Turabo University Turabo or Villa Turabo is a barrio in the municipality of Caguas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 15,739. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 ...

at Gurabo is commonly referred as the University of Turabo and known as Universidad del Turabo (UT) or UT-Gurabo in

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

. It is a

private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grant (money ...

located in the municipality of Gurabo,

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

. It was established in 1969 as a secondary

campus A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a college campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls, student centers or dining halls, and park-like se ...

for the Puerto Rico Junior College. In 1972 it gained

autonomy In developmental psychology and moral, political, and bioethical philosophy, autonomy, from , ''autonomos'', from αὐτο- ''auto-'' "self" and νόμος ''nomos'', "law", hence when combined understood to mean "one who gives oneself one's ...

under the name of Colegio Universitario del Turabo, and in 1982 it received authorization from the

Council on Higher Education of Puerto Rico ''Their mission'' is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access to all the students. The Council of Education of Puerto Rico es, Consejo de Educació ...

to be renamed as the Universidad del Turabo.

External links

* niversidad de Turabo http://ut.suagm.edu- official site. 1969 establishments in Puerto Rico Gurabo, Puerto Rico University of Turabo Private universities and colleges in Puerto Rico Educational institutions established in 1969 {{Caribbean-university-stub