Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Pátzcuaro

What Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Pátzcuaro does

Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Pátzcuaro (ITSPA) is a public higher education institution located in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico, operating under the federal Tecnológico Nacional de México (TecNM) system and the oversight of the Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP). The institution delivers undergraduate engineering education across seven programs: Environmental Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Agronomy Engineering, Administration Engineering, Community Development Engineering, Business Management Engineering, and Information and Communication Technologies (TICS). In 2026, ITSPA extended its portfolio with a Master's degree program in Artificial Intelligence, marking a vertical move into graduate-level education.

The institution is funded primarily through federal and state government transfers under the TecNM framework, with tuition government-subsidized and no publicly disclosed fee schedule. Operations are supported by departments including Vinculación y Extensión, Servicios Escolares, Residencias Profesionales, and Subdirección Académica, and the institution maintains ISO 45001 certification for occupational health and safety. Headcount is reported in the 51-100 range, and the institution operates from a single campus at Av. Tecnológico No. 1 in the Tenencia de Tzurumútaro.

ITSPA markets its programs through the institutional website (patzcuaro.tecnm.mx), the gob.mx government portal, and TecNM national system channels, and aligns its operations with the PIT TecNM 2025-2030 Institutional Teaching Plan and PDI TecNM 2019-2024 framework. The customer base is concentrated in prospective undergraduate engineering students from the Pátzcuaro region and Michoacán state, with no B2B or enterprise customers and no disclosed commercial revenue model.

Name

Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Pátzcuaro

Legal name

Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Pátzcuaro

Website

https://itspa.edu.mx

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Pátzcuaro (ITSPA) is a public higher education institution in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico, offering seven undergraduate engineering programs and a Master's in Artificial Intelligence under the federal TecNM system.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Pátzcuaro

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

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Markets served

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B2C

Offering type

Services

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

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Core offering

Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Pátzcuaro (ITSPA) is a public higher education institution that delivers undergraduate engineering programs in Environmental, Biomedical, Agronomy, Administration, Community Development, Business Management, and Information and Communication Technologies engineering, as well as a Master's degree program in Artificial Intelligence. Academic delivery is supported by an Academic Subdirectorate and departments for School Services, Outreach, and Professional Residencies, and operates under the Tecnológico Nacional de México (TecNM) national quality framework.

Product overview

Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Pátzcuaro is a higher education institution belonging to the Tecnológico Nacional de México (TecNM) system. The institution offers a portfolio of seven undergraduate engineering programs (Ingeniería Ambiental, Ingeniería Biomédica, Ingeniería en Agronomía, Ingeniería en Administración, Ingeniería en Desarrollo Comunitario, Ingeniería en Gestión Empresarial, and Ingeniería en TICS) along with a Master's program in Artificial Intelligence. The programs are delivered through the Subdirección Académica and supported by departments including Vinculación y Extensión, Servicios Escolares, and Residencias Profesionales.

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Products and services

• Ingeniería en TICS (Information and Communication Technologies Engineering) Undergraduate engineering program in Information and Communication Technologies offered to prospective students seeking an engineering degree.
• Ingeniería Ambiental (Environmental Engineering) Undergraduate engineering program focused on sustainable development and environmental management for prospective engineering students.
• Ingeniería Biomédica (Biomedical Engineering) Undergraduate engineering program combining engineering principles with medical and biological sciences, for students seeking biomedical engineering credentials.
• Ingeniería en Agronomía (Agronomy Engineering) Undergraduate engineering program focused on agricultural production and rural development for prospective engineering students.
• Ingeniería en Administración (Administration Engineering) Undergraduate engineering program combining management principles with engineering methodologies for prospective students.
• Ingeniería en Desarrollo Comunitario (Community Development Engineering) Undergraduate engineering program focused on social impact and local development for prospective engineering students.
• Ingeniería en Gestión Empresarial (Business Management Engineering) Undergraduate engineering program focused on enterprise administration and operations for prospective engineering students.
• Maestría en Inteligencia Artificial (Master's in Artificial Intelligence) Master's degree program in Artificial Intelligence offered for the 2026 academic year, aimed at graduate students seeking advanced credentials in AI.

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Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Tecnológico Nacional de México (TecNM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerITSPA is part of the TecNM national system of higher education institutions. The institution operates under TecNM guidelines, utilizes standardized organizational manuals (Manual de Lineamientos TecNM), follows the Institutional Development Plan (PDI TecNM 2019-2024) and Institutional Teaching Plan (PIT TecNM 2025-2030), and participates in the national quality management framework.
• CONACYT (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational science and technology council that supports higher education institutions in Mexico. Listed as a site of interest for academic resources and research support.
• CONRICYT (Consorcio Nacional de Recursos de Información Científica y Tecnológica)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational consortium providing access to scientific and technological information resources for higher education institutions in Mexico. Listed as a reference site.
• Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry of Education that oversees all public education institutions in Mexico, including TecNM and its constituent institutions like ITSPA.
• Instituto Nacional de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales (INAI)minorOthersNational institute overseeing transparency and data protection compliance. The institution maintains a presence on the National Transparency Platform as part of regulatory compliance requirements.

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Direct peers

• CETYS Universidad: Mexican private university system with engineering programs; serves a comparable target student demographic and competes for the same regional engineering enrollment pool.
• Instituto Tecnológico del Valle de Morelia: TecNM institute in the same state offering similar engineering programs. Directly comparable as a fellow TecNM institution competing for the same Michoacán engineering enrollment pool.
• Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo: Main public university in Michoacán, offering a broader set of degree programs including engineering. Comparable in mission (public higher education serving regional students) and target market.
• Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Ciudad Hidalgo: TecNM-affiliated higher-ed institute in Michoacán offering engineering programs. Directly comparable as a sibling TecNM institution operating in the same regional student market.
• Instituto Tecnológico de Morelia: Sibling TecNM institute in Michoacán offering comparable undergraduate engineering programs under the same TecNM governance and curriculum standards. The most directly comparable peer given shared parent system and overlapping regional student market.

Broad incumbents

• Universidad La Salle: Nationwide private university network with engineering offerings. Comparable as an accredited higher-ed institution offering engineering degrees, though broader in mission and at higher tuition price points.
• Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México: Mexico's largest public university offering engineering programs through its Facultad de Ingeniería. Comparable as a public higher-ed provider of engineering credentials but at vastly greater scale and brand prestige.
• Tecnológico de Monterrey: Mexico's largest private university system, with a campus in Morelia. Comparable in offering engineering degrees but at substantially greater scale, brand recognition, and tuition levels; the premium incumbent in the same target market.
• Instituto Politécnico Nacional: Federal public polytechnic offering engineering and technical degrees nationwide. Comparable in mission as a public technical higher-education provider, though operating at national rather than regional scale.

Regional players

• Universidad Vasco de Quiroga: Private university headquartered in Morelia, Michoacán. Competes for the same regional higher-education student market, including those interested in engineering-adjacent programs.

Market position

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Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/itspatzcuaro
• Facebookfacebook.com/itspatzcuaro

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