Fatec SO - Faculdade de Tecnologia de Sorocaba

What Fatec SO - Faculdade de Tecnologia de Sorocaba does

Fatec Sorocaba – José Crespo Gonzales is a public higher education institution located in Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil, operating under Centro Paula Souza (CEETEPS), an agency of the São Paulo State Government. Founded on May 20, 1970 by Governor Roberto Costa de Abreu Sodré, it was the first public higher education institution in Sorocaba and began classes on June 7, 1971 with 66 students in mechanical fabrication. The institution operates from a 174,000 m² campus (with 9,456 m² of built area) in the Alto da Boa Vista neighborhood, supported by 173 faculty members listed in the directory.

The institution offers 14 undergraduate technology courses (Cursos Superiores de Tecnologia) spanning software development, industrial automation, automotive electronics, mechanical fabrication, quality management, logistics, advanced manufacturing (Industry 4.0), aircraft maintenance, polymers, metallurgical processes, mechanical design, and biomedical systems. Course delivery includes 12 in-person programs, 1 distance learning (EAD) program in Gestão Empresarial, and 2 AMS (Articulação da Formação Profissional Média e Superior) articulation programs that integrate secondary technical education with higher degrees. Academic administration is centralized through the SIGA (Sistema Integrado de Gestão Acadêmica) platform developed by Centro Paula Souza, with supplementary infrastructure on Microsoft Teams (Office 365), Microsoft Azure for Education, and Google Drive.

The business model is fully public: no tuition or course fees are charged to students, with the institution's operating budget provided by the São Paulo State Government through CEETEPS. Student acquisition occurs through the annual centralized vestibular entrance examination (vestibular.fatec.sp.gov.br) and the vagas remanescentes transfer process. The institution's customer base is regional, serving students in Sorocaba and the surrounding Southeast Brazil region, with curriculum deliberately aligned to local industrial sectors including aerospace maintenance, automotive, manufacturing, logistics, and polymers. According to the MEC IGC 2009 evaluation, it was rated the best Faculty of Technology in Brazil.

Name

Fatec SO - Faculdade de Tecnologia de Sorocaba

Legal name

Faculdade de Tecnologia de Sorocaba - José Crespo Gonzales

Website

https://fatecsorocaba.edu.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Fatec Sorocaba is a public technology college in Sorocaba, Brazil, offering 14 tuition-free undergraduate technology courses spanning IT, industrial automation, manufacturing, aerospace, and business management, operated by Centro Paula Souza under the São Paulo State Government.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Higher Education (Technology / Vocational)

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Technical and Trade Schools (61151), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Mechatronics Systems & Integration (EDAOAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics Management Schools (EDAHAHAF), Information Technology & Cybersecurity Certification Prep (CompTIA, Cisco, Microsoft, AWS, ISC2/ISACA) (EDANAIAF), Project, Quality & Operations (PMP PDUs, Six Sigma, Quality CE) (EDAAALAM)

Keywords

• Public higher education
• Technology degree programs
• Industrial automation courses
• Vocational training
• Engineering technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Sorocaba

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Higher Education: Free public higher education funded by the State Government of São Paulo. No tuition fees charged to students. Operated under Centro Paula Souza (CEETEPS) government framework.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fatec Sorocaba delivers free public higher education technology degrees (Cursos Superiores de Tecnologia) across 12 in-person courses, 1 distance learning course in Business Management, and 2 AMS integrated secondary-to-higher education programs in Systems Development and Logistics. Courses span software development, industrial automation, automotive electronics, mechanical manufacturing, quality management, logistics, advanced manufacturing, aircraft maintenance, polymers, metallurgical processes, mechanical design, and biomedical systems, supported by on-campus laboratories, workshops, supervised internships, and the SIGA academic management platform.

Product overview

Fatec Sorocaba is a public higher education technology college offering a portfolio of 14 undergraduate technology courses (Cursos Superiores de Tecnologia). The portfolio includes 12 in-person courses across technology axes of Information and Communication, Control and Industrial Processes, Production Industrial, Environment and Health, and Business Management; 1 distance learning (EAD) course in Business Management; and 2 AMS (Articulação da Formação Profissional Média e Superior) articulation programs that integrate secondary technical education with higher technology degrees. The institution also provides an internal academic management platform (SIGA) for enrollment, re-registration, grade management, and academic records. Courses cover technology domains including software development, industrial automation, automotive electronics, mechanical manufacturing, quality management, logistics, advanced manufacturing (Industry 4.0), aircraft maintenance, polymers, metallurgical processes, mechanical design, and biomedical systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Análise e Desenvolvimento de Sistemas (ADS) Undergraduate technology course (CST) that trains professionals to analyze, design, document, specify, test, implement, and maintain computational information systems. Students learn programming, databases, web-based systems, and distributed programming.
• Automação Industrial Undergraduate technology course (CST) focused on industrial automation using mechanical, electronic, and computerized systems for production operation and control. Covers programming of machines and microcontrollers, robotics, and industrial electrical installations.
• Eletrônica Automotiva Undergraduate technology course (CST) training professionals in automotive electronics, including development of electronic modules, vehicle diagnostics, inspection, and maintenance of electronic systems in passenger, cargo, and special vehicles.
• Fabricação Mecânica Undergraduate technology course (CST) focused on the project and supervision of mechanical operations systems, including machining, forming, and welding processes, as well as CAD/CAE/CAM software and automation.
• Gestão da Qualidade Undergraduate technology course (CST) that trains professionals to plan, implement, and audit quality management systems, conduct process mapping, and apply quality tools such as Lean, Six Sigma, and statistical process control.
• Gestão Empresarial – EAD Undergraduate technology course (CST) offered entirely in distance learning (EAD) modality. Covers business planning, management, commercialization processes, supply chain, and financial and human resource management.
• Logística Undergraduate technology course (CST) specializing in warehousing, distribution, and transport logistics. Covers multimodal transport, inventory management, supply chain, and route planning.
• Manufatura Avançada Undergraduate technology course (CST) focused on transforming conventional manufacturing into Industry 4.0 environments. Covers additive manufacturing, augmented and virtual reality, Internet of Things, Big Data, and advanced manufacturing technologies.
• Manutenção de Aeronaves Undergraduate technology course (CST) training professionals in aircraft structure, hydraulic systems, landing gear, air conditioning, propulsion, and structural repair and welding. Prepares students for supervising aircraft maintenance operations.
• Polímeros Undergraduate technology course (CST) focused on polymer manufacturing, including evaluation of equipment performance, chemical formulation, laboratory analysis, quality monitoring, and recycling processes for plastic materials.
• Processos Metalúrgicos Undergraduate technology course (CST) covering metallurgical processes including heat treatment, foundry, steelmaking, rolling, forging, sintering, and surface treatments. Includes planning, management, and control of metallurgical product processes.
• Projetos Mecânicos Undergraduate technology course (CST) training professionals to perform detailed technical projects of mechanical systems involving machines, motors, and mechanical and thermomechanical installations. Covers CAD tools, device and tool design, and industrial organization.
• Sistemas Biomédicos Undergraduate technology course (CST) focused on planning, managing, implementing, and maintaining clinical and medical-hospital equipment. Covers biomedical instrumentation, equipment safety standards, and hospital systems management.
• Desenvolvimento de Sistemas – AMS Technical course in the AMS (Articulação da Formação Profissional Média e Superior) modality, allowing students to complete high school integrated with a technical diploma and continue to a superior technology degree in Systems Development.
• Logística – AMS Technical course in the AMS (Articulação da Formação Profissional Média e Superior) modality, allowing students to complete high school integrated with a technical diploma and continue to a superior technology degree in Logistics.

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates prepared for regional industry needs (aerospace maintenance hub, automotive, manufacturing sectors)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Integration5 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Centro Paula Souza (CEETEPS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 1970Fatec Sorocaba is part of the Centro Paula Souza (CEETEPS) network of technology colleges and technical schools (Etecs) under the State Government of São Paulo. CEETEPS provides administrative framework, academic regulations, SIGA platform, vestibular examination system, and institutional oversight.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SENAC São Paulo: SENAC is the Sistema S counterpart focused on commerce, services, and professional education, offering technology-related courses including business management and IT. Operates in the same São Paulo market with free/subsidized programs that overlap with Fatec Sorocaba's Gestão Empresarial EAD offering.
• FIAP: FIAP is a leading São Paulo private technology college focused on IT, engineering, and innovation programs. Directly comparable in target audience (technology undergraduates) and metro-São Paulo labor market outcomes, though operating on a fee-based revenue model.
• FATEC Americana: FATEC Americana is another CPS-network Fatec offering similar CST courses under the same SIGA and vestibular framework. Operates as a near-identical public technology college in São Paulo state, competing for the same applicant pool via the centralized vestibular.
• Universidade Anhembi Morumbi: Anhembi Morumbi is a private São Paulo university with strong technology, engineering, and design programs that directly compete for technology undergraduates in the same metro market. Comparable in course breadth and target student persona, though fee-based.
• SENAI (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial): SENAI is Brazil's primary industrial vocational training system, offering technical and technology-level courses (including free programs via Futuro.digital) targeted at industrial employment. Directly competes for working adults and entry-level industrial talent in the same Sorocaba industrial corridor as Fatec Sorocaba.
• Instituto Federal de São Paulo (IFSP): IFSP is the federal counterpart to CPS Fatecs, offering free public higher education in technology fields across multiple campuses in São Paulo state. Directly competes for the same price-insensitive students seeking technology degrees, with similar portfolio breadth (industry, IT, automation).
• FATEC São Paulo: FATEC São Paulo is the flagship sister Fatec within the same Centro Paula Souza (CPS) network, offering undergraduate technology (CST) courses with identical governance, SIGA platform, and vestibular admission system. Directly comparable in mission, funding model, course structure, and target student persona.
• ETEC (Escolas Técnicas do Estado de São Paulo): ETECs are the technical high-school sister institutions of Fatecs within the Centro Paula Souza network, including the Vestibulinho admission pathway that feeds AMS articulation into Fatec Sorocaba. Operates within identical CPS governance and serves as both feeder and partial substitute for the same student base.

Broad incumbents

• Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP): PUC-SP is a major private university in São Paulo with undergraduate technology and engineering programs. Competes for technology undergraduates in the São Paulo metro area with a broader academic portfolio and fee-based model.
• Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP): UNICAMP is São Paulo state's flagship research university with strong technology, engineering, and applied sciences programs. Competes for top-tier STEM talent statewide and overlaps with Fatec Sorocaba's industry-aligned curriculum, though operating at full university scope with graduate programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/governosp
• Facebookfacebook.com/governosp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/governosp
• Instagraminstagram.com/governosp

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Profiles5 records

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