PUCE IBARRA

Name

PUCE IBARRA

Legal name

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Sede Ibarra

Website

https://pucesi.edu.ec

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ibarra

HQ country

Ecuador

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Undergraduate Degree Programs: Tuition from undergraduate degree programs across multiple faculties including Engineering, Administration, Law, Health Sciences, Agriculture, with programs lasting 8-9 semesters
2. Graduate Programs (Posgrados): Revenue from master's degrees and specializations offered in hybrid and virtual modalities, including programs in Agronomy, Animal Production, Occupational Safety and Health
3. Technical and Technological Programs: Four technology programs (Nursing, Software Development, Digital Marketing, Child Development) with shorter duration (4 semesters) and accessible costs
4. Continuing Education and Training: Diplomados, courses, workshops, and training programs for professional development and community engagement
5. Centro de Formación y Desarrollo Humano Integral: Sports schools (basketball, soccer, volleyball), cultural schools (dance, music, theater), and ecology integral programs generating revenue through enrollment fees

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

PUCE Ibarra delivers accredited higher education in Ibarra, Ecuador through undergraduate degrees across multiple faculties, hybrid and virtual graduate (posgrado) programs, four short-duration technical careers, continuing education diplomados, and community services including a free legal clinic. The institution also runs a sports, cultural, and ecological development center (CEFORDEHI), an entrepreneurship incubator (Co-Creari), and publishes the semi-annual peer-reviewed Revista Axioma scientific journal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Centro de Emprendimiento e Innovación Co-Creari: University incubator and entrepreneurship center supporting student and community ventures
• CEFORDEHI - Centro de Formación y Desarrollo Humano Integral
• Revista Axioma
• Consultorio Jurídico Gratuito

Products and services

• Undergraduate Degree Programs (Carreras de Grado) Accredited undergraduate degrees across multiple faculties including Engineering, Administration, Law, Health Sciences, and Agriculture, designed for high school graduates seeking full university qualifications over 8-9 semesters.
• Graduate Programs (Posgrados) Master's degrees and specializations offered in hybrid, virtual, and on-site modalities including programs in Agronomy, Animal Production, and Occupational Safety and Health, serving working professionals seeking advanced qualifications.
• Technical and Technological Programs (PUCE TEC) Four technology programs (Nursing, Software Development, Digital Marketing, and Child Development) with shorter 4-semester duration and accessible costs, designed for technical education seekers targeting rapid labor market entry.
• Continuing Education and Training (Formación Permanente) Diplomados, courses, workshops, and training programs for professional development offered to organizations and individuals across Ecuador.
• CEFORDEHI Sports, Cultural, and Ecological Programs Holistic development programs at the Centro de Formación y Desarrollo Humano Integral including sports schools (basketball, soccer, volleyball), cultural schools (dance, music, theater), and Ecology Integral (Laudato Si) programs.
• Consultorio Jurídico Gratuito (Free Legal Clinic) Free legal consultation, representation, and training clinic accredited by the Defensoría Pública del Ecuador, serving community members in family law, domestic violence, labor rights, and children's rights while providing practical training for PUCE Ibarra law students.
• Co-Creari 2026 Incubation Program Entrepreneurship incubation program of the Centro de Emprendimiento e Innovación Co-Creari providing training, specialized mentoring, strategic consulting, and connections to support networks for aspiring and existing entrepreneurs.
• Maestría en Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo One-year hybrid Master's degree in Occupational Safety and Health with weekend classes for working professionals including doctors, nurses, and obstetricians.
• Especialización en Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional 6-month hybrid specialization program in Occupational Health and Safety aimed at healthcare professionals including doctors, nurses, and obstetricians.
• Revista Axioma Scientific Journal Semiannual (June and December) peer-reviewed open access scientific journal covering social sciences, exact sciences, education, humanities, arts, engineering, and agriculture, indexed in Latindex, Redib, Google Scholar, Dialnet, Miar, and EUJAL.

Quantifiable outcome

• QS World University Rankings 2027 recognition (1001-1200 global ranking)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Colegio de Ingenieros Civiles de Imbabura (CICI)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2026Inter-institutional cooperation for practical learning, project development, and professional networking for civil engineering students
• Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2026Research collaboration partner for GEM Ecuador 2025/2026 report analyzing entrepreneurial ecosystem, early-stage activity rates, and business sustainability challenges
• Alianza para el Emprendimiento e Innovación (AEI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 July 2025Strategic partnership for 'Misión Emprende 593' initiative providing mentorship, specialized training, investment networks, and strategic advisory to accelerate and consolidate local entrepreneurship projects with high potential
• Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición EcológicacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 July 2023Government partnership for environmental training, organic waste management, and reforestation projects under national environmental initiatives
• PUCE Quito (Headquarters)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2023Joint national reforestation project '1 millón de árboles para Ecuador' using drone technology for seed planting across Ecuador
• Municipio de Ibarra - Dirección de Gestión AmbientalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2023Environmental cooperation for reforestation initiatives including '1 millón de árboles' campaign and 'Barrio Verde' project for organic waste composting and environmental certification
• GAD Municipal de Santo Domingo de los TsáchilasminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 June 2023Tripartite cooperation for environmental projects including delivery of 5,000 plants from ENSA nursery for reforestation and environmental conservation efforts
• InBróker Seguros Ltda.minorOthers · 5 May 2023Corporate donation of musical instruments to support music school and cultural development programs for student formation
• PUCE Santo Domingo and GAD de Santo DomingominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2023Tripartite cooperation agreement for inter-institutional collaboration on environmental and community development projects
• UNACEM (Cementera Selva Alegre)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 January 2023Inter-institutional agreement for joint projects supporting entrepreneurship in cement industry-related activities

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Direct peers

• Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN): Public Ecuadorian university strong in engineering and applied sciences. Competes for technical and graduate talent in the same Quito-and-northern-Ecuador catchment as PUCE Ibarra's engineering and architecture programs.
• Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL): Large Ecuadorian private university with a strong distance-learning/online program tradition, also listed in QS rankings. Named research and entrepreneurship partner of PUCE Ibarra, indicating overlapping segments and program models.
• Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil (UCSG): Another Jesuit/Catholic Ecuadorian university delivering undergraduate, graduate, and technical programs with a comparable Catholic-values positioning, although based in Guayaquil rather than the highlands.
• Universidad de las Américas (UDLA): Major Ecuadorian private university with broad program catalog including engineering, law, health, and business, plus online and hybrid modalities. Competes directly for the same tuition-paying student base.
• Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ): Leading private Ecuadorian university competing for the same high-school-graduate and working-professional segments in Ecuador. Operates undergraduate, graduate, and online programs with strong brand recognition, making it a direct positioning rival.
• Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (Sede Quito): Parent institution and main campus of the PUCE system. Operates the same Jesuit Catholic higher-education model across overlapping degree verticals (engineering, law, health, agriculture), enabling direct program and brand comparability.

Broad incumbents

• Pontificia Universidad Javeriana: Major Jesuit Catholic university in Colombia with a comparable Catholic-humanistic higher-education model and broader scope. Relevant for benchmarking PUCE Ibarra's Jesuit mission, research, and graduate-program expansion.
• Georgetown University: Global Jesuit university benchmark for PUCE Ibarra's Catholic-Jesuit education identity, especially its service-learning and whole-person formation model.

Others

• Universidad de los Andes (Colombia): Top-ranked Latin American research and teaching university whose peer-reviewed system (Scopus, Latindex equivalents) provides a benchmark for PUCE Ibarra's AXIOMA journal and research output ambitions.

Regional players

• Yachay Tech: Ecuadorian public research-oriented university with a science and technology focus. Cited in PUCE Ibarra's own academic event links; competes for top STEM and postgraduate students within Ecuador rather than across borders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pucesedeibarra
• YouTubeyoutube.com/pucesi
• Facebookfacebook.com/Puce.sede.Ibarra
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pucesi
• Instagraminstagram.com/pucesedeibarra
• TikToktiktok.com/@puce_ibarra?lang=es

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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