Private for-profit · Community college

UEI College-Gardena

Gardena, California · Large city

1%
Transfer rate
$28,691
Avg net price
60%
Grad / completion
$30,848
Median earnings

UEI College-Gardena is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Gardena, California (large city setting), enrolling 1,332 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 1,332 undergradsLarge cityNear the coast

About Gardena, California

Gardena is a city located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Based on archaeological findings, the Tongva people hunted and fished in the area of today's Gardena. Digital Manga is headquartered in Suite 300 at 1487 West 178th Street. Nissin Foods has its United States headquarters and a plant in Gardena. Nissin Foods (U.S.A.) Co., Inc. opened in Gardena in 1970. Marukai Corporation U.S.A. has its headquarters in Gardena. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
7 miles
Nearest airport
3 miles to Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne (HHR)

How UEI College-Gardena compares

Graduation rate60%

Higher than 48% · #225 of 382 in California

First-year retention73%

Higher than 51%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$30,848

Higher than 34% · #251 of 326 in California

Average net price$28,691

Cheaper than 10% · #304 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio23 : 1

Lower than 18%

Undergraduate enrollment1,332

Larger than 76%

Percentiles compare UEI College-Gardena with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in California.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

1,332undergrads
  • Women94671%
  • Men38629%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White2.3%
  • Black12%
  • Hispanic30%
  • Asian1.2%
  • Other or multiracial54%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,332
Student–faculty ratio
23 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
76%
First-generation students
63%
Students over 25
49%
Median family income
$9,983
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$48,429

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
Average net price
$28,691

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
60%
First-year retention
73%
Transferred to another college
1%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$27,374
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$30,848
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Students with federal loans
79%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
19%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
60%
Low-income (Pell)
63%
First-generation
64%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
7

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,332 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

2.7reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year2.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
2.3
Robbery
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$28,636
$30–48k
$28,536
$48–75k
$29,202
$75–110k
$110k+
$34,105

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

14%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,637
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 14% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,637. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 819 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$30,848
Typical debt at graduation
$9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
31%
Out-earn a HS grad
41%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$25,707
Men
$39,561

Men out-earn women by $13,854 (54%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
79°F
Winter low
49°F
Annual rain
11.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.53.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hawthorne Muni AP, CA US station (3.4 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.