Type Jesuit, Catholic Gender Coeducational | Grades Preschool to 12 Enrollment 2,944 | |
Established 1591; 426 years ago (1591) Rector Gustavo González Castañeda sj | ||
Science Institute of Jalisco (Instituto de Ciencias) in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico, dates its origin to 1591 when the Jesuits first opened a college in Guadalajara. It was then named St. Thomas Aquinas College, but was closed with the suppression of the Jesuits in 1767. It reopened in 1906 under the name San Jose College and in 1920, after the Mexican Revolution, was named Science Institute of Jalisco, a city in the metro area of Guadalajara.
Facilities
The Institute covers preschool through university preparatory. Students have the option to specialize in humanities, engineering, architecture and design, biology, medical, and administration. The common core curriculum includes classes ranging from humanities to ecology, art, sports, mathematics, philosophy, computer science, social sciences, education, and English and/or French as a second language.
Activities in the various years include Catholic liturgies, service projects especially with indigenous peoples, social action training, environmental education, retreats, and Ignatian leadership workshops.
Facilities include a pool, laboratories, a research center, audiovisual rooms, and practice fields for soccer, basketball, volleyball, rugby, touch football, triathlon, athletics, taekwondo, and animation, as well as studios for artistic expressions such as cinema, theater, dance, guitar, painting, sculpture, product design, and graphics. The rugby teams at the Institute have achieved considerable success, with players selected for the National Olympiad.
Scholarships covering from 25% to 75% of tuition are available according to each student's needs.