What Fatec Cotia - Faculdade de Tecnologia de Cotia does

Fatec Cotia (Faculdade de Tecnologia de Cotia) is a public, tuition-free undergraduate technology college located at Rua Nelson Raineri, 700, Lageado, Cotia, São Paulo, Brazil. Established in 2002, the institution operates under Centro Paula Souza, an agency of the São Paulo State Government, as one unit within the state-wide FATEC technology-college network. It admits students through the centralized Vestibular Fatec examination system and serves primarily prospective and working higher-education students in the Cotia metropolitan region, offering morning and night shifts to accommodate both full-time and employed learners. The student body is admitted at 40 seats per course, with ~240 seats per academic year across the program portfolio, and courses total 2,800 hours each (2,400 instructional hours, plus a 240-hour mandatory curricular internship and 160-hour undergraduate thesis).

The institution's core product is its six technology (technologist) degree programs: Ciência de Dados (Data Science), Comércio Exterior (Foreign Trade), Desenvolvimento de Software Multiplataforma (Multiplatform Software Development), Design de Produto (Product Design), Gestão da Produção Industrial (Industrial Production Management), and Gestão Empresarial (Business Management). Supporting academic services include a regulated Internship System (Sistema de Estágios) for managing supervised placements and a structured Trabalho de Graduação (TG) thesis process. Core operational systems comprise standard public-academic information platforms: SIGA (student management), SIG (institutional management), and SIG-URH (HR management for academic staff), all maintained centrally by Centro Paula Souza.

The business model is a non-commercial public funding model. Fatec Cotia generates no tuition revenue and charges no course fees; it is entirely funded through São Paulo State Government budget allocations routed via Centro Paula Souza. There is no equity ownership, no shareholders, no subsidiaries, and no external investment. Student acquisition is community-driven via the centralized Vestibular Fatec examination and Cotia-specific "Fatec Aberta" public-school outreach events. The institution's value proposition centers on free, government-backed applied technology education integrating theory, mandatory internships, and capstone thesis projects ("integrador" / TG), with industry exposure delivered through 2025 field visits and guest lectures with partners including Porto de Santos, Guarulhos Airport Customs, Monte Santo de Minas coffee farms, SEBRAE, Questtonó, Aurora Eadi, and others.

Name

Fatec Cotia - Faculdade de Tecnologia de Cotia

Legal name

Centro Paula Souza - Fatec Cotia (Faculdade de Tecnologia de Cotia)

Website

https://fateccotia.edu.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fatec Cotia is a public, tuition-free technology college in Cotia, São Paulo, Brazil, operating under the São Paulo State Government via Centro Paula Souza, delivering six undergraduate technologist programs to approximately 240 students annually.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Cotia, São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public institution maintained by the Government of São Paulo through Centro Paula Souza (CPS), Fatec Cotia operates as a tuition-free higher education provider. The institution is funded through government educational budgets and does not charge tuition fees from students.

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Core offering

Fatec Cotia is a tuition-free public technology college in Cotia, São Paulo, operating under Centro Paula Souza and the São Paulo State Government. It delivers six undergraduate technologist programs—Data Science, Foreign Trade, Multiplatform Software Development, Product Design, Industrial Production Management, and Business Management—each totaling 2,800 hours that combine classroom instruction, supervised internships, and a graduation project. Students are admitted via the state-wide Vestibular Fatec examination.

Product overview

Fatec Cotia offers six technology (technologist) courses as its core educational products: Ciência de Dados (Data Science), Comércio Exterior (Foreign Trade), Desenvolvimento de Software Multiplataforma (Multiplatform Software Development), Design de Produto (Product Design), Gestão da Produção Industrial (Industrial Production Management), and Gestão Empresarial (Business Management). The institution also provides academic support services including an internship management system (Sistema de Estágios) and undergraduate thesis (Trabalho de Graduação) programs. All courses follow the Centro Paula Souza framework with 2400 hours of instruction, 240 hours of supervised internship, and 160 hours of graduate work, totaling 2800 hours. Courses are offered in morning and/or night periods with 40 vacancies each.

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Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 2800 total course hours including 240-hour internship and 160-hour graduation project

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Technology focussed No

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AI capability6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Aurora EadiminorOthers · 28 November 2025Technical visit to Aurora Eadi company for Foreign Trade students to observe real-world business operations and trade practices.
• Porto de SantosminorOthers · 8 November 2025Academic field visit for Foreign Trade course students to observe international port operations and logistics. Visit conducted on November 8, 2025 as part of the course curriculum to provide practical exposure to trade operations.
• Mitake Design (Nelson Mitake)minorOthers · 7 November 2025Lecture on nautical design by Nelson Mitake from Mitake Design for Product Design students, offering specialized industry knowledge in marine product design.
• Furniture FactoryminorOthers · 24 October 2025Lecture by Igor Espindola on furniture manufacturing for Product Design students, providing industry insight into production and manufacturing processes.
• QuesttonóminorOthers · 22 October 2025Technical visit to Questtonó innovation and design consultancy for Product Design students to learn about innovation methodologies and design industry practices.
• Coffee Farms - Monte Santo de Minas, MGminorOthers · 18 October 2025Field visit to coffee-producing farms in Monte Santo de Minas, Minas Gerais for Foreign Trade students to understand export planning and agricultural trade operations.
• Sebrae - Feira do EmpreendedorminorOthers · 16 October 2025Foreign Trade students participated in the Entrepreneur Fair organized by SEBRAE (Brazilian Support Service for Micro and Small Enterprises) to learn about entrepreneurship and business development.
• Aduana do Aeroporto de GuarulhosminorOthers · 14 October 2025Technical visit to Guarulhos Airport customs authority for Foreign Trade students to observe import/export customs procedures and international trade documentation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• FIAP: Private São Paulo-based higher-education institution focused on technology, data, AI, and innovation programs. Comparable in its tech-centric curriculum targeting similar São Paulo student population, though tuition-based and private versus Fatec Cotia's public free model.

Broad incumbents

• SENAI (Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial): Brazil-wide industrial training system offering technical and technology courses, often subsidized or free. Comparable in workforce-development mission and technology course offerings, but operates nationally under industry confederation rather than state government.
• Instituto Federal de São Paulo (IFSP): Federal public technical and higher-education institution offering technology courses (often free) across multiple São Paulo campuses. Comparable mission and audience to Fatec Cotia, but broader scope including high-school technical programs and multi-campus reach.
• Universidade de São Paulo (USP): São Paulo state public university offering free technology, computer science, and engineering programs. Comparable as a public São Paulo institution serving similar student demographics, though significantly larger, more selective, and broader in scope than Fatec Cotia.
• PUC-SP (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo): Major São Paulo-based private university offering technology and engineering undergraduate programs. Comparable in offering technology higher-education programs to São Paulo students, but much broader portfolio, research focus, and private tuition-based model.
• ETEC (Escola Técnica Estadual de São Paulo): State-run technical schools under the same Centro Paula Souza system offering free technical high-school-level programs. Sister network to FATEC institutions, sharing governance and funding model, but targeting high-school students rather than higher-education learners.

Direct peers

• FATEC Ipiranga: Sister FATEC campus under Centro Paula Souza offering tuition-free technology courses in São Paulo. Direct peer sharing identical operating model, course framework, and vestibular admission system.
• FATEC Mauá: FATEC campus in the São Paulo metropolitan region offering tuition-free technology programs under Centro Paula Souza. Operates with the same governance, admission process, and curriculum standards as Fatec Cotia.
• FATEC São Paulo (Faculdade de Tecnologia de São Paulo): Another FATEC campus operating under the same Centro Paula Souza system, offering similar tuition-free technology courses in São Paulo state. Most direct peer given shared funding model, governance, curriculum framework, and target student population.
• FATEC Santo André: FATEC campus serving the ABC Paulista region with technology courses under the Centro Paula Souza system. Closely comparable in course offerings, student body characteristics, and operating framework to Fatec Cotia.

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