Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo

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Type Public President Jesús Contreras García Students 3,602 (2000) Undergraduate tuition and fees 1,750 MXN (2012) Total enrollment 6,373 (2014)		Established 1951 Administrative staff 258 Acceptance rate 35.7% (2014) Phone +52 844 438 9500

Motto La técnica por la grandeza de México (Technique for the greatness of Mexico) Address Blvd. Venustiano Carranza 2400, Tecnológico, 25280 Saltillo, Coah., Mexico Similar Autonomous University of Coahuila, Universidad Autónoma Agraria A, Technological Institute of La Laguna, Monterrey Institute of Technolo, Technological Institute of San Luis

The Technological Institute of Saltillo (Spanish: Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo), or ITS, is located in the city of Saltillo, state capital of Coahuila, Mexico. It is a college level technological institution. Founded in July 1950 by Mexican President Miguel Alemán Valdez, it started operations on January 3, 1951.

History

Since its foundation, the institute has changed names several times. It was founded as Instituto Tecnológico de Coahuila, but then changed in 1968 to Instituto Tecnológico Regional de Coahuila. Again, by 1977, it was renamed to Instituto Tecnológico Regional de Saltillo and, finally, since 1981, as Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo.

In 1951, the objective of the institution was to provide students technical degrees suitable for the industry; however, due to expansion, it later offered high school, engineering and graduate degrees. By 1951, enrollment consisted of barely 314 students, but after 55 years of existence, it now amounts to 3,600 students, without taking into consideration its staff that consists of 16 directive officers, 177 professors, 14 researchers, 134 auxiliary technicians, and an administrative and service staff of 172 and 76, respectively.

Academics

Nowadays ITS offers the following degrees:

Undergraduate

Electrical Engineering

Electronic Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Materials Engineering

Computer Systems Engineering

Mechatronics Engineering

Computer Engineering

Business Management

Mechanical Engineering

Graduate

Ph.D. in materials

Master's degree in Materials Engineering

Master's degree in Industrial Engineering

List of Directors

Its directors have been:

Santiago Tamez Anguiano (1950–1951)

Narciso Urrutia Lozano (1951–1952)

Segundo Rodríguez Alvarez (1952)

Oscar Peart Pérez (1952–1960)

Gabriel H. Acosta (1960–1961)

Jorge Fernández Mier (1961–1966)

Benjamín Rodríguez Zarzosa (1966–1967)

Jorge Fernández Mier (1967–1973)

Rodolfo Rosas Morales (1973–1976)

David Hernandez Ochoa (1976)

Luis Rosales Celis (1976–1981)

Carlos Herrera Pérez (1981–1983)

Manuel F. Flores Revuelta (1983–1986)

Jesús H. Cano Ríos (1986–1988)

José Claudio Tamez Saénz (1988–1991)

Manuel F. Flores Revuelta (1991–1996)

Juan Francisco Mancinas Casas (1996–2001)

Enriqueta Gonzalez Aguilar (2001–2005)

Jesús Contreras García (current, since August 2005)

References

Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo Wikipedia

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