Type Public university Students 1000 (approx.) Phone +52 352 526 2369 Founded 21 November 1990 | Established 1990 Acceptance rate 76.9% (2014) Total enrollment 1,275 (2014) Color Blue and yellow | |
President Juan Manuel Salazar Chávez Location La Piedad, Michoacán de Ocampo, Mexico Campus Avenida Tecnológico 2000
Meseta de Los Laureles
Col. Plateau de los Laureles 59370 Address Av Ricardo Guzmán Romero, Sta Fe, Tecnológico, 59370 La Piedad de Cavadas, Mich., Mexico Motto Con la ciencia y la tecnologia, hacia nuestro ideal (With the science and technology, towards our ideal) Similar Instituto Tecnológico de La Paz, Instituto Tecnológico de Jiquilp, Instituto Tecnológico de Morelia, Technological Institute of Morelia V, Universidad del Valle de Atema | ||
The La Piedad Institute of Technology is a public university located in La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico. It was founded in 1990. It is part of the Mexican public education system (SEP) and offers training for several careers. English is taught as a second language at the school.
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History
In 1990 the institute started operations in the buildings of another college, Centro de Bachillerato Tecnolópgico Industrial y de servicios No. 84, with programmes in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Computer Systems Engineering and Informatics.
Several years later it added a course of study for Electronics Engineering. Throughout its 17 year history, students at Tec La Piedad have several times won firsts, seconds and third place prizes at creativity contests, amongst institutes of technology from around the country.
The university has been the venue of regional sports tournaments, where the students took part in basketball, tennis, and soccer.
Academics
The institute offers a variety of degree programs:
Student life
The university students host an annual "Mexican Night" that is held once a year on the campus. The festival welcomes students and non-students to enjoy cooking competitions, displays, music, and dancing.
Research publications
Below is a list of published research papers produced by PhD students at the school.