Victor Umeh started his education at St. Bridget’s Primary School Aguluzigbo, he then proceeded to Bubendorff Memorial Grammar School Adazi-Nnukwu, graduating on top of his class with Division One in 1980. That same year, he got admission into the University of Nigeria Nsukka, where he obtained a degree in Estate Management in June 1984 with a BSc Honours.

After His National Youths Service in 1985 as a Lecturer at the University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, he engaged himself in the practice of his Profession.  Chief Umeh is a Fellow of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers.  He is also a registered Estate Surveyor and Valuer by the Estate Surveyors and Valuers Registration Board of Nigeria.

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Senator Victor Umeh is an Associate member of the Rating and Valuation Association of Great Britain, as well as a Senior Certified Valuer of the International Real Estate Institute, Scottsdale, Arizona USA. He is the Principal Consultant, of V. C. Umeh & Co, a Firm of Estate Surveyors and Valuers.  A Director of so many companies, Chief Umeh was a Director of the Federal Government-owned Nigerian Film Corporation, Jos in 2002.