¹ Includes (i) 1,054,520 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”) held by The Robert and Janice Hartman Family Trust, of which Robert D. Hartman is a trustee; (ii) 1,219,078 shares of Common Stock held by the Robert D. Hartman and Janice W. Hartman Family Trust, of which Robert D. Hartman is a trustee; and (iii) 142,500 shares of Common Stock of Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (“UTI”) held by the Robert D. Hartman and Janice W. Hartman 1998 Charitable Remainder UniTrust, of which Robert D. Hartman and Janice W. Hartman are co-trustees.

³ Includes (i) 1,054,520 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”) held by The Robert and Janice Hartman Family Trust, of which Robert D. Hartman is a trustee; (ii) 1,219,078 shares of Common Stock held by the Robert D. Hartman and Janice W. Hartman Family Trust, of which Robert D. Hartman is a trustee; and (iii) 142,500 shares of Common Stock of Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (“UTI”) held by the Robert D. Hartman and Janice W. Hartman 1998 Charitable Remainder UniTrust, of which Robert D. Hartman and Janice W. Hartman are co-trustees.

Item 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer:

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (“UTI”)

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

UTI’s principal executive offices are located at 20410 North 19th Avenue, Suite 200, Phoenix, Arizona 85027

Item 2.

(a)

Name of Person Filing:

Robert D. Hartman
Janice W. Hartman

The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Reporting Persons.” A Joint Filing Agreement of the Reporting Persons is filed as Exhibit A to this report on Schedule 13G.

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

The address of the Reporting Persons is: c/o Universal Technical Institute, 20410 North 19^th Avenue, Suite 200, Phoenix, Arizona 85027

(c)

Citizenship:

United States of America

(d)

Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”)

(e)

CUSIP Number:

913915 10 4

Item 3.	If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

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Item 4A.	Ownership.

The following sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Common Stock beneficially owned by Robert D. Hartman. The percentage of the Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person is based on 27,841,746 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2004.

	(a)	Amount beneficially owned: 2,199,205.
		The shares beneficially owned by Robert D. Hartman are comprised of (i) 142,500 shares of Common Stock of UTI held by the Robert D. Hartman and Janice W. Hartman 1998 Charitable Remainder UniTrust, of which Robert D. Hartman and Janice W. Hartman are co-trustees; (ii) 1,054,520 shares of Common Stock held by The Robert Harman and Janice Hartman Family Trust, of which Robert D. Hartman is a trustee; and (iii) 757,472 shares of Common Stock held by Hartman Investments Limited Partnership, of which Robert D. Harman is the general partner.
	(b)	Percent of class: 7.9%.
	(c)	Number of shares as to which the person has:

	(i)	Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 783,107.
	(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,416,098.
	(iii)	Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 783,107.
	(iv)	Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,416,098.

Item	4B. Ownership.

The following sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Common Stock beneficially owned by Janice W. Hartman. The percentage of the Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person is based on 27,841,746 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2004.

	(a)	Amount beneficially owned: 1,416,098.
		The shares beneficially owned by Janice W. Hartman are comprised of (i) 142,500 shares of Common Stock of UTI held by the Robert D. Hartman and Janice W. Hartman 1998 Charitable Remainder UniTrust, of which Robert D. Hartman and Janice W. Hartman are co-trustees; and (ii) 1,054,520 shares of Common Stock held by The Robert Harman and Janice Hartman Family Trust, of which Robert D. Hartman is a trustee.
	(b)	Percent of class: 5.1%.
	(c)	Number of shares as to which the person has:

	(i)	Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0.
	(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,416,098.
	(iii)	Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0.
	(iv)	Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,416,098.

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Item 5.	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following o.

Not applicable.

Item 6.	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities, a statement to that effect should be included in response to this item and, if such interest relates to more than five percent of the class, such person should be identified. A listing of the shareholders of an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries of employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required.

Not applicable.

Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

If a parent holding company or Control person has filed this schedule, pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G), so indicate under Item 3(g) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and the Item 3 classification of the relevant subsidiary. If a parent holding company or control person has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) or Rule 13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the identification of the relevant subsidiary.

Not applicable.

Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), so indicate under Item 3(j) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and Item 3 classification of each member of the group. If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to §240.13d-1(c) or §240.13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the identity of each member of the group.

Not applicable.

Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group

Notice of dissolution of a group may be furnished as an exhibit stating the date of the dissolution and that all further filings with respect to transactions in the security reported on will be filed, if required, by members of the group, in their individual capacity. See Item 5.

Not applicable.

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Item 10.	Certification

(a)

The following certification shall be included if the statement is filed pursuant to §240.13d-1(b):

Not applicable.

(b)

The following certification shall be included if the statement is filed pursuant to §240.13d-1(c):

Not applicable.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the statement is filed or his or her authorized representative. If the statement is signed on behalf of a person by his or her authorized representative other than an executive officer or general partner of the filing person, evidence of the representative’s authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with the statement, provided, however, that a power of attorney for this purpose which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference. The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or printed beneath his or her signature.

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EXHIBIT A

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

Each of the undersigned hereby agrees:

	1.	Each of them is individually eligible to use the Schedule 13G to which this Exhibit is attached, and such Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of them; and
	2.	Each of them is responsible for the timely filing of such Schedule 13G and any further amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such person contained therein; but none of them is responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning other persons making the filing, unless such person knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

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