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ERIC Number: ED662957
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Feb-5
Pages: 57
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
UEI College's Career Pathway Programs. ED-OIG/A19IL0036
Office of Inspector General, US Department of Education
International Education Corporation (IEC) owns United Education Institute, doing business as UEI College (UEI College). The objectives of this audit were to determine whether: (1) UEI College's career pathway programs met the program eligibility requirements set forth in section 484(d)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA); (2) students enrolled in UEI College's career pathway programs met the student eligibility requirements in section 484(d)(1)(A) of the HEA; and (3) UEI College excluded from students' enrollment statuses and costs of attendance the component of its career pathway programs that enables a student to attain a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) evaluated UEI College's compliance with Federal requirements relevant to career pathway programs during award year 2020-2021 by reviewing UEI College's policies and procedures, records, and other information. A stratified statistical sample of 126 students was also selected from the population of 3,426 students who were enrolled in a UEI College career pathway program and received at least one disbursement of Title IV funds for award year 2020-2021. Finally, OIG obtained and reviewed UEI College's ATB testing policies and the ATB test publisher's user manual and conducted interviews to assess whether the ATB tests that the students included in the sample took were independently administered in accordance with Title 34 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) section 668.151. While OIG concluded that UEI College's career pathway programs satisfied the program eligibility requirements in section 484(d)(2) of the HEA, the school did not always retain sufficient documentation to show that the students included in the sample received counseling to support them in achieving their career goals. Recommendations were provided to the Chief Operating Officer for Federal Student Aid for future direction to UEI College. A draft of this report was provided to UEI College for comment and a summary of the school's comments are described at the end of each finding, along with OIG's response for the findings. The report concludes with the full text of UEI College's comments.
Office of Inspector General, US Department of Education. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; e-mail: edpubs@edpubs.ed.gov; Web site: https://oig.ed.gov/reports/list
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Office of Inspector General (ED)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Higher Education Act Title IV
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A