press
release  regarding  results of operations  for the fiscal  second  quarter ended
March 31, 2004. A copy of this press release is being  furnished as Exhibit 99.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

      In accordance with General Instruction B.6 of Form 8-K, the information in
this Current  Report on Form 8-K,  including  Exhibit 99.1,  shall not be deemed
"filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or
otherwise  subject  to the  liability  of that  section,  nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.


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                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                       UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, INC.

Date: May 12, 2004                     By: /s/ Jennifer Haslip
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                                       Name:  Jennifer Haslip
                                       Title: Chief Financial Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

       Exhibit No.                          Description

          99.1      Press Release of Universal Technical Institute,  Inc., dated
                    May 12, 2004.