Name of Reporting Person:

JOHN C. WHITE

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

SEC Use Only:

Citizenship or Place of Organization:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Sole Voting Power:

80,443

Shared Voting Power:

2,465,675

Sole Dispositive Power:

80,443

Shared Dispositive Power:

2,465,675

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

2,546,118

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares:  ¨

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):

10.1%¹

Type of Reporting Person:

IN

Name of Reporting Person:

WHITES’ FAMILY COMPANY, LLC

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

SEC Use Only:

Citizenship or Place of Organization:

ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

Sole Voting Power:

0

Shared Voting Power:

2,464,675

Sole Dispositive Power:

0

Shared Dispositive Power:

2,464,675

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

2,464,675

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares:  ¨

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):

9.8%²

Type of Reporting Person:

OO

Name of Reporting Person:

THE WHITE DESCENDANTS TRUST u/a/d

September 10, 1997

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

SEC Use Only:

Citizenship or Place of Organization:

ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA.

Sole Voting Power:

0

Shared Voting Power:

2,464,675

(All shares beneficially owned by Whites’ Family Company, LLC)

Sole Dispositive Power:

0

Shared Dispositive Power:

2,464,675

(All shares beneficially owned by Whites’ Family Company, LLC)

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

2,464,675

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares  ¨

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):

9.8%³

Type of Reporting Person:

OO

Name of Issuer:

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (“UTI”)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

UTI’s principal executive offices are located at 16220 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85254

(1) John C. White

(2) Whites’ Family Company, LLC.

(3) The White Descendants Trust u/a/d September 10, 1997

The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Reporting Persons.” A Joint Filing Agreement of the Reporting Persons is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

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

The principal business office for each of the Reporting Persons is: c/o Universal Technical Institute, Inc., 16220 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85254

Citizenship:

(1) John C. White - United States of America.

(2) Whites’ Family Company, LLC - Organized under the Laws of the State of Delaware.

(3) The White Descendants Trust u/a/d September 10, 1997 - Organized under the Laws of the State of Arizona.

Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

CUSIP Number:

913915 10 4

If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution.

Not Applicable.

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

The following sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Common Stock held by the Reporting Persons. The percentage of the Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons is based on 25,230,642 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 26, 2014.

Amount beneficially owned: 2,546,118.

Includes 2,464,675 shares of Common Stock held of record by Whites’ Family Company, LLC. The White Descendants Trust u/a/d September 10, 1997 is the sole member and manager of Whites’ Family Company, LLC. John C. White is the trustee of the White Descendants Trust u/a/d September 10, 1997. Also includes 1,000 shares of Common Stock held of record by John C. White and Cynthia L. White 1989 Family Trust, of which John C. White is a trustee; 68,781 shares of Common Stock held of record by John C. White; 11,662 shares of restricted stock which are forfeitable until vested (restrictions on the shares of restricted stock lapse according to specific schedules over a period of four or five years).

Percent of class: 10.1%.

See Box 11 of each Reporting Person’s Cover Page hereto for percentages by Reporting Person.

Number of shares as to which John C. White has

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 80,443.

(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,465,675.

(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 80,443.

(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 2,465,675.

Number of shares as to which Whites’ Family Company, LLC has:

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0.

(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,464,675.

(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0.

(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 2,464,675.

Number of shares as to which The White Descendants Trust u/a/d September 10, 1997 has:

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0.

(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0.

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  ¨

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.

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.

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.

Not applicable.

 /s/ John C. White

By: /s/ John White

By: /s/ John White

 /s/ John C. White

By: /s/ John White

By: /s/ John White