Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana

Name

Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana

Legal name

Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana

Website

https://unitec.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Cooperative Education (Co-op) Technical Universities (EDAHAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

University/College Continuing Education (Extension) Programs (EDAAAEAA), Virtual/Blended Exchange (COIL) Partnerships (EDAIABAH)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Graduate education
• Executive business school
• Continuing education

Headquarters

HQ city

San Juan

HQ country

Puerto Rico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Fees: Revenue generated from student tuition for undergraduate programs (Grado), graduate programs (Postgrado), continuing education (UNITEC for Life), and executive education through UNITEC Business School. Pricing varies by program level and modality.
2. Social Extension Services: Revenue-generating community services including dental clinic, psychological services, and legal consulting that operate as academic practice centers while generating institutional income.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

UNITEC delivers higher education degree programs (undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and specialty) across Engineering, Health Sciences, Administrative and Social Sciences, Art and Design, and Postgraduate faculties. Beyond degrees, it offers executive education through UNITEC Business School, lifelong learning through UNITEC for Life, and operational training platforms (FABLAB MIT, simulation centers). Supplemental offerings include on-campus community services (dental clinic, legal clinic, psychological care center) that double as supervised practice spaces for students.

Product overview

Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana (UNITEC) is a non-profit higher education institution managed by FUNDAEMPRESA, serving over 30,000 students with a comprehensive educational ecosystem. The institution operates across multiple sub-brands: UNITEC Grado (undergraduate programs across 5 faculties: Engineering, Health Sciences, Administrative and Social Sciences, Art and Design, and Postgraduate studies), UNITEC for Life (continuous learning platform), and UNITEC Business School (executive education with Global MBA). Core digital infrastructure includes the UNITEC Portal (providing access to Canvas LMS, Office 365, and academic tools), Academic Registry, Jaguar Assistance, CRAI Library, and Employability Platform. Community-facing services include the Dental Clinic, Free Legal Advisory Office, and CIAP Psychological Care Center. Specialized labs include FABLAB (MIT Fab Academy accredited), Entrepreneurship HUB, Innovation Lab, and ABFLab for business education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Programs (Grado) Career-ready undergraduate degree programs (Licenciatura/Ingeniería) across five academic areas: Engineering (8 programs including Civil, Biomedical, Data Science and AI, Energy, Mechatronics, Computer Systems, Telecommunications, Industrial and Systems), Health Sciences (Medicine and Surgery, Dental Surgery, Nutrition, Psychology), Administrative and Social Sciences (Industrial Administration, Law, Finance, Marketing, International Relations), School of Art and Design (Architecture, Strategic Communication, Digital Animation, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Gastronomy), taught under the CDIO framework and combining lectures with practical internship.
• Postgraduate Programs (Postgrado) Graduate-level programs comprising 23 master's degrees and 2 doctoral programs across Business, Engineering, Law, and Health disciplines, including the GAC-PMI accredited Master in Project Administration and specializations in Marketing, Finance, Cybersecurity, IT Management, Renewable Energies, Clinical Psychology, Corporate Communication, and Pediatric Dentistry.
• UNITEC Business School (UBS) Executive education business school division offering Global MBA and specialized business programs with international focus, designed for working professionals and corporate-sponsored cohorts.
• UNITEC for Life Continuous learning platform offering flexible, updated programs for professional development and lifelong learning to working professionals and career changers.
• FABLAB UNITEC Digital fabrication laboratory accredited as a node of MIT's Fab Academy, providing access to advanced manufacturing technologies and prototyping services for the university community and innovators.
• UNITEC Dental Clinic Academic and social outreach dental clinic providing supervised practical training for Dental Surgery students, offering nearly 100 types of treatments at accessible prices to the general public.
• Free Legal Advisory Office (Consultorio Jurídico Gratuito) Free legal orientation and accompaniment service for people with limited access to legal services, covering family law, civil law, domestic violence, and labor matters.
• CIAP (Centro Integral de Atención Psicológica) Psychological care center providing supervised clinical practice for Psychology students, offering vocational evaluation, psychodiagnostics, therapeutic accompaniment, and psychopedagogical evaluations to institutional partners and the general public.

Quantifiable outcome

• 89% graduate employability rate within the first year of graduation
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

29 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Voces VitalescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership with Voces Vitales for the Business Growth Diploma program supporting women entrepreneurs across Honduras. In 2025, the program benefited 104 entrepreneurs through 14 sessions with 14 contributing collaborators.
• Fundación TerracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Alliance with Fundación Terra to strengthen business capabilities and digital transformation of entrepreneurs from the Chambers of Commerce of Cortés, Southern Region, and La Paz. In 2025, benefited 41 entrepreneurs through 19 training sessions with 16 contributing collaborators.
• BACcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025BAC Women Diploma program aimed at strengthening managerial and digital competencies of women entrepreneurs in different cities of Honduras. In 2025, benefited 74 entrepreneurs through 11 sessions with 8 contributing collaborators.
• INCAE Business SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for executive education and faculty development initiatives.
• Tecnológico de MonterreyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic collaboration for knowledge exchange and program development.
• Universidad de SalamancaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for legal programs including doctoral studies and collaborative research.
• Universidad Tecnológica de Costa RicaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional academic exchange and collaboration partnership.
• Project Management Institute (PMI)coreTechnology or IntegrationGAC-PMI accredited Master in Project Administration program. Only Honduras program with this global accreditation. Registered Education Provider (REP-PMI) status.
• QS (Quacquarelli Symonds)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial rankings partner providing QS World University Rankings, QS Stars, QS Sustainability, and QS Latin America rankings recognition for institutional quality assurance.
• MIT Fab AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFABLAB UNITEC operates as an accredited Fab Academy node of MIT, providing digital fabrication education and certification aligned with MIT's global standards.
• WURI (World University Rankings for Innovation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation rankings partnership recognizing UNITEC among top 400 most innovative universities globally and #12 in infrastructure and technology.
• Scimago Institution RankingscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch output and institutional rankings partnership recognizing UNITEC as #1 private university in Central America for engineering research.
• Agencia Centroamericana de Acreditación de Programas de Arquitectura y de Ingeniería (ACAAI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional accreditation body for engineering and architecture programs ensuring quality standards across Central America.
• Consejo Mexicano para la Acreditación de la Educación Médica (COMAEM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational medical education accreditation ensuring Medicine and Surgery program meets global standards.
• Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational business education accreditation body with global recognition.
• Unión de Universidades de América Latina y El Caribe (UDUALC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTitular member of the largest and most consolidated academic network in Latin America, recognized by UNESCO.
• Babson Collaborative for Entrepreneurship EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal membership organization connecting universities for entrepreneurship education development.
• Consejo Latinoamericano de Escuelas de Administración (CLADEA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network for business school collaboration and administration education.
• ISACA Tegucigalpa ChapterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with global IT governance association for cybersecurity and information systems programs.
• International Advertising Association (IAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal organization for advertising and communication industry providing accreditation for Strategic Communication and Audiovisual program.
• Global Accreditation Center for Project Management (GAC-PMI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPMI's accreditation body for project management education providing global recognition for Master in Project Administration.
• United Nations Global Compact (Pacto Global)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipant since 2019 in UN Global Compact demonstrating commitment to sustainable development goals and responsible business practices.
• FUNDAHRSEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner15-year recipient of ESR (Socially Responsible Company) certification demonstrating commitment to social responsibility and sustainable practices.
• Universidad de BarcelonaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for Glifing methodology development for reading and learning difficulties, with 200,000+ persons helped globally.
• Universidad de SalamancaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for Glifing methodology validation and implementation.
• Artbound InitiativeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational internship placement partner for Fashion Design, Audiovisual Communication, and Graphic Design students.
• Placement InternationalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational internship placement services for creative arts students.
• Master TalentminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational gastronomy internship placement partner in Belgium for culinary arts students.
• COIL Partners (Collaborative Online International Learning)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaborative learning network enabling cross-cultural academic experiences without physical travel.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Tecnológico de Monterrey: Mexico's leading private technological university with a multi-campus model, strong practice-based learning, and international accreditations across engineering, business, and health. UNITEC explicitly partners with Tec de Monterrey for knowledge exchange, making it a natural broader-market peer.
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: Top-ranked Latin American private research university with comprehensive programs across engineering, health, business, and arts. Provides a benchmark peer for UNITEC's quality accreditation trajectory and international positioning ambitions.
• Universidad de los Andes (Colombia): Leading Colombian private research university with strong engineering, business, and health programs and international accreditations. Comparable as a high-quality Latin American private university with multi-faculty scope.

Regional players

• INCAE Business School: Top-tier Central American business school with campuses in Nicaragua and Costa Rica, known for executive MBA programs. UNITEC partners with INCAE for executive education and faculty development, making it a directly comparable regional peer in postgraduate business education.
• Universidad del Valle de Guatemala: Leading Guatemalan private university with broad undergraduate and graduate offerings, known for research output and international partnerships. Comparable to UNITEC as a high-quality Central American private institution.
• EARTH University: Costa Rica-based international university focused on agricultural sciences and natural resources with strong practice-based learning. Comparable to UNITEC's CDIO/practice-based engineering pedagogy and Central American private-university positioning.
• Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas (UCA): El Salvador's leading Jesuit private university offering engineering, business, health, and law programs. Comparable to UNITEC in scope, regional positioning, and social extension orientation.
• Zamorano (Escuela Agrícola Panamericana): Honduras-based international agricultural university with a practice-intensive learning model. Comparable as a Honduran private institution leveraging practical training and international student recruitment.

Direct peers

• Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá: Panamanian technological university with a similar name and mission focused on engineering and applied sciences. Operates as the most direct regional comparable in technological higher education in Central America.
• Universidad Galileo: Guatemalan private university with strong programs in engineering, health sciences, and technology, and a similar Central American private-university profile. Comparable in scale and program mix to UNITEC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/unitec_hn
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Unitec.Honduras
• Facebookfacebook.com/unitec.honduras
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/12887
• Instagraminstagram.com/unitec_hn

Compliance17 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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