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      <footnote id="F1"> The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.  The inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.</footnote>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>POWER OF ATTORNEY </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Know
all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Robert D.
Hartman and Jennifer Haslip and each of them, acting alone and with full power of
substitution, the undersigned&#146;s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to: </FONT></P>

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                    <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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                    execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned&#146;s capacity
                    as Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of Universal Technical Institute, Inc.
                    (the &#147;Company&#148;), any such Forms 3, 4 or 5, in accordance with Section
                    16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder; </FONT></P></TD>
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                    <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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                    do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may
                    be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Forms 3, 4 or 5 and
                    timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
                    and any stock exchange or similar authority; and </FONT></P></TD>
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                    take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing
                    which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the
                    best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood
                    that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
                    undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
                    contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
                    attorney-in-fact&#146;s discretion. </FONT></P></TD>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and
perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done
in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power
of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact&#146;s substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is
the Company assuming, any of the undersigned&#146;s responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5 with respect to the undersigned&#146;s holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of
the 15th day of December, 2003. </FONT></P>

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     <TD width=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp; </font></TD>
     <TD width=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&nbsp;/s/ A. Richard Caputo, Jr. </font><HR SIZE=1 NOSHADE> </TD>
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     <TD width=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>A. Richard Caputo, Jr. </font></TD>
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