International Education Corporation


International Education Corporation is the parent company of UEI College, United Education Institute, Florida Career College and U.S. Colleges. The institutions are post secondary with a focus on career education in California, Arizona, Georgia, Florida, and Texas.

Accreditation

The Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training accredits UEI College in Huntington Park, Anaheim, Chula Vista, West Covina, Encino, Ontario, San Marcos, Stockton, Phoenix, and Morrow campuses. The Council on Occupational Education accredits Florida Career College locations in Miami, Hialeah, Boynton Beach, Houston, Jacksonville, Lauderdale Lakes, Margate, Orlando, Pembroke Pines, Tampa and West Palm Beach. The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges accredits the Bakersfield, Gardena, Fresno, Sacramento, and Riverside locations. The institutions' accreditors are listed by the U.S. Department of Education as nationally recognized accrediting agencies.

Leadership

The President and CEO of International Education Corporation is Fardad Fateri, who was also a commissioner with the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools.

History

IEC was originally founded in 1982 in Los Angeles, California, with the name United Electronics Institute, and was re-branded to focus on a wider range of training programs.

Alleged fraud

In 2020 Florida Career College was sued by students who claimed the college was "a sham" and targeted economically vulnerable minorities with predatory practices.