Universidad Provincial de Córdoba

What Universidad Provincial de Córdoba does

Universidad Provincial de Córdoba (UPC) is a public provincial university owned and operated by the Government of the Province of Córdoba, Argentina, established as a higher education institution and chartered via Resolución Ministerial 2717-E/2016. UPC delivers accredited undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs through four faculties — Facultad de Arte y Diseño, Facultad de Educación y Salud, Facultad de Turismo y Ambiente, and Facultad de Educación Física — plus the Instituto de Gestión e Innovación Tecnológica y Productiva (IGTP). The institution maintains 12 regional campuses distributed across Córdoba province, providing geographic access to students in smaller cities such as Bell Ville, Deán Funes, Laboulaye, Morteros, and Villa Dolores, alongside its main campus operations in Córdoba city.

UPC's technology stack is a conventional academic administrative and learning management infrastructure: Aulas Virtuales (virtual classrooms), Autogestión (student self-service portal), SIGEVA UPC (research management and evaluation), Repositorio Digital Institucional (institutional repository), Portal de Revistas Digitales (digital journals), Editorial Universitaria (university press), and Bibliotecas UPC running on the Koha library management system. There is no evidence of proprietary AI/ML capability; the platform architecture is built on standard open-source and commercial academic systems integrated for interoperability.

UPC's business model combines government funding (the primary revenue source, as a public provincial university) with tuition and course fees charged for postgraduate and continuing education programs. Pricing for postgraduate courses ranges from ARS 65,000–220,000 for domestic students and USD 70–140 for international students, with differentiated tiers for UPC affiliates, external graduates, and foreigners. Distribution occurs through direct enrollment at the 12 regional campuses, three main faculties in Córdoba city, an extension áulica in Río Cuarto, and the IGTP technology institute, supplemented by online and hybrid learning via Aulas Virtuales. Customer segments include prospective university students (primary), working professionals and graduates (secondary, postgraduate), and general public/community members (tertiary, extension programs). UPC also participates in multiple national and international university networks (CIN, RUP, RECLA, ULEU, RUESS, RAUDA, CONDET, CLACSO).

Name

Universidad Provincial de Córdoba

Legal name

Universidad Provincial de Córdoba

Website

https://upc.edu.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Universidad Provincial de Córdoba is a public provincial university in Córdoba, Argentina, operating four faculties and 12 regional campuses that deliver accredited undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs funded primarily by the provincial government.

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Online International & Cross-Border Universities (Global/Transnational Providers) (EDAHALAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

University/College Continuing Education (Extension) Programs (EDAAAEAA), University-Affiliated Pathway & Foundation Programs (EDAIAJAA)

Keywords

• Higher education programs
• Public university degrees
• Postgraduate studies
• Continuing education courses
• Vocational training

Headquarters

HQ city

Córdoba

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and course fees: Public university funded primarily by provincial government. Offers degree programs, postgraduate courses, and continuing education. Course fees are charged for postgraduate and continuing education programs, with differentiated pricing for internal vs. external students.
2. Government funding: As a public provincial university, receives operating funding from the Province of Córdoba government.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Universidad Provincial de Córdoba (UPC) is a public provincial university delivering accredited undergraduate degree programs, postgraduate studies, and continuing education courses across four faculties (Arts & Design, Education & Health, Tourism & Environment, and Physical Education) and a technological innovation institute (IGTP). Academic instruction is delivered in person across 12 regional campuses distributed throughout Córdoba Province and online through virtual classrooms, with a tuition-free degree model funded primarily by the provincial government and fee-based postgraduate/continuing education programs.

Product overview

Universidad Provincial de Córdoba is a public provincial university in Córdoba, Argentina, structured as a multi-campus institution with four faculties (Facultad de Arte y Diseño, Facultad de Educación y Salud, Facultad de Turismo y Ambiente, and Facultad de Educación Física) and the Instituto de Gestión e Innovación Tecnológica y Productiva (IGTP). The university offers a comprehensive portfolio of undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs, supported by digital services including virtual classrooms (Aulas Virtuales), student self-service portal (Autogestión), institutional repository, and digital journal portal. The institution maintains 12 regional campuses distributed across Córdoba province. Academic offerings include specialized postgraduate programs such as the body training series for psychomotor specialists (Formación Corporal para psicomotricistas), alongside research and extension activities managed through systems like SIGEVA UPC. The university's library network (Bibliotecas UPC) operates via Koha platform. All faculties participate in public competitive hiring processes (concursos públicos y abiertos) and regularization programs for faculty positions.

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Products and services

• Undergraduate Degree Programs Tuition-free undergraduate degree programs offered across four faculties — Facultad de Arte y Diseño, Facultad de Educación y Salud, Facultad de Turismo y Ambiente, and Facultad de Educación Física — covering disciplines in arts, design, education, health, psychomotor studies, tourism, environment, and physical education for prospective university students in Córdoba Province.
• Postgraduate Programs Fee-based postgraduate programs (specializations, master's degrees) for graduates and working professionals seeking advanced credentials, with differentiated pricing for UPC affiliates, external graduates, and international students.
• Continuing Education Courses Continuing education courses, seminars, and extension programs designed for working professionals and community members seeking professional development, specialization, or lifelong learning opportunities.
• Formación Corporal para psicomotricistas: Una mirada a los cuerpos en contexto Postgraduate program comprising three courses totaling 120 hours, focused on corporeal training for psychomotor specialists, covering body awareness, body in relationship, and body in context modules. Priced at ARS 175,000 for UPC affiliates, ARS 220,000 for external graduates, and USD 140 for non-Argentina residents.
• Una mirada al cuerpo en relación Standalone 40-hour postgraduate course examining psychomotor practice through the lens of the body in relationship with space, time, objects, and others. Priced at ARS 65,000 for UPC affiliates, ARS 80,000 for external graduates, and USD 70 for non-Argentina residents.
• Prácticas turísticas y ambientales situadas frente al cambio global Online postgraduate seminar examining critical tourism and environmental practices in the context of global environmental change and socio-territorial dynamics. Priced at ARS 65,000 for UPC affiliates, ARS 80,000 for external graduates, and USD 70 for non-Argentina residents.
• Historia Social de la Educación Física Escolar Postgraduate course within the Maestría en Educación Física Escolar program, examining the social history of school physical education from a critical and genealogical perspective. Priced at ARS 75,000 for UPC docentes, ARS 95,000 for UPC egresados, ARS 125,000 for external students, and USD 100 for foreigners.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and moderate.

• Consejo Interuniversitario Nacional (CIN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational university council coordinating Argentina's public university system. Universidad Provincial de Córdoba is a member, enabling participation in national academic policies, mobility agreements, and inter-university initiatives.
• Red de Universidades Provinciales (RUP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of Argentine provincial universities. UPC participates in collaborative initiatives among provincial universities including joint research, extension programs, and shared academic resources.
• Red de Educación Continua de Latinoamerica y Europa (RECLA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network connecting Latin American and European institutions focused on continuing education. Supports UPC's continuing education programs through cross-regional collaboration.
• Unión Latinoamericana de Extensión Universitaria (ULEU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLatin American union of university extension programs. Facilitates knowledge exchange and joint community outreach initiatives across the region.
• Red Universitaria de Economía Social Solidaria (RUESS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork promoting social economy and solidarity-based economic practices across Argentine universities. Supports UPC's extension and community development programs.
• Red Argentina Universitaria de Artes (RAUDA)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of Argentine universities with arts programs. Promotes collaboration among arts faculties and schools, supporting UPC's Facultad de Arte y Diseño.
• CONDET (Consejo Nacional de Decanos de Educación)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational council of education deans in Argentina. Coordinates academic standards and policies for teacher education and educational sciences across member universities.
• CLACSO (Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerLatin American Council of Social Sciences - a major international network of social science research institutions. Supports UPC's research and extension activities in social sciences and education.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FLACSO Argentina: Argentine postgraduate and research institution affiliated with the Latin American CLACSO network. Strongly overlaps on social sciences, education, and public health disciplines, plus international academic partnerships.
• Universidad Nacional de Rosario: Public university in Argentina with multiple faculties and continuing education offerings. Comparable on portfolio breadth, public funding, and structure of undergraduate/postgraduate/extension programming.
• Universidad Nacional de La Plata: Major Argentine public university with comprehensive faculties, postgraduate programs, and an extension network. Comparable on academic portfolio, public funding model, and continuing education offerings across Argentina.
• Universidad Nacional del Litoral: Public Argentine university with multiple regional campuses and a focus on regional development. Strongly comparable in distributed campus architecture and provincial/multi-faculty public university structure.
• Universidad Nacional de Córdoba: Argentina's oldest public university located in the same city of Córdoba. Operates as a comprehensive public university with multiple faculties, similar degree program structure, and overlapping academic disciplines (arts, education, health). Directly comparable on geography, public funding model, and core mission.
• Universidad Nacional de Villa María: Another public university in Córdoba Province with a multi-campus model and community-oriented programming. Comparable structure to UPC as a newer provincial public institution serving the same territory.
• Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto: Public university located in Río Cuarto within Córdoba Province. Comparable as a provincial-level public university delivering undergraduate and graduate programs to Córdoba residents, including a regional aúlica extension model that mirrors UPC's distributed approach.
• Universidad Tecnológica Nacional: National public technological university with multiple regional faculties across Argentina. Comparable on public funding, applied faculty structure (technology/productive innovation), and distributed regional delivery model similar to UPC's IGTP.

Broad incumbents

• Universidad de Buenos Aires: Argentina's largest and most established public university, offering a much broader portfolio of faculties and research output. Overlaps as a public competitor for students and postgraduate programs but operates at significantly larger national/international scale.

Regional players

• Universidad Blas Pascal: Private university also headquartered in Córdoba city, operating in the same regional labor market. Comparable as a regional higher education competitor for the same student base, though differing in funding model and breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries5 records

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