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International Education Corporation Acquires MCed Career College
IRVINE, California ─ July 1, 2010 ─ International Education Corporation today announced that it has completed the acquisition of MCed Career College headquartered in Fresno, California. Founded in 1989, MCed Career College is an accredited post-secondary institution now offering career-focused programs in healthcare, business, legal, and information technology.
This transaction marks International Education Corporation’s second acquisition in the last 12 months. MCed Career College will operate under the name UEI College, IEC’s operating brand in California.
Dr. Fardad Fateri, President and Chief Executive Officer of International Education Corporation, said, "This acquisition is consistent with our strategy of expanding our footprint into the Central and Northern California markets. We are excited to have been able to acquire a college with MCed’s strong presence and reputation within that region.”
“We are pleased to welcome MCed Career College and its capable team of faculty and staff members to the IEC family of colleges,” says Janis Paulson, Chief Financial & Operating Officer of International Education Corporation. “The addition of MCed Career College to our portfolio of colleges provides us with a strong base in Central California and positions us effectively to prepare and graduate more students in healthcare, IT, and business to satisfy the growing demands of our employers in that region.”
Ginny White, IEC’s Executive Vice President of Marketing & Admissions says, “Central and Northern California’s rapid population growth and economic expansion has made it necessary for colleges to offer much needed programs and educate thousands of students to meet the demands of employers for qualified entry level workers in fast growing sectors such as healthcare.”
Fardad Fateri adds, "With our strong presence in Southern California, this entry into Central California is in line with our business thesis to penetrate new complementary markets organically and through acquisitions with a continued focus on our core programs within existing educational verticals especially in healthcare.”
About International Education Corporation
Headquartered in Irvine, California, International Education Corporation is one of the largest private national providers of practitioner focused postsecondary career education in the United States offering top quality programs in high demand verticals such as healthcare, business, technology, transportation, and criminal justice. International Education Corporation is the parent company of UEI College and United Education Institute.
For more information about programs offered at United Education Institute and UEI College or to enroll in one of the campuses, please call 1-800-DIAL-UEI or visit www.uei.edu.
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International Education Corp Opens UEI College Campus in San Marcos, CA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 22, 2010
Editorial Summary: International Education Corporation announces the opening of UEI College in San Marcos, CA.
SAN MARCOS, CA. International Education Corporation (IEC), a leading national provider of career education and operator of UEI College, has announced the opening of its newest California campus in San Marcos at 2085 Montiel Road. This new branch will serve as the 11th UEI College campus in Southern California and will support and serve the education needs of the local community.
“I am so proud that San Marcos is now home to UEI career education school. Now, more than
ever, our economy needs educational institutions like this to help propel students into industry professionals,” says San Marcos Mayor, Jim Desmond.
“San Marcos is the educational hub of San Diego North, offering students, professionals, and community members a myriad of opportunities. Whether undergraduate, graduate, continuing or trade school, San Marcos has many educational resources. On behalf of the business community, I welcome UEI to the education and business community of San Marcos,” says Joanie Priest, President and CEO, San Marcos Chamber of Commerce.
“UEI College has been serving the residents of San Diego County for many years and we are thrilled to expand our reach through our third campus in the county,” says Fardad Fateri, President and CEO of International Education Corporation. “We are convinced that our new campus in San Marcos will effectively address the needs of residents for top quality career education programs as well as the employers in need of top talent.”
About United Education Institute and UEI College
United Education Institute has 2 campuses located in Florida and Georgia. UEI College has 10 campuses conveniently located throughout Southern California. Both are owned and operated by International Education Corporation. Headquartered in Irvine, California, IEC is a premier national provider of practitioner focused postsecondary career education providing top quality programs in high demand verticals such as healthcare, business, technology, transportation, and criminal justice.
For more information about programs offered at UEI College or to enroll in one of their campuses, please call 1-800-DIAL-UEI or visit www.uei.edu.
CONTACT:
Hanan Mordaa
Associate VP, Marketing
International Education Corporation
Phone: (714) 368-0169
Fax: (714) 368-0885
mordaah@iecglobal.com
http://www.iecglobal.com
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International Education Corporation Named as One of the Fastest Growing Companies
International Education Corporation (IEC) was named by the Orange County Business Journal as one of the fastest growing corporations and “the” fastest growing education company headquartered in Orange County, California. This list is put together by the journal annually and it represents the rate of revenue growth year over year. Making this coveted list shows growth rate and the ranking is developed by comparing results of all the fastest growing companies.
“We are pleased to make this list and grouped amongst such extraordinary corporations as Orange County is home to many of the country’s best corporations,” says Fardad Fateri, President and Chief Executive Officer of International Education Corporation. But Fateri submits, “Although our growth rate and top line expansion is remarkable and many would argue dramatic, what we are most proud of is our ability to grow while improving the quality of all that we do for our students demonstrated through our student retention and graduation rates as well as the placement of our graduates in educationally related careers.”
Janis Paulson, the company’s Chief Operating and Financial Officer, says, “IEC was in deep financial trouble just a little over two years ago so to be able to reach this high level of performance in just a short period of time and then to make this list is testimony to the passion, good thinking, and rigor of all the employees at our company.”
Paulson adds, “We are excited but not surprised about earning a spot on this list of fastest growing companies as we know our company has the talent, the ambition and the appetite for reaching the top. We truly have an extraordinary culture at IEC, one that is focused on personal accountability, top performance, operational effectiveness, and passion for student success.”
Making this prestigious list is just the beginning for IEC as we plan to grow at similar and higher rates in the future,” claims Ginny White, IEC’s Executive Vice President of Admissions and Marketing, “We have the people, the infrastructure, the programs, the market dominance and the strategy to continue to create impact and achieve superior results.”
When asked about the influence of the poor state of the economy on IEC’s performance, White responds, “In a good or a bad economy, highly talented individuals can always secure employment; the same paradigm holds true for companies. At IEC, we will never blame the economy for our poor performance and we will never credit the economy for our top performance.”
Janis Paulson holds, “The economy is yet one more variable for us to manage and highly talented management teams know how to navigate through the turbulence of the economy. To create such an amazing performance in such economic conditions is testimony to the breadth of our experience as a corporation and to our ability to execute with remarkable precision.”
Fateri says, “We are optimistic about sustaining this level of performance as we have a solid business platform and a unique thesis for accelerated growth as well as a disciplined approach to our enterprise. We are also well aware that we must remain relentless on execution and our never-ending focus on the levers of our business as our plan is to grow but we only want to grow with quality and integrity; we will never want to grow at the risk of compromising our commitment to the success of our students.”
ABOUT INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CORPORATION
Headquartered in Irvine, California, International Education Corporation is a premier national provider of practitioner-focused postsecondary career education providing top-quality programs in high-demand verticals such as healthcare, business, technology, transportation, and criminal justice. IEC owns and operates colleges under two national brands: UEI College and Advanced Career Training.
Contact:
Hanan Mordaa Awad
Associate Vice President of Marketing
220 Commerce, Suite 250
Irvine, CA 92602
714-368-0169
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International Education Corporation today announced the name change of its campuses on the East Coast from Advanced Career Train
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (January 14, 2010)
Irvine, CA. International Education Corporation today announced the name change of its campuses on the East Coast from Advanced Career Training (ACT) to United Education Institute (UEI).
The name change more strategically connects the east coast schools with the west coast campuses under one brand. The west coast campuses operate under the UEI College brand. This change reflects the company’s long-term strategy to advance its national presence, and more closely aligns and strengthens the identity of each of its operating divisions.
“Changing the name of our ACT campuses to UEI will mark yet another important milestone in our evolution as a corporation,” says Fardad Fateri, President and Chief Executive Officer of International Education Corporation. Fateri adds, “This name change consolidates our brand allowing us to be true to our objective of creating ‘one standard of excellence’ in all that we do.”
About United Education Institute and UEI College
United Education Institute has 2 campuses located in Florida and Georgia. UEI College has 10 campuses conveniently located throughout Southern California. Both are owned and operated by International Education Corporation. Headquartered in Irvine, California, IEC is a premier national provider of practitioner focused postsecondary career education providing top quality programs in high demand verticals such as healthcare, business, technology, transportation, and criminal justice.
For more information about IEC, please visit their website at www.iecglobal.com.
CONTACT:
Hanan Mordaa
Associate VP, Marketing
International Education Corporation
Phone: (714) 368-0169 ext. 318
Fax: (714) 368-0885
mordaah@iecglobal.com
http://www.iecglobal.com
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UEI College Starts Vocational Nursing Program in the City of Chula Vista
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA. International Education Corporation today announced that it will start a Vocational Nursing program at UEI College in Chula Vista, California.
“Our strategy is to grow geographically within existing IEC media markets and to expand offerings within our current programmatic verticals,” says Fardad Fateri, President and Chief Executive Officer of International Education Corporation. Fateri adds, “Moving up the healthcare vertical and offering Vocational Nursing is consistent with our strategic objective.”
Janis Paulson, IEC’s Chief Operating Officer states, “Our research indicates that there is an incredible shortage of nurses in the State of California and our plan is to be a part of the solution in filling this gap by offering the Vocational Nursing program. We are excited to be in a position to serve the community at large as well as support the needs of employers.”
“We have discovered through evaluating labor data that San Diego County could benefit tremendously from a top quality Vocational Nursing program,” comments Ginny White, IEC’s Executive Vice President of Admissions & Marketing, “so we decided to offer this much needed program at our UEI College campus in the City of Chula Visa.”
Headquartered in Irvine, California, International Education Corporation is a premier provider of practitioner focused postsecondary career education in healthcare, business, technology and criminal justice. IEC owns and operates colleges under two national brands: UEI College and Advanced Career Training.
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International Education Corporation Acquires American Auto Institute for Cash
IRVINE, CA. International Education Corporation today announced that it has acquired American Auto Institute for cash. Headquartered in Cerritos, California, American Auto Institute has unique transportation education programs that prepare students for entry level careers in the automotive industry.
“This acquisition is consistent with our strategic objective to penetrate new urban markets in existing media markets within high demand career focused programmatic verticals,” says Fardad Fateri, President and Chief Executive Officer of International Education Corporation. Dr. Fateri adds, “We are excited to be able to acquire AAI as it is known amongst employers and graduates to be a provider of top quality career education programs to serve the needs of the automotive industry.”
Despite the turbulence in the economy, the senior executives at International Education Corporation believe this type of acquisition is a prudent approach for positioning the corporation for sustaining future success. “Smart money is now investing for expansion in key strategic economic pockets within high potential and historically high performing sectors,” say Janis Paulson, Chief Operating Officer of International Education Corporation.
“There is always a need for top quality graduates for entry level positions in high demand sectors,” says Ginny White, Executive VP of Marketing & Admissions for IEC. “We believe the need and demand for entry level automotive careers will continue to grow.”
Headquartered in Irvine, California, International Education Corporation is a premier provider of practitioner focused post-secondary career education in health-care, business, technology and criminal justice. IEC owns and operates colleges under two national brands: UEI College and Advanced Career Training.
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CEO Dr. Fardad Fateri Inverviewed by Career College Central
Chief Executive Officer of International Education Corporation, Dr. Fardad Fateri, was recently interviewed by Career College Central, a leading magazine in the Career College industry for Higher Education. You can view the full interview at the Career College Central website.
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Orange County Register Article includes Dr. Fardad Fateri CEO of International Education Corp.
Hot careers in a cool economy
May 7th, 2009, 12:00 pm · posted by Colin Stewart
Despite the economic slump, employers are still hiring in many fields, says Fardad Fateri, chief executive of Irvine-based International Education Corp., which runs career training schools.
Careers such as health, education and technology still have a healthy demand for workers, he said.
His observations line up with other recent workforce forecasts, including the O.C. Register’s database of labor experts’ predictions of local job growth.
TECHNOLOGY
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts fast growth through 2017 for network systems analysts and data communication analysts — two relatively high-paying jobs — as well as for the relatively low-paying positions of home care aides and home health aides.
Fateri noted that the state Labor Market Information Division predicts that demand will grow 40 percent through 2016 for network systems analysts, computer software engineers and veterinary technicians.
HEALTH
Many hospitals and other health-related businesses are still growing during the recession. Edwards Lifesciences of Irvine, for example, is adding about 250 positions this year in Orange County.
Many varieties of health-care jobs showed up on U.S. News and World Report’s list of best careers for 2009, which aims to identify “jobs with the best outlook in this recessionary economy (and beyond), the highest rates of job satisfaction, the least difficult training necessary, the most prestige, and the highest pay.” You’ll have to judge for yourself how well the magazine balanced all those conflicting factors, such as high-paying jobs and jobs that are easy to prepare for.
The U.S. News said:
The aging of the baby boomer generation promises to place major demands on the healthcare system. There will be more need for physical therapists as active seniors work their way back from hip and knee replacements. A couple of national surveys also found that physical therapists rank high in job satisfaction.
Registered nurses, biomedical equipment technicians, and physician assistants will also be in hot demand.
Equipment technicians install, train, calibrate, and maintain a cadre of fast-evolving medical equipment, such as PET/CT scanners and robotic radiosurgery units.
Computer systems know-how is increasingly useful, and you can be an everyday hospital hero after only a two-year associate’s degree.
Physician assistants need two or three years of postgraduate education. Then they can do about 80 percent of what physicians do, and their salaries can reach six figures.
Fateri said health-care programs are popular at UEI, which has schools at seven locations in Southern California, but not in Orange County itself.
“The medical assisting program currently has the highest enrollment,” Fateri said. “We expect continued growth in these programs as demand for entry-level health-care workers expands.”
OTHER FIELDS
Fateri also cited several other careers with a healthy supply of jobs:
Even with the recession, Fateri says there is still demand for employees with business administration, administrative assistant and management consultant training. “Small and medium-sized companies need individuals to run their businesses so training for these areas always yields positive results,” Fateri said.
Criminal Justice is another hot career field, since there is always going be a demand for employees who can work in security, protection, investigation and law enforcement.
“Also, the education field is continuing to grow,” Fateri said. “With the retirement of thousands of educators and the increased demand for skilled workers, we will need thousands of teachers, teacher’s aides, administrative assistants, network systems technicians and support staff in the K-12 and the higher education system.”
Here is the full U.S. News list of top careers:
Audiologist
Biomedical equipment technician
Clergy
Curriculum/training specialist
Engineer
Firefighter
Fundraiser
Genetic counselor
Ghostwriter
Government manager
Hairstylist/Cosmetologist
Health policy specialist
Higher education administrator
Landscape architect
Librarian
Locksmith/Security system technician
Management consultant
Mediator
Occupational therapist
Optometrist
Pharmacist
Physical therapist
Physician assistant
Politician/Elected official
Registered nurse
School psychologist
Systems analyst
Urban planner
Usability/User experience specialist
Veterinarian
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Working World publishes advertorial on UEI College
Train for one of nine new careers in nine months or less.
UEI College makes it possible.
With the new year, many people are trying to figure out which change will make the biggest difference. According to education specialists, it isn’t a new dog or a new diet, but a new career.
“Learning a career that you love can make a huge difference in so many ways, from the satisfaction you feel and the money you earn to the friends you make,” explains Dora Garcia, Director of Admissions at UEI College.
UEI College, with Los Angeles-area campuses in Van Nuys, Huntington Park, and El Monte, caters to those who want to explore new career options in todays most in-demand industries. The 25-year-old school, which recently changed it’s name in order to award degrees in addition to diplomas, enables students to keep their current jobs while studying and graduate in nine months or less.
“We’re very excited about our newest program in Criminal Justice,” says Garcia. “After completion, our career services team helps graduates land such prestigious jobs as store detective, retail security guard, gaming surveillance specialist, bailiff, TSA professional, and 911 operator.”
Additionally, UEI College offers programs in Medical Assisting, Massage Therapy, Medical Billing, Dental Assisting, Pharmacy Technician, Computer Systems Technician, and Business Office Administration.
Start making a change today and call UEI College at 877-254-3782 or visit us on the web at www.uei-info.com
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International Education Corporation names Chief Executive Officer
Irvine, Calif. (March 18, 2008) – International Education Corporation (IEC) today announced the appointment of Fardad Fateri as its Chief Executive Officer. Fateri joins IEC with a rare and solid background in business as well as in academics. In his new role, he will be responsible for continuing the excellent standard of education provided by IEC’s subsidiaries, United Education Institute and Advanced Career Training.
Fateri plans to reach a broader range of students by increasing program offerings delivered through multiple platforms and increasing distribution channels while leveraging current facilities and improving the level of academic quality. “In our enterprise, it all comes down to student retention, graduation and employment,” Fateri said. “Colleges that focus on student outcomes and student achievement will sustain superior long-term financial results.” Most recently, Fateri served as Chief Academic Officer for Corinthian Colleges, Inc., where he led the corporation’s academic vertical for the past four years. Prior to joining Corinthian Colleges, Inc., Dr. Fateri was President of DeVry University in Southern California, leading the organization to become one of the most successful divisions of DeVry, Inc. He served the DeVry, Inc. community for 10 years.
Before his work with DeVry, he spent more than seven years at the Orange County Campus of the United States International University where he was Campus Director. “I am excited about having the opportunity to work with a very talented leadership team, a quality staff, a passionate faculty, and the fact that IEC is not yet as large as some of the other players within our space,” Fateri said. “We can be nimble and build a culture grounded in top-quality programs delivered by top-notch faculty, and we will design a culture of accountability for student outcomes.” Fateri said the proprietary education space is small compared to the traditional education sector, which allows a number of opportunities to gain market share and provide students with timely and relevant education that prepares them for careers.
Dr. Fateri earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of California in Irvine; California State University in Fullerton; and Alliant International University, respectively. His Doctoral degree is in Leadership and Human Behavior with a specialization in Organizational Behavior.
Dr. Fateri also attended Harvard University, where he completed the Management and Leadership in Higher Education program. Jim Mathis, the company’s outgoing CEO, was instrumental in positioning the company for the future. He will continue to support the IEC community by serving on the corporation’s Board of Directors. “For the past year, we have been actively searching for a qualified Chief Executive and finally found someone who will take IEC to the next level. We are fortunate to attract someone of Fardad’s caliber to IEC,” Mathis said.
About International Education Corporation
International Education Corporation is headquartered in Irvine, Calif. As parent company of United Education Institute and Advanced Career Training, International Education Corporation offers a wide range of educational services encompassing career training and specialized higher education training. International Education Corporation’s mission is to provide exceptional career-oriented programs that prepare students for entry-level employment in their chosen field. For more information, visit http://company.monster.com/iecglobal/.
About United Education Institute
UEI has seven campuses in California, located in El Monte, Ontario, Chula Vista, Huntington Park, San Bernardino, San Diego and Van Nuys. UEI offers career training in the following programs: Business Office Administration, Computer Systems Technician, Dental Assistant, Massage Therapy, Medical Assistant, Medical Billing & Insurance Coding, and Pharmacy Technician. Not all programs are available at all campuses. Campus tours are available for people who want to learn more about the school and its programs. For more information, visit www.uei-edu.com/.
About Advanced Career Training
ACT has three campuses in the Southeast, located in Atlanta and Morrow, Ga. and Jacksonville, Fla. ACT offers career training in the following programs: Medical Assistant, Dental Assistant, Medical Billing and Insurance Coding, Business Office Administration, Computer Systems Technician, and Massage Therapy. For more information, visit www.act-edu.com/.
