CECyT
Encyclopedia
The Centro de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos also known as CECyT (in English
: Center of Scientific and Technological Studies) is a state high school
system in Mexico
, belonging to the National Polytechnic Institute
(IPN).
There are 15 CECyT's and one Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos, CET (in English
: Center of Technological Studies) located primarily in Mexico City
. They are commonly known as Vocacionales.
. Each school has number and a name (commonly referred to a name of former Presidents of Mexico, Mexican Revolution
and Independence of Mexico
's characters, and characters that helped to create the IPN).
The CECyT and CET offer studies in three branches of knowledge: Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences, Biomedical Sciences and Social and Administrative Sciences, featuring 65 programs in the on-site courses. They are located as follows:
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: Center of Scientific and Technological Studies) is a state high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
system in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, belonging to the National Polytechnic Institute
National Polytechnic Institute
The National Polytechnic Institute colloquially known as the Polytechnic is one of the largest public universities in Mexico with 153.027 students at the high school, undergraduate and postgraduate levels...
(IPN).
There are 15 CECyT's and one Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos, CET (in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: Center of Technological Studies) located primarily in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. They are commonly known as Vocacionales.
Schools
There are 15 Centros de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos and one Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos located across Mexico CityMexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. Each school has number and a name (commonly referred to a name of former Presidents of Mexico, Mexican Revolution
Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution was a major armed struggle that started in 1910, with an uprising led by Francisco I. Madero against longtime autocrat Porfirio Díaz. The Revolution was characterized by several socialist, liberal, anarchist, populist, and agrarianist movements. Over time the Revolution...
and Independence of Mexico
Mexican War of Independence
The Mexican War of Independence was an armed conflict between the people of Mexico and the Spanish colonial authorities which started on 16 September 1810. The movement, which became known as the Mexican War of Independence, was led by Mexican-born Spaniards, Mestizos and Amerindians who sought...
's characters, and characters that helped to create the IPN).
The CECyT and CET offer studies in three branches of knowledge: Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences, Biomedical Sciences and Social and Administrative Sciences, featuring 65 programs in the on-site courses. They are located as follows:
| School | Location | Area |
|---|---|---|
| CECyT 1 Gonzalo Vázquez Vela Gonzalo Vázquez Vela Gonzalo Vázquez Vela was a Mexican politician.... |
Gustavo A. Madero Gustavo A. Madero, D.F. Gustavo A. Madero is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided.-Origins:Founded as "Villa de Guadalupe" in 1563, it became the city of "Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo" in 1828, and finally a delegación in 1931; as such, it was named after Gustavo A. Madero, the brother... |
Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences |
| CECyT 2 Miguel Bernard Perales | Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Hidalgo, D.F. Miguel Hidalgo is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. The borough includes some of the most affluent parts of Mexico City, such as Lomas de Chapultepec and Polanco. Its population at the 2010 census was 372,889 inhabitants, and it lies at an elevation of... |
Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences |
| CECyT 3 Estanislao Ramírez Ruiz | Ecatepec Ecatepec de Morelos Ecatepec City, once officially San Cristóbal Ecatepec de Morelos, is a city in the State of México and the seat of Ecatepec de Morelos Municipality; however, both the city and the municipality are often known simply as "Ecatepec". The name "Ecatepec" is derived from Nahuatl, and means "windy hill".... , State of Mexico |
Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences |
| CECyT 4 Lázaro Cárdenas del Río | Álvaro Obregón Álvaro Obregón, D.F. Álvaro Obregón is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. It contains a large portion of the south-west part of Mexico City. It had a 2010 census population of 727,034 inhabitants and lies at an elevation of 2,319 m... |
Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences |
| CECyT 5 Benito Juárez Benito Juárez Benito Juárez born Benito Pablo Juárez García, was a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served five terms as president of Mexico: 1858–1861 as interim, 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872... |
Cuauhtémoc Cuauhtémoc, D.F. Cuauhtémoc, named after the former Aztec leader, is one of the 16 boroughs of the Federal district of Mexico City. It consists of the oldest parts of the city, extending over what was the entire city in the 1920s. This area is the historic and culture center of the city, although it is not the... |
Social and Administrative Sciences |
| CECyT 6 Miguel Othón de Mendizábal | Cuauhtémoc Cuauhtémoc, D.F. Cuauhtémoc, named after the former Aztec leader, is one of the 16 boroughs of the Federal district of Mexico City. It consists of the oldest parts of the city, extending over what was the entire city in the 1920s. This area is the historic and culture center of the city, although it is not the... |
Biomedical Sciences |
| CECyT 7 Cuauhtémoc Cuauhtémoc Cuauhtémoc was the Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521... |
Iztapalapa Iztapalapa Iztapalapa is one of the Federal District of Mexico City’s 16 boroughs, located on the east side of the entity. The borough is named after and centered on the formerly independent municipality of Iztapalapa, which is officially called Iztapalapa de Cuitláhuac for disambiguation purposes... |
Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences |
| CECyT 8 Narciso Bassols Narciso Bassols Narciso Bassols García was a Mexican lawyer, socialist politician, ambassador to France, Russia, and the United Kingdom, and professor of law at the National University of Mexico. He co-founded the Popular Party , and the League of Political Action... |
Azcapotzalco Azcapotzalco Azcapotzalco is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. Azcapotzalco is in the northwestern part of Mexico City... |
Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences |
| CECyT 9 Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes | Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Hidalgo, D.F. Miguel Hidalgo is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. The borough includes some of the most affluent parts of Mexico City, such as Lomas de Chapultepec and Polanco. Its population at the 2010 census was 372,889 inhabitants, and it lies at an elevation of... |
Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences |
| CECyT 10 Carlos Vallejo Márquez | Gustavo A. Madero Gustavo A. Madero, D.F. Gustavo A. Madero is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided.-Origins:Founded as "Villa de Guadalupe" in 1563, it became the city of "Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo" in 1828, and finally a delegación in 1931; as such, it was named after Gustavo A. Madero, the brother... |
Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences |
| CECyT 11 Wilfrido Massieu | Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Hidalgo, D.F. Miguel Hidalgo is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. The borough includes some of the most affluent parts of Mexico City, such as Lomas de Chapultepec and Polanco. Its population at the 2010 census was 372,889 inhabitants, and it lies at an elevation of... |
Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences |
| CECyT 12 José María Morelos José María Morelos José María Teclo Morelos y Pavón was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1811... |
Cuauhtémoc Cuauhtémoc, D.F. Cuauhtémoc, named after the former Aztec leader, is one of the 16 boroughs of the Federal district of Mexico City. It consists of the oldest parts of the city, extending over what was the entire city in the 1920s. This area is the historic and culture center of the city, although it is not the... |
Social and Administrative Sciences |
| CECyT 13 Ricardo Flores Magón Ricardo Flores Magón Cipriano Ricardo Flores Magón was a noted Mexican anarchist and social reform activist. His brothers Enrique and Jesús were also active in politics. Followers of the Magón brothers were known as Magonistas.... |
Coyoacán Coyoacán Coyoacán refers to one of the sixteen boroughs of the Federal District of Mexico City as well as the former village which is now the borough’s “historic center.” The name comes from Nahuatl and most likely means “place of coyotes,” when the Aztecs named a pre-Hispanic village on the southern shore... |
Social and Administrative Sciences |
| CECyT 14 Luis Enrique Erro Soler Luis Enrique Erro Luis Enrique Erro was a Mexican astronomer, politician, and educational reformer.Born in Mexico City, Erro studied civil engineering and accounting, among other subjects. He occupied the post of head of the Department of Technical Education until 1934... |
Venustiano Carranza Venustiano Carranza, D.F. Venustiano Carranza is one of the 16 delegaciones of Mexico's Federal District. The borough was formed in 1970 when the center of Mexico City was subdivided into four boroughs... |
Social and Administrative Sciences |
| CECyT 15 Diódoro Antúnez Echegaray | Milpa Alta Milpa Alta Milpa Alta is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided. It lies in the southeast corner of the Distrito Federal, bordering the States of México and Morelos. It is the second largest and most rural of all delegaciones. It is also the least populous and... |
Biomedical Sciences |
| CET 1 Walter Cross Buchanan | Gustavo A. Madero Gustavo A. Madero, D.F. Gustavo A. Madero is one of the 16 delegaciones into which Mexico's Federal District is divided.-Origins:Founded as "Villa de Guadalupe" in 1563, it became the city of "Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo" in 1828, and finally a delegación in 1931; as such, it was named after Gustavo A. Madero, the brother... |
Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences |