Faculdade Paulista de Ciências da Saúde - FPCS

Name

Faculdade Paulista de Ciências da Saúde - FPCS

Legal name

Faculdade Paulista de Ciências da Saúde

Website

https://fpcs.edu.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Tuition - Undergraduate Programs: Monthly tuition fees charged to undergraduate students across 9 programs (presential, semi-presencial, and EAD). Prices range from R$149.40 to R$521.33 per month with punctuality discounts.
2. Tuition - Graduate/Specialization Programs: Lato sensu postgraduate specializations with monthly fees ranging from R$320 to R$5,000 depending on the program. Programs include Chemical Dependency, Clinical Pharmacy, Health Management, Psychiatry, and others.
3. Short Courses and Continuing Education: Extension and update courses with one-time or installment payments. Courses range from 8 hours to 140 hours, with prices from R$280 to R$2,100.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Faculdade Paulista de Ciências da Saúde - FPCS is a private higher education institution that delivers undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing education programs in health sciences, with a focus on medical and healthcare-professions training. The institution is maintained by SPDM (Associação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina) and operates from São Paulo, Brazil, serving students seeking accredited qualifications in the health field.

Product overview

FPCS (Faculdade Paulista de Ciências da Saúde) is a higher education institution affiliated with SPDM (Associação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina), offering a multi-modal educational portfolio centered on health sciences, management, and technology. The core offerings are organized into three tiers: (1) Undergraduate programs (Graduação) — nine bachelor and technologist degrees in Nursing, Biomedicine, Physical Therapy, Psychology, Hospital Management, Biomedical Systems, Information Technology EAD, Environmental Management, and Hospital Management EAD, all with supervised clinical practice in the SPDM hospital network; (2) Postgraduate specializations (Pós-Graduação) — eleven lato sensu programs including Chemical Dependency, Clinical Pharmacy, Health Management, Primary Health Nursing, Psychiatry, Neuroeducation, Ophthalmogeriatrics, and others, offered in-person, EAD, or hybrid formats; and (3) Continuing education (Cursos de Atualização) — short courses such as AI, Chemical Dependency Counseling, and Transcranial Stimulation. These programs are delivered through a digital infrastructure combining Moodle (LMS), Zoom (live sessions), TOTVS-based student/faculty portals, and physical campus facilities including laboratories and school clinics. Financial support is available through PROUNI, CEBAS scholarships, and punctuality discounts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Programs in Health Sciences
• Postgraduate Programs
• Continuing Education Courses

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• AC Camargo Cancer CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical internship partner for FPCS students. Provides hands-on experience in cancer treatment and research settings as part of the SPDM-affiliated network.
• Hospital São Paulo (UNIFESP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor teaching hospital affiliated with UNIFESP. Serves as a clinical practice site for FPCS students in partnership with the SPDM network.
• Ambulatório Médico de Especialidades (AME)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialized outpatient clinic serving as a practice field for FPCS students within the SPDM network.
• Centro de Reabilitação Lucy MontorocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRehabilitation center providing clinical internship opportunities for FPCS students in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
• Hospital Amparo MaternalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaternity hospital within the SPDM network offering obstetrics and neonatal clinical practice for nursing and health students.
• SAMU (Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmergency medical service providing field internship opportunities for FPCS students in pre-hospital emergency care.
• UnimedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth insurance cooperative providing clinical practice and employment opportunities for FPCS graduates within the SPDM-affiliated network.
• Hospital de Transplantes Euryclides de Jesus ZerbinicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransplant hospital managed by SPDM. Primary clinical practice site for biomedical and nursing students.
• Hospital Geral de PedreiracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeneral hospital managed by SPDM providing comprehensive clinical internship opportunities for FPCS students.
• SPDM (Associação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina)flagshipOthersSPDM is the parent organization and founder of FPCS. It is one of Brazil's largest philanthropic healthcare entities with over 90 years dedicated to healthcare assistance, education, research, and hospital management. FPCS is an initiative of SPDM, providing the institution with access to the largest academic-healthcare network in the country.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie: Private São Paulo university whose Mackenzie Presbyterian faculty and engineering/AI research (Laboratório JAS3, TV Digital Lab) support FPCS's AI continuing education coordinator. Overlaps with FPCS in technology/engineering-adjacent health education in São Paulo.

Broad incumbents

• Universidade Anhembi Morumbi: Large private university in São Paulo (part of the Laureate network) offering health sciences and hospital management programs. A broad incumbent competing with FPCS in undergraduate health and postgraduate offerings.
• Universidade Cidade de São Paulo (UNICID): Private São Paulo university with a substantial health sciences portfolio including nursing, physiotherapy, psychology, and biomedicine. Competes with FPCS for the same applicant segments in the São Paulo private education market.
• Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP): Public federal university whose Escola Paulista de Medicina and Hospital São Paulo are central to FPCS's clinical placements. UNIFESP is the leading reference institution for FPCS faculty and a benchmark competitor in health sciences education in São Paulo.
• Universidade de São Paulo (USP): Top-tier public university whose Faculdade de Medicina (FMUSP) supplies several FPCS course coordinators. USP competes for the same high-achieving students in health sciences and represents the gold standard for academic medicine in São Paulo.
• PUC-SP (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo): Established private university in São Paulo offering broad undergraduate and graduate programs including health-related courses. Competes with FPCS for private-sector health education applicants in the same metropolitan market.

Direct peers

• Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein: Private health sciences college operated by Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. Directly comparable as a private, hospital-affiliated health school offering undergraduate and postgraduate health programs in São Paulo, with strong clinical placement infrastructure.
• Centro Universitário São Camilo: Private São Paulo-based higher education institution focused on health sciences with undergraduate and graduate programs. Direct competitor for FPCS in nursing, physiotherapy, and psychology applicants.
• Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz: Private São Paulo higher education institution with a strong health-sciences focus, including pharmacy, nursing, and biomedical programs. Competes for the same applicant pool as FPCS in the private São Paulo health education market.

Others

• Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein: Parent-affiliated institution to Faculdade Einstein and a major partner in clinical placements and continuing education for healthcare professionals in Brazil. Relevant as the institutional model FPCS emulates with its SPDM hospital network integration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/fpcsoficial

Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

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