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UEI College - Gardena

Gardena, California·Private for-profit, 2-year·Far West·uei.edu
Acceptance
Open admission
—
6-yr Graduation
60%
—
Total enrollment
1,332
peer median 652
Avg net price
$28,691
+$1.0k vs peer
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About

UEI College is a private for-profit career college with locations in the U.S. states of California, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, New Mexico, and Georgia. It specializes in short-term technical and vocational education to prepare students for entry-level positions in industries such as healthcare, business, and skilled trades. UEI College is owned by International Education Corporation. The school was founded in 1982 as United Education Institute and changed its name to UEI College in 2009.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
60%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

11.5pp gap
Pell recipients
59%532 of 900
Non-Pell (all)
70%31 of 44
Subsidized loan, no Pell
59%13 of 22
No Federal Aid
82%18 of 22

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 12 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 12 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
12
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

12programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data12 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
12

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

8
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
31%
$9,500 debt · $30,303 earn
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
31%
$9,500 debt · $31,157 earn
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
30%
$9,500 debt · $32,215 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
29%
$9,500 debt · $33,079 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
28%
$9,500 debt · $33,982 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Undergraduate Certificate · Security And Protective Services
27%
$9,500 debt · $35,860 earn
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
25%
$9,500 debt · $38,338 earn
Heating Air Conditioning Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC HACR HVAC HVACR)
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
22%
$9,500 debt · $43,528 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 2005Next review Dec 2013

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$28,636
$30–48k$28,536
$48–75k$29,202
$75–110k—
$110k+$34,105

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$28,691
+$1,049vs peer median $27,642
Federal loans
78.5%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 7,228 students received $34.0M in Pell grants, alongside $45.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
7,228
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$34.0M
$33,980,954 total
Direct Loans
$45.2M
10,588 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

5k
’20
6k
’21
6k
’22
7k
’23
7k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$17.0M
5,295 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$26.4M
5,143 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.8M
150 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,234 borrowers who entered repayment, 51 (4.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.1%
+1.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,234
Defaulted
51
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.5%
2017
9.8%
2018
11.0%
2019
4.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at UEI College-Gardena

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs11
UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

75 total completions
01Health Professions
75100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
1,332
12-mo unduplicated
2,241
Undergraduate
2,241
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
59%1,332
Women
41%909

Race / ethnicity composition

Unknown
50.3%
Hispanic
30.3%
Black
12.5%
Two or more
2.5%
White
2.3%
Asian
1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,444 students

3-year trend

12.822 yrs ago2.331 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
19
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    23.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    28

    UEI College-Gardena vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions UEI College-Gardena selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectUEI College-Gardena
    		60%Open admission1,332$28,691—
    All-State Career School
    		—Open admission886$18,205—
    Arizona College-Glendale
    		—Open admission403$27,919—
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta
    		—Open admission824$27,365—
    Blue Cliff College-Metairie
    		—Open admission291$9,863—
    Central Oklahoma College
    		—Open admission477$18,529—
    College of Health Care Professions
    		—Open admission631$29,837—
    Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp
    		—Open admission169$49,299—
    Dorsey College
    		—Open admission643$28,525—
    Dorsey College-Roseville
    		—Open admission437$29,232—
    Florida Education Institute
    		—Open admission318$36,273—
    FVI School of Nursing and Technology
    		—73.6%661$35,514—
    Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute
    		—Open admission689$21,459—
    MyComputerCareer at Indianapolis
    		—Open admission1,144$26,182—
    MyComputerCareer at Raleigh
    		—Open admission1,466$26,528—
    NASCAR Technical Institute
    		—Open admission1,345$28,915—
    New Professions Technical Institute
    		—Open admission514$50,756—
    North-West College-Riverside
    		—100.0%717$33,139—
    Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville
    		—Open admission631$17,864—
    Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi
    		—Open admission578$29,343—
    Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen
    		—Open admission543$23,724—
    Southern Careers Institute-Pharr
    		—Open admission596$21,833—
    Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
    		—Open admission584$27,306—
    Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc
    		—Open admission1,957$30,451Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc
    		—Open admission954$24,883—
    Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.
    		—Open admission2,632$23,096—
    Universal Technical Institute-West Texas
    		—Open admission1,335$26,117—
    Valley College-Cleveland
    		—Open admission887$30,411—
    Peer group median60%86.8%652$27,642

    Institutions like UEI College-Gardena

    Explore the federal data for institutions in UEI College-Gardena's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Campuses

    The 5 campuses that make up UEI College-Gardena.

    IPEDS

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Grants & funding (1)

    Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

    USA Spending

    Frequently asked questions about UEI College-Gardena

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UEI College-Gardena.

    What is the acceptance rate at UEI College-Gardena?

    UEI College-Gardena does not have a reported acceptance rate. This institution has an open admission policy: it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements, so it does not report a selective admit rate.

    What is the graduation rate at UEI College-Gardena?

    UEI College-Gardena reports a 6-year graduation rate of 60% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend UEI College-Gardena?

    UEI College-Gardena reports a total enrollment of 1,332 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at UEI College-Gardena?

    The average net price at UEI College-Gardena is $28,691 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is UEI College-Gardena located?

    UEI College-Gardena is located in Gardena, California 90247-4201.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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