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The University of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Universidad de Puerto Rico), often shortened to UPR, is the main public university system in the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.It is a government-owned corporation with 11 campuses and approximately 44,200 students and approximately 4,450 faculty members. [4]
This list of universities and colleges in Puerto Rico includes colleges and universities in Puerto Rico that grant bachelor's degrees and/or post-graduate master's and doctorate degrees. The list does not include community colleges (alternatively called junior colleges ) that grant two-year associate's degrees .
University in Río Piedras, circa 1900-1917 The University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras campus, and its iconic clock tower, the Roosevelt Tower. In the year 1900 the Escuela Normal Industrial (Normal Industrial School) was established in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, as the first institution of higher education in Puerto Rico dedicated to train those who would become teachers and educators. [11]
Homeschooling, an alternative form of education, is legal in Puerto Rico but is neither regulated nor legislated. [28] However, as of June 2017, Puerto Rico is the first among the US states and territories to declare homeschooling a fundamental right. The issue of legislation has caused a serious rift within the homeschooling community.
This list of U.S. states and territories by educational attainment covers the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the territory of Puerto Rico and their populations' educational attainment for all people of at least 25 years of age.
Puerto Rico’s Education Department, long considered a bureaucratic behemoth, will be decentralized to better serve students, officials said Monday. The announcement comes amid continuing ...
The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) is the main public university system of Puerto Rico and a government-owned corporation of Puerto Rico.It consists of 11 campuses and has approximately 58,000 students and 5,300 faculty members. [1]
Puerto Rico is making major steps forward for students across the board. According to Pink News, Puerto Rico's Education Minister, Rafael Roman, has confirmed changes to the school uniform code ...