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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * EISENSON MICHAEL R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC [UTI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) CHARLESBANK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, 600 ATLANTIC AVENUE 26TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/06/2004 (Street) BOSTON, MA 02110-2203 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/06/2004   S   419,075 (1) D $ 35.25 918,186 (2) (3) (4) I (2) (3) (4) See Footnotes (2) (3) (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
EISENSON MICHAEL R CHARLESBANK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 600 ATLANTIC AVENUE 26TH FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02110-2203	X

Signatures

/s/ Tami E. Nason, Attorney-in-Fact of the Reporting Person		12/08/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Total shares disposed of represent 362,454 shares held by Charlesbank Equity Fund V, Limited Partnership, 50,984 shares held by CB Offshore Fund V, L.P., 5,183 shares held by Charlesbank Equity Coinvestment Fund V, Limited Partnership and 454 by Charlesbank Coinvestment Partners, Limited Partnership.
(2)	Michael R. Eisenson is a non-employee director of the Issuer and is also a managing director and Chief Executive Officer of Charlesbank Capital Partners, LLC, which is the general partner of Charlesbank Equity Fund V GP, Limited Partnership, and Charlesbank Coinvestment Partners, Limited Partnership. Charlesbank Equity Fund V GP, Limited Partnership is the general partner of Charlesbank Equity Fund V, Limited Partnership, CB Offshore Fund V, L.P., and Charlesbank Equity Coinvestment Fund V, Limited Partnership.
(3)	In addition to Michael R. Eisenson, Kim G. Davis, Andrew S. Janower, Tim R. Palmer and Mark A. Rosen (collectively, the "Managing Directors") are managing directors of Charlesbank Capital Partners, LLC. The Managing Directors have shared voting and investment power with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by Charlesbank Equity Fund V, Limited Partnership, CB Offshore Equity Fund V, L.P., Charlesbank Equity Coinvestment Fund V, Limited Partnership and Charlesbank Coinvestment Partners, Limited Partnership (together with Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC, and Charlesbank Equity Fund V GP, Limited Partnership, the "Charlesbank Entities").
(4)	The Managing Directors and the Charlesbank Entities may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock, or portions thereof, and each of them disclaims his or its beneficial ownership, other than his or its pecuniary interest, therein. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), this filing shall not be deemed an admission that any of them is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any securities of the issuer in excess of his or its pecuniary interest therein.

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