Universidad Católica del Cibao, UCATECI

What Universidad Católica del Cibao, UCATECI does

Universidad Católica del Cibao (UCATECI) is a private Catholic university founded in 1983 and headquartered in La Vega, Dominican Republic. It operates four faculties — Ciencias Humanas y Sociales, Ciencias de la Salud, Negocios, and Ingenierías — encompassing 17 schools that deliver undergraduate degree programs, graduate programs (8 master's, 7 specialties, 1 consorciado doctorate in education), the PESA adult education program for learners 25+, and CETAP corporate and technical training. The institution operates a main campus in La Vega with satellite extension campuses in Constanza and Bonao, and serves students regionally within the Dominican Cibao.

UCATECI's technology infrastructure is built on a conventional educational technology stack: Microsoft 365 for academic services, a proprietary AulaVirtual LMS for online and hybrid course delivery, dedicated student and faculty portals, a library (Biblioteca Dr. Rubén Álvarez Valencia) with OPAC catalog access, and a mobile application deployed on iOS and Android. The institution's primary revenue streams are tuition and academic fees, document certification fees, and corporate training income through CETAP; no exact revenue or tuition figures are publicly disclosed.

The university is accredited by MESCyT and listed in the QS World University Rankings. It maintains a multi-institutional doctoral consortium (with UAPA, UCNE, UTECO), a technical training partnership with INFOTEP, and active FONDOCyT/CONIAF-funded research. Community-facing subsidiaries include the CENSAIDE health center, the Centro de Convenciones de Guaigüí, and the Centro Educacional de Bonao.

Name

Universidad Católica del Cibao, UCATECI

Legal name

Universidad Católica del Cibao (UCATECI)

Website

https://ucateci.edu.do

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Universidad Católica del Cibao (UCATECI) is a private Dominican Catholic university founded in 1983 in La Vega, offering undergraduate, graduate, and adult education programs across four faculties and 17 schools, with satellite campuses in Constanza and Bonao.

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 industry

PRIMARYEDAHABAJ

Faith-Affiliated Private Research Universities

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Private Research Universities

SECONDARYEDAAAEAA

University/College Continuing Education (Extension) Programs

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Continuing Education (Noncredit) & Lifelong Learning Programs

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Graduate education programs
• Adult continuing education
• Corporate professional training

Headquarters

HQ city

La Vega

HQ country

Dominican Republic

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 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 Academic Fees: UCATECI generates revenue primarily through tuition payments from undergraduate, graduate, and adult education students (PESA). Additional revenue is derived from document certification fees (RD$500 per certified document, RD$2,000 for a block of documents including degree letter, transcript, and copy of diploma), and registration/admission fees (payment of solicitud de admisión). Athletic and cultural group participants may receive tuition exemptions of 35%–65% under the Decanato de Estudiantes program.
2. CETAP Corporate and Institutional Training: The Centro Técnico de Actualización Profesional (CETAP) provides specialized technical and continuing education courses to corporations and government entities through strategic inter-institutional alliances, representing a corporate training revenue stream.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UCATECI is a private Catholic university that delivers higher education services through undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs across four faculties (Human and Social Sciences, Health Sciences, Business, and Engineering). It also offers adult education (PESA) for individuals 25+ and continuing professional/technical training (CETAP) for professionals and corporate clients. The institution operates three campuses in the Dominican Republic and supports instruction with a virtual learning environment, student/faculty portals, and a mobile application.

Product overview

Universidad Católica del Cibao (UCATECI) is a higher education institution offering a comprehensive academic portfolio through four main product lines: (1) Grado programs (undergraduate degrees across 16 schools in four faculties), (2) Posgrado programs (8 master's degrees, 7 teaching specialties, 1 doctoral program, and medical residencies), (3) PESA adult education program (flexible learning for adults 25+), and (4) CETAP professional development center. The institution also provides digital learning infrastructure including an LMS (AulaVirtual), student and faculty portals, and the Dr. Rubén Álvarez Valencia library.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CETAP: Centro Técnico de Actualización Profesional - technical and professional education center offering vocational training and continuing education programs
• PESA
• CEDIA

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 regional stakeholders participated in the national education forum hosted at UCATECI, demonstrating the institution's leadership in regional education policy dialogue.

Named customers3 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered historic, core, major and minor.

• Falconbridge Dominicana (Nickel mining company)historicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 1971Falconbridge Dominicana, a nickel mining company, partnered with UCATECI (through its Centro Educacional de Bonao extension) from its founding in 1971 to provide quality education to the children of its employees. This partnership evolved into the establishment of the Centro Educacional de Bonao (CEB), which continues to serve the Bonao community as a UCATECI extension. The relationship represents the university's historic roots in corporate social responsibility.
• Instituto Nacional de Formación Técnico Profesional (INFOTEP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUCATECI operates the Centro Operativo del Sistema COS-UCATECI-INFOTEP, the body responsible for facilitating and operationalizing technical training actions delivered by the university under INFOTEP's national vocational training framework. This partnership enables UCATECI to deliver government-certified technical programs.
• Ministerio de Educación de la República Dominicana (MINERD)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMINERD partnered with MESCyT and INFOTEP in organizing the Consulta Nacional para el Futuro de la Educación Dominicana, for which UCATECI served as the host of the Foro Regional Cibao Sur. The forum gathered over 500 representatives to formulate proposals for national education policy transformation.
• Ministerio de Educación Superior, Ciencia y Tecnología (MESCyT)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMESCyT co-organized the national education consultation forum hosted at UCATECI. MESCyT also partners with UCATECI through the English Language Immersion Program (Programa de Inglés por Inmersión) and regulates all academic programs. Minister Rafael Santos Badía attended the forum.
• Instituto Nacional de Formación Técnico Profesional (INFOTEP) — co-organizermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerINFOTEP co-organized the national education consultation forum (alongside MINERD and MESCyT) held at UCATECI. Subdirector General Luis Manuel Rodríguez participated. INFOTEP also partners with UCATECI through the COS-UCATECI-INFOTEP technical training framework.
• Grupo ESTRELLA (Acero ESTRELLA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Facultad de las Ingenierías at UCATECI partnered with Grupo ESTRELLA (specifically Acero ESTRELLA, led by Ing. Raúl Kenyi Yamamoto) to deliver the 'Steel Talks: Inspección y Control de Estructuras Metálicas' conference, bringing industry expertise to engineering students through an expert with 22+ years of experience including major projects such as the Amber Cove cruise terminal and Punta Catalina thermoelectric plant.
• Universidad Abierta para Adultos (UAPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUCATECI is part of a four-university consortium (UCATECI, UAPA, UCNE, UTECO) delivering the Doctorado Consorciado en Ciencias de la Educación. This inter-institutional collaboration integrates academic resources, diverse faculty, and complementary approaches to strengthen doctoral education quality and national impact.
• Universidad Católica Nordestana (UCNE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUCNE is one of four consortium universities (alongside UCATECI, UAPA, and UTECO) co-delivering the Doctorado Consorciado en Ciencias de la Educación, contributing to research capacity and academic rigor through collaborative doctoral training.
• Universidad Tecnológica del Cibao Oriental (UTECO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUTECO is one of four consortium universities (alongside UCATECI, UAPA, and UCNE) co-delivering the Doctorado Consorciado en Ciencias de la Educación, integrating resources and research expertise across the Cibao region.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ucatecioficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/universidad-cat-lica-tecnol-gica-del-cibao

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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