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Center of Scientific and Technological Studies
Centro de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos
Other name	Vocacionales
Motto in English	The Technique at the Service of the Fatherland
Type	Public Preparatory
Academic affiliations	National Polytechnic Institute
Director	Christian Honorato
Academic staff	4,710
Administrative staff	2,294
Students	63,891
Location	Mexico City, Mexico
Campus	15 in Mexico City; 2 in State of Mexico; 1 in Guanajuato; 1 in Hidalgo; Mostly urban.
Colors	Red & white
Mascot	White donkey
Website	www.dems.ipn.mx

The Centro de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos also known as CECyT (in English: Center of Scientific and Technological Studies) is a state Bachillerato Bivalente system in Mexico, belonging to the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN).

There are 20 CECyT's^[3]^[4] and one Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos,^[3]^[4] CET (in English: Center of Technological Studies) located primarily in Mexico City. They are commonly known as Vocacionales.

Schools

There are 15 Centros de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos and one Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos located in Mexico City. The CECyT 3 is located in Ecatepec, State of Mexico.^[3] Recently, many CECyT were created outside Greater Mexico City, one in Guanajuato, other in Hidalgo, in Zacatecas and the last one in Puebla.^[3]^[4] Each school has number and a name (commonly referred to a name of names of historical figures or those who helped to create the national polytechnic.

The CECyT and CET offer studies in three branches of knowledge: Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences, Biomedical Sciences and Social and Administrative Sciences, featuring 78 programs in the on-site courses.^[3] They are located as follows:^[4]

Mexico City
School	Location	Area
CECyT 1 Gonzalo Vázquez Vela	Gustavo A. Madero	Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences
CECyT 2 Miguel Bernard Perales	Miguel Hidalgo	Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences
CECyT 4 Lázaro Cárdenas del Río	Álvaro Obregón	Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences
CECyT 5 Benito Juárez	Cuauhtémoc	Social and Administrative Sciences
CECyT 6 Miguel Othon de Mendizábal	Azcapotzalco	Biomedical Sciences
CECyT 7 Cuauhtémoc	Iztapalapa	Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences
CECyT 8 Narciso Bassols	Azcapotzalco	Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences
CECyT 9 Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes	Miguel Hidalgo	Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences
CECyT 10 Carlos Vallejo Márquez	Gustavo A. Madero	Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences
CECyT 11 Wilfrido Massieu	Miguel Hidalgo	Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences
CECyT 12 José María Morelos	Cuauhtémoc	Social and Administrative Sciences
CECyT 13 Ricardo Flores Magón	Coyoacán	Social and Administrative Sciences
CECyT 14 Luis Enrique Erro Soler	Venustiano Carranza	Social and Administrative Sciences
CECyT 15 Diódoro Antúnez Echegaray	Milpa Alta	Biomedical Sciences
CET 1 Walter Cross Buchanan	Gustavo A. Madero	Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences

State of Mexico
School	Location	Area
CECyT 3 Estanislao Ramírez Ruiz	Ecatepec	Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences
CECyT 19 Leona Vicario	Tecamac	Multidisciplinary

Hidalgo
School	Location	Area
CECyT 16 Hidalgo	Pachuca	Multidisciplinary

Guanajuato
School	Location	Area
CECyT 17 León - Guanajuato	León	Multidisciplinary

Zacatecas
School	Location	Area
CECyT 18 - Zacatecas	Zacatecas	Multidisciplinary

Puebla
School	Location	Area
CECyT 20 Natalia Serdán Alatriste	Puebla	Multidisciplinary

References

^ National Polytechnic Institute. "About Us". Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
^ Dirección de Educación Media Superior. "Directorio" (in Spanish). Retrieved January 5, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ National Polytechnic Institute. "Informe Anual de Actividades dos mil trece" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Dirección de Educación Media Superior. "Oferta Educativa por Escuela Nivel Medio Superior" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2014.