ETE FMC

What ETE FMC does

ETE FMC (Escola Técnica de Eletrônica Francisco Moreira da Costa) is a private nonprofit technical school founded in 1963 in Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and maintained by ANEAS (Associação Nóbrega de Educação e Assistência Social), a CEBAS-certified charitable entity. The institution operates under the Jesuit Province of Brazil as part of the Rede Jesuíta de Educação and FLACSI, and is governed by the Magis Inaciano educational philosophy. It serves high school students seeking integrated technical training, working adults pursuing evening technical qualifications, and socioeconomically vulnerable students supported through the PIEA scholarship program funded in part by the Fundo para a Infância e Adolescência (FIA).

The school's core offering combines a regular Brazilian high school curriculum with five technical tracks: Electronics – Industrial Automation, Telecommunications, Biomedical Equipment, Systems Development (Games), and Renewable Energy Systems. Underlying technology assets include a 1.113 MWp solar photovoltaic plant (Usina Solar Padre Furusawa, inaugurated June 2018) with 4,200 panels producing 1.5 GWh/year, a professional Media Education Laboratory with chroma key and editing infrastructure (2021), and a proprietary Portal Solar platform for remote photovoltaic monitoring. The technology stack integrates third-party tools (Microsoft Teams for online classes, AVA RJE virtual learning environment, EduConnect mobile app, Pergamum library system, Portal RM academic management, and GLPI for IT support).

ETE FMC's revenue model is a hybrid of recurring tuition from technical and high school programs, scholarship subsidies via PIEA (CEBAS and FIA funded), and a small B2B services stream through its wholly-owned subsidiary CEDEN (Centro de Desenvolvimento e Negócios), which provides solar plant commissioning and remote monitoring services via the Portal Solar platform. The institution also operates the Centro Vocacional Tecnológico (CVT) offering free online professional courses. Headcount stands at 58 employees, with additional reach through the Conexão Esportiva program serving approximately 500 youth aged 6-17. There are no patents, no disclosed funding rounds, and no public ticker; the entity is wholly owned/maintained by ANEAS with no external venture, private equity, or public ownership structure.

Name

ETE FMC

Legal name

ESCOLA TÉCNICA DE ELETRÔNICA "FRANCISCO MOREIRA DA COSTA" – ETE FMC

Website

https://etefmc.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ETE FMC is a private nonprofit Jesuit-affiliated technical school in Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Brazil, offering integrated high school and technical education in electronics, telecommunications, biomedical equipment, software development, and renewable energy, supported by a 1.113 MWp solar plant and a solar monitoring subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technical and Vocational Education

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Computer Training (611420), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Networking & Telecommunications (Routing/Switching, Wireless, VoIP) (EDABAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Telecommunications & Networking (EDAAAPAF), Fully Online Universities (Online-First, Degree-Granting) (EDAHALAA), Solar PV Power Plant EPC (Utility-Scale) (EUAEAAAG), Digital Learning, EdTech Enablement & Connectivity for Education (BPADAKAH)

Keywords

• Technical education
• Vocational training
• Jesuit education
• High school education
• Renewable energy training

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Rita do Sapucaí

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. Tuition and Technical Course Fees: Revenue from technical courses (Electronics Automation, Telecommunications, Biomedical Equipment, Systems Development-Games, Renewable Energy Systems) and regular high school education programs.
2. Scholarship Programs: Operates Programa de Inclusão Educacional e Acadêmica (PIEA) providing scholarships and complementary benefits for basic education levels. Supported by CEBAS certification and Fundo para a Infância e Adolescência (FIA).
3. CEDEN Services: Centro de Desenvolvimento e Negócios provides photovoltaic commissioning services and remote monitoring services for solar plants, generating revenue through service contracts.
4. CVT Courses: Centro Vocacional Tecnológico offers free online professional, behavioral, management, and IT courses, with potential revenue from certification or partnership programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ETE FMC (Escola Técnica de Eletrônica Francisco Moreira da Costa) is a private nonprofit technical school that delivers integrated high school and vocational technical education in electronics-industrial automation, telecommunications, biomedical equipment, systems development (games), and renewable energy systems. Beyond education, the institution operates the Usina Solar Padre Furusawa on-campus solar plant and the CEDEN subsidiary, which provides photovoltaic commissioning and remote plant monitoring services through its proprietary Portal Solar platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Técnico em Eletrônica – Automação Industrial
• Técnico em Telecomunicações

Quantifiable outcome

• Aluna Ana Helena Gonçalves Campos ranked among top 100 FUVEST candidates
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ANEAS (Associação Nóbrega de Educação e Assistência Social)coreOthersMaintaining organization for ETE FMC, a private nonprofit charitable institution certified as Entidade Beneficente de Assistência Social (CEBAS) in education and social assistance. Operates under Complementary Law 187/2021.
• Rede Jesuíta de Educação (RJE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJesuit Education Network to which ETE FMC belongs, providing educational philosophy (Magis Inaciano), shared programs (SINU, SQGE), and coordination of institutions across Brazil.
• INATEL (Instituto Nacional de Telecomunicações)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for practical classes (Hospital Lab), competitions (Telecom Challenge), and joint facilities for Conexão Esportiva sports program.
• América Energia S.A.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRenewable energy company installed at Condomínio Municipal de Empresas Ruy Brandão contributing to local development with 15 direct and 200 indirect jobs.
• CMDCA (Conselho Municipal dos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente)minorOthersPartnership for distribution of educational materials to scholarship recipients through Fundo para a Infância e Adolescência (FIA).
• Prefeitura Municipal de Santa Rita do SapucaíminorOthersLocal government partnership supporting Conexão Esportiva project and providing municipal recognition awards.
• FLACSI (Federação Latino-Americana de Colégios Jesuítas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLatin American federation implementing SQGE (Sistema de Qualidade na Gestão Escolar) quality management system across Jesuit schools.
• IntelbrasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompany recognizing student projects and inviting winners to present at company factory showcase.
• IJRU (International Jump Rope Union)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational sports federation recognizing Hit Rope accessibility device for Para-Olympic jump rope competitions.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Fundação Bradesco: Private foundation offering free vocational and technical education across Brazil, including electronics, IT, and automation. Comparable peer in mission-driven technical education delivery, though with a much broader geographic footprint.

Regional players

• FIEMG / SESI / SENAI Minas: Minas Gerais industry federation and its SENAI/SESI arms deliver industrial technical training in the state. Overlaps with ETE FMC's regional technical enrollment pool but with a B2B/employer-channel orientation.

Direct peers

• CEFET-MG (Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais): Federal technical education institution in Minas Gerais offering technical and engineering programs in electronics, telecommunications, and computer science. Competes directly with ETE FMC for technical students in the state and provides a public/free alternative.
• SENAI (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial): Brazil's main nationwide industrial apprenticeship and technical education network, offering courses in electronics, telecommunications, automation, and renewable energy. SENAI is the most direct competitor for technical high-school and vocational enrollment in Brazil.
• Colégio Santo Inácio: Jesuit K-12 school in Rio de Janeiro that is part of the Rede Jesuíta de Educação. Comparable peer given shared Jesuit pedagogy (Magis), quality-system participation (SQGE/FLACSI), and similar student formation programs.
• IFMG (Instituto Federal de Minas Gerais): Federal institute with multiple campuses across Minas Gerais offering free technical courses in electronics, automation, telecommunications, and renewable energy. Closest public-system competitor for ETE FMC's technical enrollments.
• Colégio Anchieta: Jesuit school in Porto Alegre within the Rede Jesuíta de Educação. Direct peer for educational philosophy, governance, and quality framework (FLACSI/SQGE), though it does not run dedicated technical courses.
• Colégio Medianeira: Jesuit school in Curitiba within the Rede Jesuíta de Educação. Comparable peer given shared pedagogy and quality-management participation, and the recent RJE director Fernando Guidini was previously academic director at Medianeira.
• INATEL (Instituto Nacional de Telecomunicações): Telecom-focused higher-education and research institution in Santa Rita do Sapucaí, an active partner with ETE FMC (Telecom Challenge, equipment lending). Overlaps in telecom curriculum and shares the same geographic ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Escola Politécnica da USP: Brazil's premier engineering school offering electronics, telecommunications, and computer programs. While focused on higher education, it competes at the top of the technical-talent funnel and defines national benchmarks for technical education quality.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/etefmc
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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