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UEI College-Tacoma

Tacoma, Washington Private for-profit Less than 2-year Midsize city

Overview

UEI College-Tacoma is a private for-profit career and technical school based in Tacoma, Washington. Its campus is in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 689 students. It is part of International Education Corporation.

UEI College-Tacoma offers certificates across 5 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medical/Clinical Assistant, Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician, and Automobile. It awarded 471 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 22 to 1.

Mission

Driving personal and community transformation by empowering students to make a positive and enduring life change.

Mission statement as reported by UEI College-Tacoma

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
689
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
471
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
5
Programs and majors
22:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 5

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 3
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
71%
Student-to-faculty ratio
22:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates of 1 to 2 years
471

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
689
Undergraduates, fall 2024
689
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,312
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
55%
Men
45%
White
10%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
10%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
8%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
54%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Continuous
Part of
International Education Corporation
CEO
Shoukry Tiab
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates

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