Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo (UTB)

What Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo (UTB) does

Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo (UTB) is a public technical university located in Babahoyo, Los Ríos province, Ecuador, operating under the Ecuadorian Higher Education Law (LOES) and accredited by SENESCYT, CEAACES, and CES. The institution is organized into four main faculties — FAFI (Administration and Engineering), FCS (Health Sciences), FACIAG (Agricultural Sciences, Natural Resources and Environment), and FCJSE (Legal, Social and Educational Sciences) — plus a regional extension campus in Quevedo. As of the PAO April–September 2025 period, UTB serves 11,583 active students with 513 faculty members (326 tenured, 158 non-tenured, 29 technical).

The university's core technology stack consists of standard higher-education infrastructure: Moodle-based virtual classrooms (AulasVirtuales) for online learning, DSpace for institutional research repositories, a SAI academic information system for student management, and Biblioteca Digital for library services. Academic operations are supported by a Vice-Rectory of Research and Postgraduate (CEPOS graduate center), an Instituto de Investigación, a DCRNI regional development research center, and student welfare services (Bienestar Universitario). Community outreach is delivered through the Vinculación con la Sociedad program and the Mythos digital magazine.

Revenue is generated primarily through Ecuadorian government allocation, supplemented by tuition fees and postgraduate program fees (Maestrías in Educational Technology and Innovation, Water Resources Management, and Agronomy). Pricing is set by Ecuadorian higher education regulations and is not publicly disclosed. The university is governed by a 2023–2028 authority period and operates under public accountability (Rendición de Cuentas) requirements, with transparency reports published from 2012 through 2026. No private equity, venture capital, or parent company ownership is indicated.

Name

Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo (UTB)

Legal name

Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo

Website

https://utb.edu.ec

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo (UTB) is a public technical university in Babahoyo, Ecuador, serving 11,583 students across four faculties (administration, health, agricultural, and legal/social sciences) and a Quevedo extension campus, with government funding and tuition revenue.

Ownership category

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHAEAL

Technical Universities with Energy, Materials & Sustainability Focus

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

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Graduate professional education
• Agricultural sciences research
• Continuing education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Babahoyo, Los Ríos

HQ country

Ecuador

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Fees: Public university funded primarily through government allocation with student tuition fees for various academic programs including undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education courses.
2. Graduate Programs (Maestrías): Revenue from postgraduate programs including Professional Master's degrees in Educational Technology and Innovation, Integrated Management of Water Resources and Irrigation, and Agronomy with emphasis in Plant Protection.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo is a public technical university that delivers higher-education services, including undergraduate degree programs across four faculties (Administration, Health Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, and Legal/Social/Educational Sciences), a regional extension campus in Quevedo, and graduate professional master's programs. The university also provides continuing education, research activities through its Research Institute, and community outreach programs under Ecuador's LOES regulatory framework.

Product overview

Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo is a public higher education institution organized into four main faculties (FAFI, FCS, FACIAG, FCJSE) and one regional extension campus in Quevedo. The university operates through its Vice-rectory of Research and Graduate Studies, which oversees CEPOS (Graduate Studies Center) offering master's programs, the Research Institute, and Continuing Education. Student support services include Bienestar Universitario (medical, psychological, dental care), Library services, CANU academic support, and DACE quality assurance. The university maintains community outreach through its Vinculación con la Sociedad program and publishes the Mythos digital magazine. Academic operations are supported by virtual platforms including Moodle for e-learning and DSpace for digital repositories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Facultad de Administración e Ingeniería (FAFI) Faculty of Administration and Engineering at UTB, providing undergraduate and graduate academic programs in business administration and engineering disciplines for students in the Los Ríos region.
• Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud (FCS) Faculty of Health Sciences at UTB, offering academic programs in medical and health-related fields for prospective health professionals.
• Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Recursos Naturales y del Ambiente (FACIAG) Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Natural Resources and Environment at UTB, focusing on sustainable agriculture, natural resource management, and environmental studies.
• Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas, Sociales y de la Educación (FCJSE) Faculty of Legal, Social and Educational Sciences at UTB, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in law, social sciences, and education.
• Extensión Quevedo Regional campus extension of UTB in Quevedo, providing on-site educational services to students in the surrounding province.
• CEPOS - Centro de Estudios de Posgrado UTB's Graduate Studies Center offering professional master's degree programs, including Technology and Educational Innovation, Integrated Water Resource Management, and Agronomy with Plant Protection emphasis, for working professionals and graduates.
• Educación Continua UTB's continuing education division providing professional development courses and lifelong learning programs.
• Instituto de Investigación UTB's research institute coordinating scientific research activities across all four faculties and supporting graduate-level investigation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 11,583 enrolled students in PAO period 2025
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SENESCYT (Secretaría de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcuadorian government agency overseeing higher education, science, technology and innovation that regulates and supports public universities in Ecuador
• CEAACES (Consejo de Evaluación, Acreditación y Aseguramiento de la Calidad)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcuadorian council for evaluation, accreditation and quality assurance of higher education that evaluates and accredits university programs
• CES (Consejo de Educación Superior)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigher Education Council of Ecuador that regulates higher education institutions and approves new programs
• SNNA (Servicio Nacional de Admisión)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational admission service that administers entrance exams and student placement for Ecuadorian universities

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Universidad Central del Ecuador (UCE): Largest public university in Ecuador, located in Quito with comprehensive program offerings across disciplines. Comparable as a public Ecuadorian university but at significantly greater scale and national brand reach than UTB.
• Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN): Ecuador's flagship technical university, specializing in engineering and sciences with national-level research standing. Comparable in technical-university positioning but substantially larger and more research-intensive than UTB.
• Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL): Larger and more established polytechnic in Guayaquil with stronger research output and brand recognition. Operates in the same Ecuadorian technical-university category but at significantly greater scale and scope than UTB.
• Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas - ESPE: Major Ecuadorian public university with multiple campuses and a broad technical-and-administrative portfolio. Comparable as a large public university under LOES but with a wider program mix and national footprint.

Direct peers

• Universidad Técnica de Ambato (UTA): Public technical university in central Ecuador with engineering, health, and agricultural faculties. Comparable in institutional profile, governance, and tuition structure to UTB.
• Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo (UTEQ): Public technical university headquartered in Quevedo — the same city as UTB's extension campus. Directly comparable in mission, faculty mix, and student catchment, making it UTB's closest geographic competitor.
• Universidad Técnica de Manabí (UTM): Public technical university in coastal Ecuador with similar faculty structure (agriculture, health, engineering, law). Closely comparable in scale, governance under LOES, and regional public-university positioning.
• Universidad Estatal Amazónica (UEA): Public regional university in the Ecuadorian Amazon with technical and applied-science programs. Comparable as a smaller, regionally focused public technical university under LOES.
• Universidad Técnica de Machala (UTMACH): Public technical university in southern coastal Ecuador with overlapping faculties and a comparable agricultural focus. Directly comparable as a regional Ecuadorian technical university under the same regulatory regime.

Regional players

• Universidad Nacional de Loja (UNL): Public regional university in southern Ecuador with similar multi-faculty structure and public funding model. Comparable in regional anchor-university role but serving a different geographic catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/universidad-t%C3%A9cnica-de-babahoyo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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