Alcides Maya Oficial

What Alcides Maya Oficial does

Alcides Maya Oficial (legal name: Faculdade e Escola Técnica Alcides Maya) is a private Brazilian technical education institution founded in 1964 and headquartered in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. The institution delivers technical courses (EAD and in-person) across eight specialization areas including Informatics, Administration, Computer Networks, Digital Game Programming, Human Resources, Marketing, and Logistics, plus post-completion technical specializations and short certificate courses in Office productivity tools. Course delivery is built on a Moodle-based Learning Management System (moodle.alcidesmaya.com.br), with no proprietary platform technology disclosed beyond standard LMS functionality.

The business model operates on multiple revenue streams: monthly tuition for technical courses, one-time fees for short certificate courses distributed via the Hotmart marketplace, and revenue-sharing arrangements as an authorized EAD polo for Unisul and UniRitter universities (since 2024). Pricing is low-ticket and consumer-oriented, with certificate courses priced between R$29.90 and R$119.90 and technical courses available on monthly subscription with ENEM-based full scholarships and 35% promotional discounts. Distribution is digital-first, leveraging self-service website enrollment, WhatsApp-led consultation, and active presence on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and a content-marketing blog. A referral program offers tuition discounts for student-to-student invitations.

The institution is independently owned with no disclosed external investment, no parent company, and a headcount of 1-10 employees, operating across two Porto Alegre campuses (a historic headquarters in Centro and a southern zone polo) plus laboratory environments for hands-on training. It claims a cumulative alumni base of 50,000+ students placed in the Brazilian job market and holds accreditations from CEED/RS, SEC/RS, and MEC, which authorize it to issue valid technical certificates nationally. The customer base consists entirely of individual learners — primarily high school graduates, career-transitioning professionals, entrepreneurs, and technology enthusiasts — with no B2B or enterprise contracts disclosed.

Name

Alcides Maya Oficial

Legal name

Faculdade e Escola Técnica Alcides Maya

Website

https://alcidesmaya.edu.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alcides Maya is a private Brazilian technical education institution founded in 1964, headquartered in Porto Alegre, offering EAD and in-person technical courses, specializations, and certificate programs to individual students across Brazil via Moodle LMS and partnerships with Unisul and UniRitter universities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Technical Education

NAICS

Junior Colleges (6112), Business and Secretarial Schools (611410), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Private/Independent Community & Junior Colleges (EDAHADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Subject-Specific Short Courses & Academies (e.g., STEM, Business, Arts) (EDAIAIAC)

Keywords

• Technical education courses
• Vocational training programs
• Distance learning courses
• Professional certification programs
• IT technical training

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Technical Course Tuition: Revenue from technical courses in areas like IT, Administration, Networks, Games Programming, Marketing, Logistics, and HR. Offered both EAD and in-person with 35% of EAD technical course hours delivered in-person per regulations.
2. Technical Specialization Courses: Advanced technical specializations in areas like Computer Networks, Digital Games Programming, Database, Marketing, HR, Financial Management, and Sales. These are higher-level courses requiring prior technical completion.
3. Free/Certificate Courses: Short certificate courses sold individually through Hotmart platform. Courses include Excel Basic, Dashboard, Complete; PowerPoint; Word+ABNT; HTML; and Office Package.
4. University EAD Partnerships: As a polo for Unisul and UniRitter universities, students enroll in university programs through these partnerships. Alcides Maya provides local support and infrastructure for EAD university students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Brazilian private educational institution founded in 1964 in Porto Alegre offering technical/vocational courses in Informatics, Administration, Internet, Computer Networks, Digital Games Programming, Human Resources, Marketing, and Logistics, delivered both online (EAD - Educação a Distância) and in-person. Also offers free extension courses (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, HTML), specialized short courses, and serves as an academic polo (partner campus) for Unisul and UniRitter universities.

Product overview

Alcides Maya is a technical education institution with over 60 years of history offering a comprehensive portfolio of technical courses and free extension programs. The portfolio includes technical courses (EAD and in-person) in areas such as Informatics, Administration, Human Resources, Marketing, Logistics, and Digital Game Programming, as well as technical specializations for graduates. Additionally, the institution offers free extension courses including Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), HTML web development, and professional development programs like Jovem Profissional and Programação do Zero. The institution also operates as a partner polo for Unisul and UniRitter universities, providing access to higher education distance learning programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Technical EAD (Online) Courses
• In-Person Technical Courses
• Free Extension Courses
• Technical Specializations (Qualificação Profissional)
• Jovem Profissional Course
• Programação do Zero (Programming from Zero)
• University Partner Programs (Polo Unisul / UniRitter)
• ENEM Scholarship Program (Bolsas ENEM 100%)

Quantifiable outcome

• Students have 5.5 percentage points higher chance of employment compared to regular high school graduates (based on Insper research cited in blog)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Integration4 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• UnisulcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAlcides Maya is an official EAD polo for Unisul university, offering university-level distance education programs in areas such as Management, Technology, Health, and more. Students receive nationally recognized diplomas through this partnership.
• UniRittercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAlcides Maya is an official EAD polo for UniRitter university, offering university-level distance education programs. Contact through WhatsApp (+55 51 9388-2179).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Descomplica: Brazilian online education platform focused on test prep, technical courses, and higher-education partnerships — directly comparable as a digital-first competitor in technical and pre-university learning, with similar Hotmart-era DNA but national scale.
• Unicesumar: Large Brazilian distance-learning university operating its own polos and partnerships; directly comparable to Alcides Maya's Unisul/UniRitter polo model, competing for the same EAD university-degree student in regional Brazil.
• FIAP: São Paulo-based technology school focused on programming, networks, game development, and digital skills — directly comparable to Alcides Maya's IT technical tracks but with stronger tech-industry positioning and on-campus labs in a larger metro.
• Anhanguera (Kroton/Cogna): Major private education brand within Cogna offering vocational, technical, and undergraduate EAD programs — directly comparable in course catalog (IT, administration, marketing) and price-sensitive target student.
• Unopar (Kroton/Cogna): Distance-learning university under Cogna, with extensive EAD polos across Brazil offering technical and undergraduate programs — directly competes with Alcides Maya's polo-based university offerings and EAD technical tracks.

Broad incumbents

• Yduqs (formerly Estácio Participações): Major Brazilian private education group (Estácio, IDOMED, Wyden) operating both on-campus and distance-learning programs in technical, undergraduate, and graduate tracks — overlaps with Alcides Maya's EAD technical and university-polo offerings.
• SENAC (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial): Brazil's national commercial apprenticeship service, providing free or low-cost technical and vocational courses in IT, administration, marketing, and HR — overlapping with most of Alcides Maya's portfolio and serving the same price-sensitive student segment.
• SENAI (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial): Brazil's national industrial apprenticeship service, offering subsidized technical courses across the country — directly comparable in curriculum (IT, networks, administration) and target student (technical-track seekers), but operating at vastly larger scale with government/industry funding.
• Cogna Educação: Brazil's largest education company (Kroton, Unopar, Vasta, Saber), with hundreds of thousands of distance-learning students in technical and higher education — competes with Alcides Maya for the same EAD technical-student segment but with national infrastructure and proprietary platforms.

Regional players

• ETEC (Escola Técnica Estadual de São Paulo): Public technical schools in São Paulo state offering free technical courses in IT, administration, networks, and game programming — directly comparable curriculum and target student, but geographically limited to São Paulo and publicly funded.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/AlcidesMayaOficial
• Facebookfacebook.com/alcidesmayafaculdade/?locale=pt_BR
• Instagraminstagram.com/seja_alcidesmaya
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alcidesmayaoficial

Compliance3 records

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Investors

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