Faculdade de Ciências Humanas de Olinda - FACHO

What Faculdade de Ciências Humanas de Olinda - FACHO does

FACHO (Faculdade de Ciências Humanas de Olinda) is a private, non-profit higher education institution established in 1973 and headquartered in the Ouro Preto district of Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil. The institution is maintained by the Associação Instrutora Missionária (AIM) and operates as a single-campus faculdade focused exclusively on human sciences disciplines. FACHO serves primarily undergraduate and graduate students in the Olinda/Recife metropolitan region, with a stated headcount of 71 employees and a CNPJ of 10.579.324/0014-02.

The institution's product surface is concentrated on three undergraduate programs — Nursing (Enfermagem), Psychology (Psicologia), and Law (Direito) — supplemented by postgraduate specialization courses (Pós-Graduação) and extension offerings. Core operational infrastructure includes the CLIPSI psychology clinic-school (a wholly-owned subsidiary providing practical training and community services), specialized research centers (NEPE — Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisa; NUREG — Núcleo de Relações Étnico-Raciais e de Gênero), and standardized digital learning platforms: Google for Education integration for content delivery, TOTVS Cloud-hosted Portal do Aluno and Portal do Professor for academic administration, and a Biblioteca Virtual (bvirtual.com.br) digital library. Administrative services include ENADE exam registration support, FIES and ProUni financial aid processing, and the CPA (Comissão Própria de Avaliação) institutional self-evaluation process.

Revenue mechanics are tuition-driven, with students accessing the institution through direct enrollment or via the federal FIES student loan and ProUni scholarship programs. Distribution is omnichannel-light: a WhatsApp inquiry line (5581998257411), organic Instagram/Facebook/YouTube presence, and physical campus visits. The institution has invested in LGPD (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados) compliance, including a designated Data Protection Officer. Strategic differentiation rests on the CLIPSI clinic-school model, the NEPE/NUREG research nuclei, and government-backed financing access — all anchored in a single Pernambuco geography with no disclosed multi-state or international footprint.

Name

Faculdade de Ciências Humanas de Olinda - FACHO

Legal name

Faculdade de Ciências Humanas de Olinda - FACHO

Website

https://facho.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

FACHO is a private, non-profit Brazilian higher education institution in Olinda, Pernambuco, offering undergraduate programs in Nursing, Psychology, and Law, plus postgraduate courses. Maintained by Associação Instrutora Missionária, it serves students in the Olinda/Recife metro region via tuition and federal financial aid programs.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Olinda

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Fees: Revenue from undergraduate programs (Enfermagem, Psicologia, Direito), graduate programs (Pós-Graduação), and extension courses (Editais e Inscrições)

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FACHO is a private higher education institution (faculdade) in Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil that delivers undergraduate degree programs in Nursing (Enfermagem), Psychology (Psicologia), and Law (Direito), along with graduate specialization (Pós-Graduação) and extension courses. The institution supplements classroom learning with a psychology clinic-school (CLIPSI), research nuclei (NEPE, NUREG), and digital academic portals (Portal do Aluno, Portal do Professor) supported by TOTVS Cloud systems and Google for Education.

Product overview

FACHO (Faculdade de Ciências Humanas de Olinda) is a private higher education institution in Olinda, Brazil, offering undergraduate programs in Nursing, Psychology, and Law, along with graduate specialization programs. The institution operates a unified educational platform comprising student and faculty portals (TOTVS-based), a virtual library (bvirtual), and a school clinic (CLIPSI) for practical training. Administrative services include ENADE exam preparation, FIES financial aid processing, institutional self-evaluation (CPA), and research support (NEPE). The institution integrates with Google for Education for educational services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Curso de Enfermagem (Nursing Undergraduate Program)
• Curso de Psicologia (Psychology Undergraduate Program)
• Curso de Direito (Law Undergraduate Program)
• Pós-Graduação (Graduate Specialization Programs)
• CLIPSI - Clínica-Escola (Psychology School Clinic) School-based psychology clinic that delivers hands-on practical training for Psychology students and provides community mental health services. Operates as an operating subsidiary of FACHO.
• NEPE - Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisa (Research and Studies Center) Research nucleus supporting academic research activities and studies across the institution's programs. Targeted at faculty and student researchers.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Integration3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Associação Instrutora Missionária (AIM)coreOthersAIM is the maintaining organization (mantenedora) of FACHO, providing institutional governance and support for the faculty's operations and social educational assistance programs.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Universidade Católica de Pernambuco (UNICAP): Private Catholic university in Recife offering undergraduate and graduate programs in human sciences, health, and law. Comparable as a regionally anchored private higher-education competitor with overlapping program mix and similar FIES/ProUni participation.
• Estácio: One of Brazil's largest for-profit higher-education groups with nationwide presence and strong enrollment in health and law programs. Comparable as a scaled private faculdade competitor reliant on FIES/ProUni and serving similar low/middle-income Brazilian student segments.
• Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE): Public federal university in Recife offering tuition-free degrees across all major fields including Nursing, Psychology, and Law. Comparable as a direct competitor for top-tier applicants in the same Pernambuco catchment, though free tuition creates a structural pricing asymmetry for FACHO.
• Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE): State public university with multiple campuses in Pernambuco including the Recife metro area, offering accredited programs in Nursing, Law, and Psychology. Comparable as a public-sector competitor anchoring the same regional applicant pool that FACHO targets.
• Universidade Anhembi Morumbi: Large private Brazilian university owned by Laureate International Universities with broad programs in health, law, and social sciences. Comparable as a private faculdade operator with FIES/ProUni participation and similar tuition-funded business model, though operating nationally rather than regionally.
• FMU - Centro Universitário das Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas: Large São Paulo-based private higher-education group offering undergraduate and graduate programs in health, law, and human sciences. Comparable as a multi-program private faculdade network reliant on FIES/ProUni student financing.

Direct peers

• UNINASSAU: Large multi-campus private college network headquartered in Recife/PE with strong presence across Pernambuco, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in health, law, and human sciences. Directly comparable because it competes for the same applicant pool in the Olinda/Recife metropolitan region and offers overlapping Nursing, Psychology, and Law programs.
• Faculdade Maurício de Nassau (FMN/UNINASSAU): Brand-name legacy of the same Ser Educacional network operating in Pernambuco. Comparable as a private faculdade offering human-sciences and health undergraduate programs in the same geography with FIES/ProUni eligibility.

Others

• Associação Instrutora Missionária (AIM): Strategic parent / maintaining organization (mantenedora) of FACHO. Comparable as the affiliated non-profit governing body that provides institutional oversight and social-educational-assistance programs, rather than as a competing operator.

Regional players

• Faculdade Boa Viagem (FBV / Uninassau network): Recife-based unidade of the UNINASSAU network offering applied undergraduate programs in health and human sciences. Comparable as a Pernambuco-only private faculdade sharing the same FIES/ProUni enrollment mechanics and competing in the same immediate geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@facho1007
• Facebookfacebook.com/Facho.Oficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/facho_olinda
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/faculdade-de-ci%C3%AAncias-humanas-de-olinda-facho

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Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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