IPEDS ID 497958

UEI College-Tacoma

Tacoma, Washington. In the 2023-24 award year this school reported 136 awards in the trades we track: auto mechanic, HVAC.

Address: 1415 East 72nd Street, Tacoma, WA 98404
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Website: www.uei.edu
Phone: (253) 210-3595
Type: Private for-profit, under 2-year
Accreditor: Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Federal student aid: Eligible (Title IV)
Undergrads (all programs): 689

Trade programs and graduates

Awards (certificates and degrees) conferred July 2023 to June 2024, first majors, as reported to IPEDS.

Trade	Program (CIP)	Award levels	Awards
Auto Mechanic	Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician (47.0604)	Certificate, 1 to 2 years (70)	70
HVAC	Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (47.0201)	Certificate, 1 to 2 years (66)	66

What it costs

Published charges for 2025-26, as reported to College Scorecard.

Tuition and fees, largest program (whole program)	$19,500
Cost of attendance, per program year (incl. living costs)	$34,978
Average net price after grants (aided students)	$30,321

Trade programs this school listed among its largest, with whole-program charges for 2023-24 (IPEDS program-year charges):

Program	Tuition + fees	Books + supplies	Length	Months
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	$21,500		36 credit hours	9
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician	$21,500		36 credit hours	9

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Outcomes

College Scorecard field-of-study results for graduates who received federal aid. Fields are the broader 4-digit program family, so welding and machining share "Precision Metal Working". Earnings are medians for graduates working and not enrolled; cohorts lag several years. Scorecard reports outcomes under the school's federal aid ID, which can combine several branch campuses, so counts can exceed this campus's own graduates.

Field	Credential	Median pay, 1 yr	Median pay, 5 yrs	Median federal debt
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (47.02)	Undergraduate certificate	$40,234 n=530	$38,916	$9,500
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (47.06)	Undergraduate certificate	$36,394 n=275	$36,247	$9,500

School-wide College Scorecard measures (all programs, and all campuses that share the federal aid ID):

Completion rate within 150% of normal time (first-time, full-time students, all programs): 63%
Median earnings 10 years after entering, all students and programs: $36,742
Median federal debt of completers, all programs: $9,500

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HVAC 91
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Bates Technical College

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Green River College

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AUTO 41
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Renton Technical College

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South Seattle College

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AUTO 231
A&P 105
WELD 55
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Trade grads 2023-24: 395
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South Puget Sound Community College

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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Directory (HD2024), NCES; College Scorecard institution data (2025-26 charges, released Nov 2, 2026) and field-of-study data (Oct 15, 2026); FMCSA Training Provider Registry (as of 2026-11-02); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-02. IPEDS unit ID 497958. How we build this list.