List of universities and colleges in Ponce, Puerto Rico

This is a list of colleges and universities in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Both, public and private colleges and universities are listed. General as well as specialized institutions of higher education are included.

Universities and colleges list summary table

The following table lists colleges and universities by their name. A listing sorted by any of the other fields can be obtained by clicking on the header of the field. For example, clicking on "Barrio" will sort colleges and universities by their barrio location.

No. Name Photo Barrio Location Type Affiliation Year Opened Enrollment
(Year)
1 Caribbean University Bucaná PR-1, Ave. La Ceiba Private For profit 1986[1] 755
(2019)[2]
2 National University College[a] Coto Laurel PR-506 and PR-52 Private For profit 1983[b] 2,607
(2016)[3][c]
3 Ponce Health Sciences University Playa Ponce Bypass Private For profit 1977[4] 1,000+
(2019)[5]
4 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico Canas Urbano Avenida Las Américas Private Roman Catholic 1948[6] 12,000
(2011)[7]
5 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico Escuela de Arquitectura Tercero C. Marina at Plaza Las Delicias Private Roman Catholic 2009[8] 289
(2019)[9]
6 Universidad Ana G. Méndez[d] Machuelo Abajo PR-14 EB, Avenida Tito Castro Private For profit 2005[10] Unk
7 Universidad de Puerto Rico Playa Ponce Bypass and PR-12 Public Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 1970[11] 3,120
(2014)[12]
8 Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico Sabanetas PR-1 WB, Mercedita sector Private Christian Church 1962[13] 5,000
(2019)[14]

Key:
C. = Calle (street)
NB = Northbound
SB = Southbound
WB = Westbound
EB = Eastbound
Unk = Unknown
N/A = Not applicable

Notes

  1. ^ Formerly, Ponce Paramedical College
  2. ^ Refers to the main campus in Bayamon. Opening date for the Ponce campus is not known
  3. ^ According to "communitycollegereview.com", at the time of its merger with National University College in 2016, the Ponce Paramedical College had an enrollment of 2,607 students in its Ponce campus (1213 Acacia Street, Urbanizacion Villa Flores, Ponce).
  4. ^ Formerly, Universidad del Turabo en Ponce

References

  1. ^ Nuestra Historia. Accessed 17 November 2019.
  2. ^ Caribbean University - Ponce. Accessed 14 February 2020.
  3. ^ Ponce Paramedical College Inc. CommunityCollegeReview.com 2020. Accessed 29 January 2020.
  4. ^ About: History. Accessed 17 November 2019.
  5. ^ Institución ponceña: Apuesta al futuro como meca universitaria en Medicina: El proyecto de expansión les permitirá ampliar los programas de Sicología y Salud Pública, además de agregar grados de maestría y doctorado en Enfermería. Jason Rodríguez Grafal. Ponce, Puerto Rico: La Perla del Sur. Year 36. Issue 1840. Page 3. 6 March 2019. Accessed 6 March 2019.
  6. ^ 70ma. Colación de Grados: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico. 13 July 2019. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ponce. 2019. "La Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico" p. 2. (unnumbered)
  7. ^ Inversion de $20 Millones: Con ambiciosa agenda La Católica. Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 30. No. 1458. 9 November 2011. Page 4. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  8. ^ Dan Bienvenida a Escuela de Arquitectura. Accessed 1 November 2019.
  9. ^ La Católica arranca con nuevas ofertas académicas en agosto: Aumenta la matrícula en áreas como educación y artes y humanidades. C. Elimer Torres. "Huellas del Futuro." Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico. 5 September 2019. Accessed 29 January 2020.
  10. ^ Escuelas: Localización : Ponce. Accessed 17 November 2019.
  11. ^ Historia Institucional. Accessed 17 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Agencia: Universidad de Puerto Rico - Documento: Tomo II (Recomendado…". Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.
  13. ^ Historia del Recinto. Accessed 17 November 2019.
  14. ^ Historia del Recinto. Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico en Ponce. 2020. Accessed 29 January 2020.