Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Monterrey

Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Monterrey

The rectorate (left) and the CETEC towers.
Established 3 February 1947
Parent institution
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education
Location Monterrey, Mexico
25°39′05″N 100°17′24″W / 25.651469°N 100.290053°W / 25.651469; -100.290053Coordinates: 25°39′05″N 100°17′24″W / 25.651469°N 100.290053°W / 25.651469; -100.290053
Architect Enrique de la Mora
Website mty.itesm.mx

The Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Monterrey Campus (in Spanish: Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey) officially shortened as Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey, is the flagship campus of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education private university system.

Academics

As the Institute is a multiple campus university, most programs and general academic policies are shared among them. However, the Monterrey Campus is significantly more selective in its admissions, requiring a grade average of 80 or 90 in high school (on a 100-point scale) for those willing to transfer or apply as a freshman since 2007.[1] As of January 2008, 50% of its freshman class had an average grade of 90 and 25% had an average grade of 95 out of 100 at high school level.[2]

Colleges

ITESM has 43 programs in 8 colleges.

Also offers 32 master's degree and 7 doctorades degree.

Student life

As of January 2008, some 1,100 foreign students from 56 countries were studying at the Monterrey Campus, half of them as regular students.[2]

References

  1. "Requisitos de admisión" (in Spanish). Tecnológico de Monterrey. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  2. 1 2 Rangel, Marisa (2008-01-24). "RZMM: Consolidación en calidad y prestigio" (PDF) (in Spanish). Panorama (Tecnológico de Monterrey). p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
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