The Bayamón Central University—or Universidad Central de Bayamón (UCB) in

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—is a

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. Its predecessor began in 1961 by the

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as a

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of the Catholic University of Puerto Rico (today known as the

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). Universidad Católica de Bayamón was incorporated in 1964. The university became

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on September 1, 1970, and is currently

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by the Council of Higher Education of Puerto Rico, the

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, and by the

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. In October 1982 a multi-use sports complex inaugurated and was dedicated in honor of Rafael Pont Flores and it bears his name. In October 2019, US federal funds were earmarked for the university.

References

External links

Official website
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