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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 * MCWATERS KIMBERLY J   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 __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 16220 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/05/2017 (Street) SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254 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, $0.0001 par value 12/05/2017   A   118,344 (1) A $ 0 696,882 D   Common Stock, $0.0001 par value               707 I By Spouse

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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

Performance Units

(2)

12/05/2017

A

88,758

(2)

12/05/2020

Common Stock

88,758

$ 0

88,758

D

Performance Cash

(3)

12/05/2017

A

$ 300,000

(3)

12/05/2020

Cash (3)

$ 300,000

$ 0

$ 300,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MCWATERS KIMBERLY J 16220 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 100 SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254	X		President and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Chad A. Freed, as attorney-in-fact		12/07/2017
**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)	The Board of Directors approved the grant on December 5, 2017. The restricted stock units vest in three equal annual installments.
(2)	Each performance unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock, 50% of which vest based on the 2-year compound annual total shareholder return ("TSR") and 50% of which vest based on the 3-year compound annual TSR. For purposes of determining the TSR, the change in the price of the Company's common stock is based upon the 30-trading day average closing stock price (i) immediately preceding the grant date at the beginning of the performance period, and (ii) immediately preceding the second or third anniversary, as applicable, of the grant date at the end of the performance period. The number represents the maximum number of shares that may be delivered pursuant to the award, which is 150% of the target number of shares.
(3)	Represents a contingent right to receive cash, 50% of which vest based on the 2-year compound annual TSR and 50% of which vest based on the 3-year compound annual TSR. For purposes of determining the TSR, the change in the price of the Company's common stock is based upon the 30-trading day average closing stock price (i) immediately preceding the grant date at the beginning of the performance period, and (ii) immediately preceding the second or third anniversary, as applicable, of the grant date at the end of the performance period. The amount represents the maximum amount of cash that may be delivered pursuant to the award, which is 150% of the target amount of cash.

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