La Piedad Institute of Technology

The La Piedad Institute of Technology is a public university located in La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico. It was founded in 1990. It is part of the Mexican public education system (SEP) and offers training for several careers. English is taught as a second language at the school.

Instituto Tecnológico de La Piedad
MottoCon la ciencia y la tecnologia, hacia nuestro ideal (With the science and technology, towards our ideal)
TypePublic university
Established1990
PresidentJuan Manuel Salazar Chávez
Students1000 (approx.)[citation needed]
Location, ,
CampusAvenida Tecnológico 2000
Meseta de Los Laureles
Col. Plateau de los Laureles 59370
ColorsBlue and yellow
NicknameEaglets
Websitewww.itlapiedad.edu.mx

History

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In 1990 the institute started operations in the buildings of another college, Centro de Bachillerato Tecnológico Industrial y de servicios No. 84, with programmes in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Computer Systems Engineering and Informatics.

Several years later it added a course of study for Electronics Engineering. Throughout its 17-year history, students at Tec La Piedad have several times won firsts, seconds and third place prizes at creativity contests, amongst institutes of technology from around the country.

The university has been the venue of regional sports tournaments, where the students took part in basketball, tennis, and soccer.

Academics

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The institute offers a variety of degree programs:

  • Electronic Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Systems Engineering
  • Informatics
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Research publications

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Below is a list of published research papers produced by PhD students at the school.

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