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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


                           CONSENT OF KEVIN P. KNIGHT

     I hereby consent to being named as a person who will become a director of
Universal Technical Institute, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in
connection with the initial public offering of common stock of the Company
contemplated by the registration statement on Form S-1 and all amendments
thereto, including post-effective amendments, to be filed by the Company with
the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the initial public
offering (the "Registration Statement"), and to the filing of this consent as
an exhibit to the Registration Statement.


                                             /s/ Kevin P. Knight
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                                             Kevin P. Knight



Date: November 26, 2003

