The National Technical University () (UTN), was founded on 4 June 2008 as the fifth
public university
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of
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
. Its purpose is to provide the means for scientific and technical education to pursue the requirements of the country.
It was the result of merging several trade and craftsmanship schools that taught at the college level:
* (CUNA)
* (CUP)
* (CURDTS)
* (ECAG)
* (CIPET)
* (CEFOF)
Campuses
* Main campus, in
Alajuela
Alajuela () is a district in the Alajuela canton of the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Alajuela canton, it is awarded the status of city. By virtue of being the city of the first canton of the province, it i ...
canton.
* Pacific campus in
Puntarenas
Puntarenas () is a city in the Puntarenas (canton), Puntarenas canton of Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton, it is awarded the title of city, which is made from the Puntar ...
canton.
*
Atenas
Atenas () is a district of the Atenas canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Its urban area is referred as Atenas city.
Toponymy
Its name means Athens ''(Αθήνα)'', the capital of Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', offici ...
canton.
* Guanacaste, in
Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...
canton.
*
San Carlos canton.
References
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2008 establishments in Costa Rica
Alajuela
Universities in Costa Rica
Educational institutions established in 2008
Institutions of Costa Rica