FESNA - Fundación de Educación Superior Nueva América

What FESNA - Fundación de Educación Superior Nueva América does

FESNA - Fundación de Educación Superior Nueva América is a private, non-profit higher education institution incorporated in Colombia and headquartered in the Venecia neighborhood of Bogotá. Founded in 1978 under Ministry of Education Resolution No. 17084 and redefined in 2019 under Resolution No. 013091, the institution is officially registered in SNIES under code 4719. It serves Colombian students seeking accessible vocational and professional credentials, primarily from southern Bogotá and surrounding areas.

The institution's core offering is a portfolio of technical professional (Técnica Profesional), technological (Tecnología), and professional university (Profesional Universitario) programs delivered through a propaedeutic cycle model, enabling students to progress through stacked credentials across areas including Business Administration, Systems Engineering, Public Accounting, Software Programming, Human Talent Processes, Logistics Processes, and Digital Communication. Programs are delivered in both in-person (presencial) and virtual (virtual) modalities. Technology infrastructure is built on the Q10 Académico learning management system, an internally branded Plataforma Académica (lms.lanuevaamerica.edu.co), and the ASUMO library system integrated with the Digitalia Hispánica database of over 57,000 electronic titles.

Revenue is generated primarily through tuition and enrollment fees for degree programs and continuing-education offerings (diplomas, seminars, workshops), with installment payment plans, severance-fund payments, and third-party financing (ICEXTEX, Sodexo) supporting affordability. The go-to-market model is direct-to-consumer: prospective students register via the institution's website, WhatsApp, phone, or in-person campus visits, supported by educational advisors (gestores educativos) who guide the admission process. Marketing relies on organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube), word-of-mouth, and the institutional website. The institution does not publicly disclose revenue, has no disclosed parent company or external investors, and has recorded no funding rounds.

Name

FESNA - Fundación de Educación Superior Nueva América

Legal name

Fundación de Educación Superior Nueva América

Website

https://nuevaamerica.edu.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

FESNA - Fundación de Educación Superior Nueva América is a private non-profit higher education institution in Bogotá, Colombia, offering stacked technical, technological, and professional university programs via propaedeutic cycles, primarily serving Colombian vocational students in both in-person and virtual modalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Keywords

• Higher education programs
• Technical professional training
• Vocational education
• Propaedeutic cycles
• Continuing education

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Enrollment Fees: Revenue from tuition payments for technical professional, technological, and professional university programs offered through propaedeutic cycles. Students can pay through various methods including cash deposits, severance funds, debit/credit cards, and PSE online payments. Installment payment agreements are available.
2. Continuing Education: Revenue from diplomas, training, seminars, and workshops for graduates, students, faculty, administrators, and the general community

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FESNA is a private higher education institution in Bogotá, Colombia that offers technical professional, technological, and university professional degree programs organized through propaedeutic cycles. Core programs cover business administration, systems engineering, public accounting, software programming, human talent processes, logistics processes, and digital communication processes. The institution also delivers continuing education courses and supports learning through an LMS platform and digital library.

Product overview

FESNA - Fundación de Educación Superior Nueva América is a private higher education institution offering a portfolio of technical professional programs (Técnica Profesional), professional degree programs through propaedeutic cycles (Técnica Profesional → Tecnología → Profesional Universitario), and continuing education courses. The core offerings include programs in Administration, Systems Engineering, Accounting, Software Programming, Human Resources Processes, Logistics Processes, and Digital Communication. The institution operates both in-person and virtual modalities, supported by its own academic platform (lms.lanuevaamerica.edu.co) and the Q10 Académico learning management system. Additional services include the ASUMO digital library with access to Latin American academic databases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Técnica Profesional en Administración de Empresas
• Técnica Profesional en Ingeniería de Sistemas
• Técnica Profesional en Contaduría Pública
• Técnico(a) Profesional en Programación de Software
• Técnico(a) Profesional en Procesos de Talento Humano
• Técnico(a) Profesional en Procesos Logísticos
• Técnico(a) Profesional en Procesos de Comunicación Digital
• Programas Profesionales por Ciclos Propedéuticos
• Educación Continua

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• FODESEPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch network partner member. Listed among research networks and affiliations supporting the institution's research activities.
• ACIETminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch network partner member. Affiliated with this Colombian educational research network.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fundación Universitaria Los Libertadores: Colombian private foundation university offering technical, technological, and professional programs with multi-city presence and virtual modalities, competing for similar working-adult and career-switcher students in Bogotá and beyond.
• Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios (Uniminuto): Large Colombian non-profit higher education institution serving lower-income and regional populations with technical and professional programs, in-person and virtual modalities, and installment-based affordability—closely aligned with FESNA's mission and operating model.
• Politécnico Grancolombiano: Private Colombian higher education institution offering technical professional, technological, and professional university programs with a similar propaedeutic-style progression, in-person and virtual modalities, and tuition-based model aimed at working adults.
• Universidad ECCI: Bogotá-based private university focused on engineering, technology, and business programs with technical professional pathways, directly comparable to FESNA's systems engineering and software programming offerings.
• Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina (Areandina): Colombian non-profit higher education foundation offering technical, technological, and professional programs across business, health, and engineering fields with multiple modalities and a similar tuition-driven, foundation-based structure.

Broad incumbents

• Universidad Sergio Arboleda: Private Colombian university with a broader program portfolio and stronger brand recognition, competing for the same Bogotá student pool but operating at a different price and prestige tier.
• Universidad Nacional de Colombia: Colombia's flagship public university, the dominant higher education incumbent; not a direct competitor on price or modality but sets quality standards and anchors employer hiring preferences that influence FESNA graduates' outcomes.
• SENA (Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje): Colombia's national public vocational training institution offering free or low-cost technical programs across the country; not a direct private competitor but a dominant incumbent that shapes pricing expectations and enrollment dynamics in the technical education segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/fesna
• Facebookfacebook.com/FESNuevaAmerica
• Instagraminstagram.com/nueva_america
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nueva-am%C3%A9rica

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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