Instituto Florence de Ensino Superior

What Instituto Florence de Ensino Superior does

Instituto Florence de Ensino Superior is a private higher education institution headquartered in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, operating since 2000 under the trade names Centro Universitário Florence, Faculdade Florence, and Instituto Florence de Ensino Técnico. The institution delivers a vertically layered educational portfolio spanning 11 undergraduate programs (with concentrations in Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Biomedicine, Nutrition, Law, Aesthetics, and Administration), 12+ technical courses, 7+ postgraduate specializations, and 20+ short courses/minicourses. Practical training is delivered through an on-campus teaching clinic (Clínica-Escola) and an Integrated Legal Practice Center (NIPJ), with clinical internships conducted under partnerships with the SUS public health system, HUUFMA, and other Maranhão healthcare facilities.

Revenue is generated almost exclusively through recurring tuition streams — monthly undergraduate tuition ranges from R$190 to R$350+, technical courses from R$218 to R$332, and one-time short courses from R$45 to R$156 — supplemented by a corporate training channel (Corporate Florence) and government-financed enrollment through PROUNI (full scholarships) and FIES (government student loans) under partnership with MEC. Admissions flow through vestibular examinations, ENEM scores, external transfers, and second-degree pathways, with enrollment managed through an online registration portal and physical presence at multiple São Luís campuses (Centro and Cohab districts).

The technology stack centers on the proprietary e.Florence AVA virtual learning environment for distance education, complemented by a digital diploma validation system, student and faculty portals hosted on inforgeneses infrastructure, and standard academic management tools. The institution operates with a headcount of 255 employees and serves a distributed base of individual student consumers primarily in Northeast Brazil, with no enterprise customer concentration, no disclosed funding rounds, and no AI/ML capability disclosed.

Name

Instituto Florence de Ensino Superior

Legal name

Instituto Florence de Ensino Superior

Website

https://florence.edu.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Instituto Florence de Ensino Superior is a private Brazilian higher education institution in São Luís, Maranhão, operating since 2000 as Centro Universitário Florence and offering undergraduate, technical, postgraduate, and short courses primarily in health sciences and law to individual students via campus and EAD channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHAEAA

Engineering & Technology Institutes (Comprehensive)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Technical & Polytechnic Universities

SECONDARYEDAHADAB

Private/Independent Community & Junior Colleges

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Community & Junior Colleges

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Technical vocational training
• Health sciences programs
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Distance learning courses

Headquarters

HQ city

São Luís

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Undergraduate Tuition: Monthly tuition fees from undergraduate programs including Medicine, Law, Health Sciences. Pricing varies by program with ranges from R$190 to R$350+ per month before scholarships.
2. Technical Course Tuition: Revenue from technical programs including Nursing (R$332.50/month), Security at Work (R$232.75/month), and other technical courses.
3. Professional Qualification Programs: Short-term qualification courses in areas like Hemotherapy (R$156), Mamography, Nuclear Medicine with pricing per program.
4. Short Courses and Minicourses: Micro-courses ranging from 4 to 45 hours with fees from R$45 to R$100, including healthcare and technical topics.
5. Government Student Financing: Revenue from students funded through PROUNI (full scholarships) and FIES (government student loans) programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Instituto Florence de Ensino Superior (operating as Centro Universitário Florence) is a private higher education institution in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. It delivers undergraduate degree programs, technical/vocational courses, post-graduate specializations, and short qualification and free courses in fields such as Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Law, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Veterinary Medicine, Nutrition, Biomedicine, and Administration, supported by on-campus teaching clinics, supervised internships, and a virtual learning environment (e.Florence AVA) for distance education.

Product overview

Instituto Florence de Ensino Superior operates as a Centro Universitário offering a comprehensive educational portfolio comprising undergraduate degree programs (Graduação), technical programs (Cursos Técnicos), post-graduation specializations (Pós-Graduação), short-term training courses (Cursos de Capacitação), qualification programs (Cursos de Qualificação), and free/minicourses (Cursos Livres). The institution supports its academic offerings with digital platforms including the e.Florence Virtual Learning Environment (AVA), student and faculty portals, and provides practical training through its teaching clinic (Clínica-Escola) and integrated legal practice center (NIPJ). Services include library access, research programs (CONEX), and institutional loyalty programs. The institution is located in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% scholarship availability for qualifying students
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SUS (Sistema Único de Saúde)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for supervised internships and clinical practice opportunities for health sciences students in public healthcare facilities across Maranhão
• MEC (Ministério da Educação)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partnership for PROUNI (full scholarships) and FIES (student financing) programs enabling student access to higher education
• CRM Maranhão (Conselho Regional de Medicina)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional regulatory body partnership for Medicine program accreditation and continuing medical education
• HUUFMA (Hospital Universitário da UFMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity hospital partnership for medical training and neonatology education with pediatric specialists from UERJ

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Estácio (Cogna Educação): One of Brazil's largest private higher education groups with national EAD reach, offering health, law, and technical programs. Overlaps with Florence in target segments but at vastly greater scale.
• Anhanguera (Cogna Educação): Major Brazilian private higher education brand with strong EAD platform and broad program portfolio including health and technical courses — competes for the same working-student segment.
• Wyden / FMU: Brazilian private higher education network with multiple brands and campuses, offering health, law, and technical programs nationally. Comparable in product breadth but with greater geographic reach.

Regional players

• UNIT (Universidade Tiradentes): Private university in Sergipe with health, law, and technical programs serving a Northeastern Brazilian regional market — comparable operating model but in a different state.
• CESUPA (Centro Universitário do Estado do Pará): Private university center in Belém, Pará, offering undergraduate and technical programs in health and law — comparable scope and regional positioning in northern Brazil.

Direct peers

• UnP (Universidade Potiguar): Private university in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, part of Ser Educacional group, with similar health-sciences and technical program offerings serving a Northeastern Brazilian regional market.
• UNINASSAU (Grupo Ser Educacional): Large private higher education group operating multiple campuses in Northeastern Brazil (including Maranhão) with a similar portfolio of health, law, and technical programs. Closest comparable in scale, geography, and program mix.
• UNAMA (Centro Universitário da Amazônia): Private university center in northern Brazil (Pará) offering undergraduate, technical, and postgraduate programs with a similar comprehensive multi-tier model and regional focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/faculdadeflorence
• Instagraminstagram.com/florence_superior
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/faculdade-florence

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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