The Universidad de las Américas, Asociación Civil (UDLA, A.C.) is a university institution founded in 1940 with the name of Mexico City College (MCC). In the 1960s it changed its name to University of the Americas and later on to Universidad de las Américas, A.C., that prevails today.
Since it was founded it has been located in different facilities. First in rented buildings at the Colonia Roma in Mexico City, in the 1950s and later on in an 8-acre campus located on the Mexico-Toluca road. In the 1970s it moved to a new campus in the State of Puebla where it stayed until 1985 when the Board of Associates decided to move to Mexico City and separate from the Universidad de las Américas de Puebla.
At the present time the university continues its bilingual nature (English–Spanish) being the only institution in Mexico with that characteristic.
The Universidad de las Américas, A.C., in Mexico City, is qualified as follows in the national lists published in Mexican newspapers Reforma and El Universal en 2012:
Psychology: 2nd place in Reforma and 2nd place in El UniversalBusiness administration: 7th place in Reforma and 2nd place in El UniversalInformation systems: 4th place in Reforma and no evaluation in El UniversalInternational relations: 6th place in Reforma and 4th place in El UniversalMass media: 8th place in Reforma and 2nd place in El UniversalLaw: 11th place in El Universal and no evaluation in ReformaThe program in special education is not evaluated in the surveys.
The Universidad de las Américas, A.C., is accredited by the following associations
At national level:
The Ministry of Public Education Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP in Spanish) Grants to BA, specialty, master and doctorate the Recognition of Official Validity (RVOE in Spanish).The National Association of Universities and Higher Educations Institutions (ANUIES in Spanish), Accredited since 1998.Federation of Mexican Private Institutions of Higher Education, (FIMPES) accredited for the 2006-2012 period.National Council for Teaching and Research in Psychology (CNEIP) Consejo Nacional para la Enseñanza e Investigación en Psicología (CNEIP)Council for the Accreditation of Communication A.C. (CONAC) Consejo de Acreditación de la Comunicación A.C. (CONAC)Accrediting Council in the Teaching of Accounting and Management, A.C. (CACECA) Consejo de Acreditación en la Enseñanza de la Contaduría y Administración A.C. (CACECA)Association for the Accreditation and Certification in Social Sciences, A.C. (ACCESISO) Asociación para la Acreditación y Certificación en Ciencias Sociales, A.C. (ACCESISO)National Council for the Accreditation of Higher Education in Law, A.C. (CONFEDE) Consejo Nacional para la Acreditacion de la Educación Superior en Derecho, A.C. (CONFEDE)At the international level:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)The Universidad de las Americas offers continuing education courses and diploma programs in management, education, psychology, science and technology and law.
Outstanding graduates
Erik Mora, Sports Director for Telemundo 39, Sports Anchor and Video JournalistRicardo Blanco, Products Communication Manager for Latin America in YouTube and GoogleMauricio Cabrera, General editor, [mediotiempo.com] (Expansión Editorial Group)Carlos M. Hernández, General Manager México and Central America Abbott DiagnosticsJosé Isabel Benítez, General Manager for Business and Services, Price ShoesRaúl Toscano, Human Resources Director for Mexico and Latin America of the Swiss BankBenilde Muro, Human Resources manager at HSBC London, UKAna Paula Blanco, Chief of the area of Communication and Public Business for North America and the United States, GoogleMónica Ochoa, General director for Asia and Pacific, Mexican Foreign Service, Servicio Exterior MexicanoLilia del Carmen Morales, consul in Leamington, OntarioJuan Carlos Méndez, Legal director at Prudential SegurosMauricio Domingo, Legal vicepresident at Herbalife International de México, S.A de C.V.Nancy Bernal, Director of International Affairs of the Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal (Inafed) of the Interior Ministry Secretaría de Gobernación.Fernando Barocio, Legal director of the El UniversalCynthia Corro, Manager of the legal department of Casa CuervoRodrigo Caraballo, Director of judicial affairs of the Instituto Politécnico NacionalGilberto Carrillo, Chief of Information auditing in Radiomóvil DIPSA, S.A de C.V. (Telcel)Leonor McCall-Rodriguez, Executive Director, Regis University Dual Language Campus
