Universidad Politécnica de Baja California
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The Universidad Politécnica de Baja California (UPBC) is a decentralized organization from the State of Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...

 with legal personality and patrimony, it was born by an executive order signed on January 9, 2006, and published January 13, 2006, in Mexicali
Mexicali
Mexicali is the capital of the State of Baja California, seat of the Municipality of Mexicali, and 2nd largest city in Baja California. The City of Mexicali has a population of 689,775, according to the 2010 census, while the population of the entire metropolitan area reaches 936,826.The city...

's official diary, municipality of Baja California.

Is a public institution of the State Government, that has a goal of imparting superior education in the levels of degree, technological specialization and other graduate studies, update courses in their different modalities, and also to serve to the development and progress of the society. Doing its function through three substantive areas, which are teaching, research and extension.

Starts it academical activities on may 29th of 2006, in Calle de la Industria 291, Colonia Industrial, a borrowed building with an enrollment of 35 students.

Currently the campus is in Av. Claridad S/N, Colonia Plutarco Elías Calles, it has two academic buildings and one of workshops and laboratories with a capacity to harbor a total of two thousand students in both shifts. At the beginning of September 2010 the enrollment was about 600 students in the four educational programs.

Educational offerrings

  • Power Engineering
  • Information Technology Engineering
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology
  • Mechatronics Engineering

Degree options

The academic model of the Universidades Politécnicas sets than when the student approves the 100% of the credits of the his course, he will be in conditions of arranging his professional title without the need of presenting a thesis or a grade exam.

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