President Manuel J. Fernós Academic staff 250 Acceptance rate 66.3% (2014) Founded 1962 Motto Inter Ponce | Established 1962 Rector Vilma Colón Acosta Administrative staff 200 Mascot Tiger Number of students 5,000 Color Green and Yellow | |
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Similar Interamerican University of Puerto, Interamerican University of Puerto, Pontifical Catholic University, University of Puerto Rico at B, University of Puerto Rico at P Profiles | ||
The Interamerican University of Puerto Rico at Ponce — or Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ponce (UIPR-P) in Spanish, and often referred as "La Inter"— is a Christian co-educational non-sectarian university in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1962. It is part of the Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico system, whose main campus is in San German, Puerto Rico.
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History
The school opened in August 1962 as an extension program of the San German campus. It opened at facilities on Calle Villa, near downtown Ponce. In 1966 the school moved to more spacious facilities at the southwest corner of Calle Castillo and Calle Estrella. In the early 1980s the university started to build a new campus east of the city. In 1984 it moved to this new campus in the Mercedita sector of Barrio Vayas, Ponce. In 1992 the school became an autonomous campus of the Inter-American University system.
Academics
The school offers programs in education, health, and management. It has over 25 academic programs, including offering five Master Degrees in Education, Business and Criminal Justice. It also offers 22 Bachelor Degrees, seven Associate Degrees, and four technical certificates. It has an enrollment of approximately 5,000 students. The university offers academic programs in 11 teaching units.
Expansion
In August 2012, the school announce a $10 million expansion plan that would create a college preparatory school. The new facility is scheduled to open in August 2013 in the immediacy of the current school grounds.
