Universidad Politécnica de Baja California
The Universidad Politécnica de Baja California (UPBC) is a decentralized organization from the State of Baja California with legal personality and patrimony, it was born by an executive order signed on January 9, 2006, and published January 13, 2006, in Mexicali'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.
External links
- Universidad Politécnica de Baja California
- Coordinación de Universidades Politécnicas
- Ubicacion map of the UPBC in Mexicali
Coordinates: 32°37′32″N 115°22′36″W / 32.62556°N 115.37667°W