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Automotive program at UEI College-Gardena
Gardena, CA · Private for-profit 2-year · (424) 246-3000 · School website
School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $21,500
- LengthIPEDS
- 36 credit hours, 9 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 94
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 183 graduates
- $27,550
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $38,338
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $101 a month over 10 years
- $9,500
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $51,586
- Typical pay for automotive service technicians and mechanicsBLS OEWS May 2025, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- $62,820
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About this program
UEI College-Gardena awarded 94 automotive credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 8 we list. Its listed tuition of $21,500 compares with a California median wage of $64,980 for automotive service technicians and mechanics (BLS, May 2025).
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