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Welcome to UEI Collegel Our years of
<br />experience have earned us the trust of
<br />employers, and this trust is based on the
<br />performance of our graduates. We believe that
<br />by teaching skills necessary to succeed in
<br />today's changing world, we help our students
<br />achieve success for themselves and the
<br />community they live in. UEI College makes
<br />every effort to ensure accuracy of the
<br />information contained in this catalog. The
<br />college reserves the right to change policies,
<br />fees, and courses of instruction during this
<br />catalog period upon direction of the UEI College
<br />Administration and its Chief Executive Officer.
<br />Mission and Objectives
<br />Our Mission
<br />Driving personal and community transformation
<br />by empowering students to make a positive and
<br />enduring life change.
<br />Our Objectives
<br />• One Standard of Excellence: Provide an
<br />industry -related educational and training
<br />environment that offers graduate
<br />preparedness for entry into their career field.
<br />• Student Success: Offer every student an
<br />opportunity to succeed by providing support
<br />at every stage of their experience —from
<br />admission process to educational
<br />experience to post graduate experience with
<br />career services.
<br />• Teamwork: Demonstrate the benefits of
<br />excellent employee teamwork in a
<br />business/educational setting as part of a
<br />student's educational experience.
<br />• Respect: Demonstrate collegiality and
<br />mutual respect among colleagues and
<br />students.
<br />• Integrity: Comply with all external and
<br />internal laws, regulations, and policies
<br />governing the institution and in dealing with
<br />colleagues and students.
<br />• Customer Service: Provide students with
<br />high quality customer service as an example
<br />of Its value in achieving career goals.
<br />• Changing Lives: Create an organizational
<br />culture and community for students and
<br />colleagues that empowers them with the
<br />opportunity to transform their lives for a
<br />better future and to become the best
<br />versions of themselves.
<br />School History and Description
<br />UEI College is a dba of United Education
<br />Institute, UEI Fresno/IEC Holdings, Inc. and
<br />IEC/AAI Holdings, Inc. IEC's history dates back
<br />to 1982 when United Electronics Institute was
<br />founded in Los Angeles County, California. In
<br />1989, the corporation expanded to become
<br />United Education Institute (UEI) to reflect the
<br />addition of a broader range of training programs
<br />in the career education field.
<br />In 1998, IEC completed the acquisition of
<br />Advanced Career Training (ACT), a career school
<br />business that has been delivering quality, career -
<br />focused academic programs since 1975. ACT
<br />became United Education Institute (UEI) in
<br />January, 2010.
<br />In 2009, the eight Southern California United
<br />Education Institute campuses became UEI
<br />College to further expand their program offerings
<br />and Include degree granting curriculum.
<br />International Education Corporation acquired the
<br />American Auto Institute in Cerritos, California in
<br />July of 2009. This campus officially became a UEI
<br />College location in August 2009 and relocated to
<br />Gardena, California, where it welcomed Its first
<br />students in January 2011.
<br />In July 2010, IEC acquired MCed College in
<br />Fresno, California and converted this campus to
<br />UEI College. In December of 2012, the Van Nuys
<br />campus moved to a new location in Encino,
<br />California.
<br />Today, IEC, which operates subsidiaries United
<br />Education Institute, UEI Fresno/IEC Holdings,
<br />Inc. and IEC/AAI Holdings, Inc., operates a total
<br />of fourteen UEI College campuses in the states
<br />of California and Arizona and a United Education
<br />Institute campus in Morrow, Georgia.
<br />UEI College's first campus was established in
<br />Van Nuys, California in October of 1983. Since
<br />then, additional Southern California sites have
<br />opened, including campuses in Huntington Park
<br />(September,1989), Ontario (June,1997), Chula
<br />Vista (August,1999), West Covina (March 2005),
<br />San Marcos (March 2010), Anaheim (March
<br />2010), Gardena (January 2011), Riverside
<br />(March 2011), Stockton (September 2011), and
<br />Bakersfield (March 2012). UEI College's main
<br />campus is the Huntington Park location.
<br />In late 2014, UEI College added two new
<br />locations in Phoenix, Arizona and Houston,
<br />Texas. In March 2017, the name of the Houston
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