Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior (CETYS) is a private university founded in 1961, located in the state of

Baja California Baja California, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California, is a state in Mexico. It is the northwesternmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of B ...

. CETYS is a three-campus university system in Engineering, Business and the Social Sciences. CETYS is accredited by the

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History

Under the support of a group of businessmen, who formed the Instituto Educativo del Noroeste (IENAC), a not-for-profit civil association that supports CETYS. The institution opened its doors on September 20, 1961, in Mexicali. Tijuana began operating in 1970, with the Ensenada campus following in 1975. Today, IENAC is led by Gustavo Vildosola Ramos, while Dr. Fernando Leon Garcia is the university President.

Organizational structure

CETYS possesses a
Academic Advisory Council (CCA)
responsible for analyzing and discussing transcendental issues of interest to the CETYS University System.

Campuses

* Ensenada *

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Alumni

* Francisco Vega de Lamadrid, governor of the state of

& former mayor of

, Baja California *

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* Abe Vázquez, Musician and producer with Vázquez Sounds *

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, politician

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Centro De Ensenanza Tecnica Y Superior Private education in Mexico Universities and colleges in Baja California Education in Mexicali Educational institutions established in 1961 International Baccalaureate schools in Mexico 1961 establishments in Mexico