Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades

What Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades does

Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades (CCH) is a public upper-secondary (bachillerato) institution founded in 1971 as a constituent school of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). It delivers a three-year propedéutico curriculum across four knowledge areas — Matemáticas, Ciencias Experimentales, Histórico-Social, and Talleres de Lenguaje y Comunicación — and serves approximately 56,734 currently enrolled students distributed across five planteles (Azcapotzalco, Naucalpan, Vallejo, Oriente, Sur) in the Mexico City metropolitan area. CCH is part of UNAM's National Preparatory System, governed by H. Consejo Técnico and Consejo Académico del Bachillerato, and has produced over 1,073,321 graduates cumulatively. Admissions are administered through UNAM's centralized COMIPEMS system and Pase Reglamentado channels.

The institution operates an integrated digital platform architecture anchored by Plataforma CCH and Portal Académico CCH, supplemented by Aulas Virtuales Teams (24,523 virtual classrooms in 2023-1 and 2023-2 semesters), the proprietary CAD evaluation system (originated 1991, reactivated for in-person classes in 2023), the TEA learning strategies tutorial, and the PSI institutional services platform. Students and staff access institutional email at the @cch.unam.mx domain (143,505 active accounts) plus Microsoft Office 365 applications. CCH maintains strategic technology alliances with Microsoft (Azure for Education, Azure Dev Tools for Teaching, Teams, Office 365), Cisco Networking Academy, Oracle Academy, and Canva for Education (adopted April 2023), and operates 12 PC Puma computer access centers in conjunction with UNAM. The institution also publishes the Gaceta CCH official gazette and Revista Anímate mathematics outreach magazine.

CCH is a free public institution; no tuition or enrollment fees are charged. All operating revenue is derived from UNAM budget allocations and federal/state government educational subsidies, with no disclosed revenue figures in the source material. The go-to-market motion is community-led and admissions-driven rather than commercial: prospective students apply through the COMIPEMS centralized public high school placement system, and continuing students progress via Pase Reglamentado. Pricing is therefore not a market variable — capacity and competitive position are determined by UNAM's allocation decisions and the institution's propedéutico academic standing. Distribution is delivered through five physical campuses plus the Microsoft Teams digital learning environment.

Name

Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades

Legal name

Escuela Nacional Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades

Website

https://cch.unam.mx

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Public UNAM bachillerato (founded 1971) delivering a three-year propedéutico program to approximately 56,734 students across five Mexico City metropolitan campuses, supported by a Microsoft-based digital platform architecture and integrated technology partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ciudad de México (Coyoacán)

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Services: The CCH operates as a free public educational institution under UNAM, funded by federal and state government budgets. No tuition fees are charged. Revenue comes from government educational subsidies and allocations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CCH delivers a free, three-year public bachillerato (upper-secondary) program across five campuses in the Mexico City metropolitan area, following a propaedeutic educational model focused on preparing students for university-level studies at UNAM and other institutions. The curriculum spans four knowledge areas (Mathematics, Experimental Sciences, Historical-Social, and Language and Communication Workshops), with bilingual instruction (English and French), an Options Techniques track for technical certifications, and digital infrastructure supporting remote/hybrid learning.

Product overview

Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades (CCH) is a public bachillerato (high school) institution within UNAM offering a three-year upper-secondary education program across five campuses. The institution operates a unified platform architecture centered on the Plataforma CCH and Portal Académico CCH, supplemented by specialized academic platforms including Aulas Virtuales Teams (virtual classrooms), CAD (teaching evaluation system), TEA (learning strategies tutorial), and PSI (institutional services). The technology portfolio extends through educational partnerships with Microsoft (Azure Dev Tools, Office 365, Teams), CISCO Networking Academy, and Canva for Education. The institution also maintains proprietary systems for faculty ranking (Trayectoria CCH), events management (Eventos CCH), curriculum workshops (TACUR), and technical education programs (Opciones Técnicas), alongside publication channels including Gaceta CCH and Revista Anímate. Digital infrastructure includes institutional email services, wireless networks (RIU, PCPUMACCH), and computer centers serving the student body of 56,734 students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gaceta CCH: Official institutional gazette/publication of the Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades
• CAD - Cuestionario de Actividad Docente
• TEA - Tutorial de Estrategias de Aprendizaje

Products and services

• Three-Year Bachillerato (High School) Program Free, three-year public upper-secondary education program across four knowledge areas (Mathematics, Experimental Sciences, Historical-Social, and Language and Communication Workshops), with bilingual instruction (English and French), preparing 56,734 students for UNAM and other university-level studies.
• Programa de Opciones Técnicas Technical education program offering specialized training leading to technician certification in areas including electrical installations, computer systems, mechatronics, clinical analysis, dental assistant, and administrative skills. Available to bachillerato students as a parallel technical certification track.
• Correo Institucional (@cch.unam.mx) Institutional email service (@cch.unam.mx) provided to students, faculty, and staff (143,505 active accounts), including Microsoft Office 365 web applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and multi-factor authentication via Microsoft Authenticator.
• Aulas Virtuales Teams Microsoft Teams-based virtual classroom environment enabling remote and hybrid learning, supporting 24,523 virtual classrooms for semesters 2023-1 and 2023-2 with real-time collaboration features and academic advisement capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 million students have graduated from CCH since its founding in 1971
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Microsoft Azure for EducationcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 April 2023CCH participates in Microsoft's Azure for Education program, providing students and faculty with access to professional development tools including Azure Dev Tools for Teaching, Visual Studio, SQL Server, Windows Server, and other Microsoft software. The program offers over 100 Microsoft development tools for use on personal computers, along with learning resources for STEM careers and cloud services.
• Canva for EducationcoreTechnology or IntegrationCCH joined Canva for Education in April 2023, providing the entire school community (students, faculty, and staff) with free access to Canva's design platform. The CCH community is reported to be among the largest educational users in Mexico. An annual Canva Design Contest is held to incentivize creativity.
• Cisco Networking AcademycoreTechnology or IntegrationCCH participates in Cisco Networking Academy, offering technology education programs including Cisco Networking Essentials courses. Both students and faculty have participated in CISCO certifications and training programs.
• UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCH is an integral part of UNAM, the National Autonomous University of Mexico. As a constituent school of UNAM's National Preparatory System, CCH operates under UNAM's academic framework, governance structures, and institutional standards. The institution follows UNAM's educational model and academic calendar.
• PC Puma CenterscoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with UNAM's PC Puma program providing 12 computer access centers across the institution, offering students additional computing resources and internet access facilities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CONALEP: National Professional Technical Education College offering bachillerato with technical specialization. Closely comparable in mission (public, free, technical-oriented upper secondary), though with a stronger vocational/technical emphasis than CCH's propaedeutic academic focus.
• Escuela Nacional Preparatoria (ENP): UNAM's traditional bachillerato system operating multiple colleges under the same parent institution. Most directly comparable peer as it delivers the same propaedeutic, three-year high school program within UNAM, targeting the same COMIPEMS applicant pool.
• Colegio de Bachilleres (COLBACH): Federal public bachillerato system across Mexico offering three-year upper secondary education. Directly comparable as a free, government-funded public high school network competing for the same national high school applicant demographic.

Regional players

• CECyTE (Colegios de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos): State-level public baccalaureate system offering scientific and technological high school education across Mexico's states. Comparable in mission (public, free, upper secondary) but operates at the state level with limited Mexico City presence.
• CBTIS (Centros de Bachillerato Tecnológico Industrial y de Servicios): Federal industrial and services technological high schools operating across Mexico under SEP/DGETI. Comparable as public, federally-funded technical bachilleratos but primarily regional and weighted toward industrial/technical curricula.

Broad incumbents

• Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM): CCH's parent institution and Latin America's largest public university. Comparable as the umbrella academic body governing CCH's curriculum, admissions, and standards; relevant for institutional dynamics rather than direct student competition.
• Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN): Mexico's federal technical university system offering upper secondary and higher education. Comparable as a large, federal, public educational institution competing with UNAM/CCH in the same student pool, though with a broader vocational and research mandate.
• Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM): Mexico City-based public university. Relevant adjacent peer in the same metropolitan higher-education ecosystem that CCH graduates feed into, though it competes at the higher-education level rather than as a direct bachillerato competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cchunam
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCjGSVzyA-ZC77aI99pZ9k5w
• Facebookfacebook.com/CCH.UNAM.Oficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/CCH_UNAM
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colegio-de-ciencias-y-humanidades

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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