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UEI College-Gardena Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

  • Private for-profit college
  • Gardena, CA
  • 1,332 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

7 UEI College-Gardena certificate programs report what graduates earn. HVAC pays the most in the first year ($30,235), and Dental Hygiene and Assisting the least ($21,979). The median program pays $24,781.

Tuition for the largest program$19,900Tuition and fees for the whole program
Net price, largest program$28,691After aid, for the whole program
Graduation rate60%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 7 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in California" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across California. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

Program names link to the program's own page, and California ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

  1. HVAC$30,235
  2. Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$27,550
  3. Office Administration$26,109
  4. Health and Medical Administration$24,781
  5. Allied Health and Medical Assisting$24,039

Lowest median debt

  1. HVAC$9,500
  2. Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$9,500
  3. Office Administration$9,500
  4. Health and Medical Administration$9,500
  5. Allied Health and Medical Assisting$9,500

Largest programs

  1. Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 288 graduates a year
  2. Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 97 graduates a year
  3. HVACAbout 91 graduates a year
  4. Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 86 graduates a year
  5. Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 82 graduates a year

Common questions

HVAC graduates earn a median of $30,235 in their first year, the most of 7 UEI College-Gardena certificate programs that report pay.

About this data

  • Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
  • Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
  • Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
  • Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of California rankings when their main campus is in another state.
  • Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels