Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior

Center for Technical and Higher Education

Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior
Type	Private multiple-campus university
Established	1961
President	Dr. Fernando León García
Academic staff	+500
Students	+7700
Location	Mexicali, Tijuana, Ensenada , Baja California , Mexico 32.655833°N 115.406667°W / 32.655833; -115.406667
Campus	3 in Baja California, Mexico; Urban
Colors	Yellow   Black   White
Affiliations	ANUIES, WASC, FIMPES, CONAHEC, among others
Website	www.cetys.mx (engl.)

Mexicali campus' entrance.

Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior (CETYS) is a private Institution of Higher Education founded in 1961, located in the state of Baja California. CETYS is a three-campus university system in Engineering, Business and the Social Sciences.

History

Under the support of a group of businessmen, who formed the Instituto Educativo del Noroeste (IENAC), a not-for-profit civil association that supports CETYS. The institution opened its doors on September 20, 1961, in Mexicali. Tijuana began operating in 1970, with the Ensenada campus following in 1975.

Today, IENAC is led by Gustavo Vildosola Ramos, while Dr. Fernando Leon Garcia is the university President.

Affiliations

CETYS is a member of many organizations including the Association of American International Colleges and Universities (AAICU). Other American institutions included in AAICU are American College of the Mediterranean, American University of Bulgaria, American University of Paris, American University of Rome, and more.

Campuses

• Ensenada
• Mexicali
• Tijuana

CAT Building at Mexicali campus.

Alumni

• Francisco Vega de Lamadrid, governor of the state of Baja California & former mayor of Tijuana, Baja California
• Lupita Jones, Miss Universe 1991
• Abe Vazquez, Musician and producer with Vazquez Sounds
• Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, politician