The Universidad Politécnica de Baja California (UPBC, ''Polytechnic University of Baja California'') is a public state university in the state of

Baja California Baja California (; 'Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California), is a state in Mexico. It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 federal entities of Mex ...

. It was created by an executive order signed on January 9, 2006 and published in the official state newspaper on January 13 of that year. Is a

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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. It began academic activities with 35 students on May 29, 2006, using a leased building in

Mexicali Mexicali (; ) is the capital city of the Mexican state of Baja California. The city, seat of the Mexicali Municipality, has a population of 689,775, according to the 2010 census, while the Calexico–Mexicali metropolitan area is home to 1,000, ...

, located at Calle de la Industria 291, Colonia Industrial. The campus for the university was later built in Av. Claridad S/N, Colonia Plutarco Elías Calles, with two academic buildings and one for workshops and laboratories, and a capacity of 2,000 students in two shifts. At the beginning of September 2010, the school enrolled 600 students in the four educational programs.

Programs

* Power Engineering * Information Technology Engineering * Manufacturing Engineering Technology * Mechatronics Engineering * Animation and Visual Effects Engineering * Small Business Administration and Management

External links

Universidad Politécnica de Baja California

Coordinación de Universidades Politécnicas

Map of the UPBC in Mexicali
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