International Education Corporation is the parent company for United Education Institute and Advanced Career Training. The company is headquartered in Irvine, California, and provides management support to all IEC subsidiaries in the areas of accounting, human resources, marketing, policies and procedures, compliance, campus operations, public relations, and governmental affairs.

Through its divisions, IEC offers a wide range of educational services encompassing career training and specialized higher education training, utilizing technologically advanced delivery systems.

The founding company, United Electronics Institute, was formed in October 1982, in Los Angeles County, California. The name was changed to United Education Institute (UEI) in 1989 to reflect a broadening of the scope of training provided. Today, UEI has 12 campuses located in California at Anaheim, Chula Vista, El Monte, Fresno, Gardena, Huntington Park, Ontario, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Marcos, and Van Nuys.

During 1996, IEC acquired Advanced Career Training (ACT), a career training school headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. This company has been in operation since 1975 offering courses in travel and tourism at training centers located in Georgia and Jacksonville, Florida.