Centro Universitário FAMINAS

Name

Centro Universitário FAMINAS

Legal name

Centro Universitário FAMINAS

Website

https://faminas.edu.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Centro Universitário FAMINAS is a private Brazilian higher education institution operating campuses in Muriaé and Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, offering undergraduate degree programs including Medicine and Homeopathy to students seeking accessible education through federal ProUni scholarships and FIES financing.

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Transfer/University-Parallel Community Colleges (EDAHADAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Financial Aid Administration & Packaging (EDALAJAA)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Undergraduate programs
• Medical education
• Scholarship programs
• Student financing

Headquarters

HQ city

Muriaé, Minas Gerais

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and academic fees: Revenue generated from student tuition payments for undergraduate programs, including the Medicine program. Financial support facilitated through government programs ProUni (scholarships) and FIES (student financing).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Centro Universitário FAMINAS is a private higher education institution that delivers undergraduate degree programs (graduação) across its campuses in Belo Horizonte and Muriaé, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Core offerings include a Medicine program that provides 100% ProUni scholarships for qualifying students, as well as other undergraduate courses including a Home (Homeopathy) program. The institution facilitates affordability through government-supported ProUni scholarships (50% and 100%) and FIES student financing with zero interest for contracts from the first semester of 2018 onward.

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Products and services

• Graduação (Higher Education Programs) Traditional undergraduate degree programs offered across multiple campuses in Belo Horizonte and Muriaé, including the Home (Homeopathy) program and other undergraduate courses. Financial aid support is available through ProUni (50% and 100% scholarships) and FIES (zero-interest financing for contracts from 2018 onward). Intended for prospective students who have completed secondary education (ensino médio).
• Medicina (Medicine Program) Undergraduate medical degree program offered at FAMINAS, with 100% ProUni scholarships available for eligible students from public schools or private schools with full scholarships and family income up to 1.5 minimum wages per person. FIES financing with zero interest is also available for qualifying students (family income up to 3 minimum wages). Intended for prospective medical students seeking accessible medical education.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ministério da Educação (Ministry of Education) - ProUni ProgramcoreOthersFAMINAS participates in ProUni (Programa Universidade para Todos), a Ministry of Education initiative providing 50% and 100% scholarships for students from public schools or private school with full scholarships, with family income up to 1.5 minimum wages per person. The Medicine program specifically offers 100% ProUni scholarships.
• Ministério da Educação (Ministry of Education) - FIES ProgramcoreOthersFAMINAS participates in FIES (Fundo de Financiamento Estudantil), the government's student financing program. For contracts from first semester 2018 onwards, zero interest applies - students pay no interest on the total financing amount. Available to students with family income up to 3 minimum wages per person.

Scale indicators1 record

Regional players

• Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas (FMU): São Paulo-based private higher education institution offering multi-discipline undergraduate programs — comparable program breadth and private university structure.
• Universidade Potiguar (UnP): Regional private university in Northeast Brazil under Ser Educacional, offering multi-program undergraduate degrees including Medicine — comparable in segment, distinct in geography.

Others

• Ministério da Educação (MEC): Brazilian federal ministry administering ProUni, FIES, and higher education accreditation. Not a competitor — but the regulatory and funding counterpart that defines FAMINAS's operating environment.

Broad incumbents

• Yduqs: Major Brazilian private higher education group (formerly Estácio Participações), operating multiple institutions and brands across regions — directly comparable in scale and GTM.
• Cogna Educação: Largest private higher education group in Brazil (owner of Kroton/Anhanguera/Univeritas), competing across hundreds of campuses nationwide — directly comparable multi-campus private higher education model.
• Ser Educacional: Listed Brazilian higher education operator (UNINASSAU, UnP, UNG) running multi-region private undergraduate programs — directly comparable regional multi-campus operator.

Direct peers

• Universidade Anhanguera: Large Brazilian private university (Kroton/Cogna brand) offering nationwide undergraduate programs and active in ProUni/FIES — directly comparable in audience and federal-aid participation.
• Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul: Brazilian private multi-campus university (São Paulo and other regions) offering undergraduate programs including Medicine — directly comparable in operating model and program mix.
• Universidade Estácio de Sá: Major Brazilian private university brand under Yduqs, offering undergraduate and graduate programs with strong presence in distance and on-site learning — comparable multi-program higher ed operator.
• Universidade UNINOVE: Brazilian private multi-campus university (São Paulo) offering a wide range of undergraduate programs — comparable multi-campus operating model.

Market position

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/faminas_muriae

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