Instituto Técnico Superior

Name

Instituto Técnico Superior

Legal name

Instituto Técnico Superior de Pereira

Website

https://itspereira.edu.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1943

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technical Secondary Education

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (61151), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Community Colleges (Applied/CTE-Focused) (EDAHADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Project, Quality & Operations (PMP PDUs, Six Sigma, Quality CE) (EDAAALAM)

Keywords

• Technical secondary education
• K-12 public schooling
• Industrial vocational training
• Media Técnica Industrial programs
• Technical high school Colombia

Headquarters

HQ city

Pereira

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Government-funded public education institution operating under the Secretaría de Educación Municipal de Pereira. Revenue derived from public education budgets and municipal funding.
2. Tuition-Free Public Education: As a public institution, provides free education to students. No direct tuition revenue model; funded through government educational allocations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Instituto Técnico Superior de Pereira is a public K-12 educational institution (founded approximately 1943) operating three campuses in Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia, that delivers tuition-free education from Preescolar through Media Técnica Industrial. Its flagship offering is the Media Técnica Industrial program spanning four technical specializations: Informática, Electricidad y Electrónica, Dibujo Técnico y Diseño Industrial, and Metalmecánica, each with multiple sub-specializations that lead to dual certifications through SENA articulation. The institution also runs the Vive Digital Point, a community technology center providing digital literacy and audiovisual training.

Product overview

Instituto Técnico Superior de Pereira is an educational institution offering a comprehensive educational portfolio from Preescolar through Media Técnica Industrial. The institution operates three main divisions: Preescolar y Básica Primaria, Básica Secundaria, and Media Técnica Industrial (technical secondary education). The Media Técnica Industrial program is the flagship offering, consisting of four main technical specialties—Informática, Electricidad y Electrónica, Dibujo Técnico y Diseño Industrial, and Metalmecánica—each with multiple sub-specializations. The institution also provides various digital platforms for educational communication including Classroom, Zoom, and institutional email services, as well as operating a Punto Vive Digital for community technology access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Media Técnica Industrial - Informática
• Media Técnica Industrial - Electricidad y Electrónica
• Media Técnica Industrial - Dibujo Técnico y Diseño Industrial
• Media Técnica Industrial - Metalmecánica
• Preescolar y Básica Primaria
• Básica Secundaria
• Punto Vive Digital (Vive Digital Point)

Quantifiable outcome

• 0.72% school desertion rate in 2016
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SENA (Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical education articulation partnership providing dual certification for Media Técnica Industrial students. SENA provides industry-recognized technical certifications alongside the institution's academic programs. Students participate in ACME Skills competitions through this partnership. The institution is one of the key articulation schools in Risaralda.
• Secretaría de Educación Municipal de PereiracoreOthersGovernment education authority that oversees and funds the institution as part of Pereira's public education system. Sets academic standards, provides operational funding, and recognizes institutional achievements including Noche de las Estrellas Pereiranas awards.
• Alcaldía de PereiraminorOthersMunicipal government that organizes community events including Día del Deporte Pereirano. Provides venue support and coordinates inter-institutional activities.
• Universidad Tecnológica de PereiraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdjacent university partner. Faculty members certified through this institution. Geographic proximity facilitates academic collaboration and student pathway programs.
• Universidad de CaldasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university for faculty teacher certifications. Several teachers certified through Universidad de Caldas including Sciences, English, Chemistry, and Social Sciences teachers.
• Empresa de Energía de PereiraminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOrganizer of Energy Science Fair competition. Institution participates annually, winning first place in 2018 with Galpón Inteligente project.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Escuela Tecnológica Instituto Técnico Central: Historic public technical institution in Bogotá, Colombia, offering secondary technical education with industrial specializations. Closely comparable as a public technical school with similar Media Técnica program structure.
• Institución Educativa Técnico Industrial de Manizales: Public technical industrial school in nearby Manizales, Caldas, offering similar Media Técnica Industrial specializations. Comparable as a regional public technical school competing for similar student demographics.
• Colegio Técnico Industrial José María Cabal: Public technical industrial school in Colombia offering Media Técnica programs. Comparable in mission, structure, and target demographic of secondary students pursuing technical certifications.

Regional players

• Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira: Public university located adjacent to the subject institution in Pereira. Comparable as a regional higher-education partner and natural articulation pathway for ITS Pereira's Media Técnica graduates.
• Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Manizales: Public university branch in the Colombian Coffee Axis region. Comparable as a higher-education option for ITS Pereira graduates seeking university continuation in the region.

Broad incumbents

• SENA (Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje): Colombia's national technical and vocational training agency. Directly comparable as the larger incumbent in technical education in Colombia and a key partner of the subject institution for dual certification programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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