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The concept of public school wasn't used on the island until 1739; an official education system was created in 1865. At the time, attendance was compulsory until age 9. Public Education was organized into 500 centers by 1897. The Foraker act of 1900 established the commissioner of education in Puerto Rico and created the department of public ...
The university system was still in the process of acquiring FEMA funding to repair damages and as a result still suffered from structural damage months after the hurricane. [11] The hurricane also affected the process of accreditation since eight campuses where in non compliance according to of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. [12]
The campuses in San Juan (2006) and Ponce (2009) are authorized by the Puerto Rico Council of Education's Higher Education Division, and accredited by ACICS to award associate degrees. All the units are authorized by the U.S. Department of Education to participate in the Title IV programs of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
Today, Arecibo is home to several public and private schools distributed through its barrios. Public education is handled by the State Department of Education. There are also several colleges and universities located in the city including: University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo; Interamerican University of Puerto Rico
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The campus was founded in 1967 and after thirteen years became known as Colegio Universitario Tecnológico de Arecibo (CUTA). The campus gained autonomy in 1998 based on the UPR board's Law 16 of June 16, 1993. [2] In 2010 the campus went on strike as part of the 2010–2011 University of Puerto Rico strikes.
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.
There are professional education programs standing outside the higher education system, i.e. MBA, LLM, which are not considered as higher education programs. The schools and institutions providing them may be umbrellaed by some private organizations, e.g. CAMBAS (Czech Association of MBA Schools). [ 14 ]