cobat

What cobat does

Colegio de Bachilleres del Estado de Tlaxcala (COBAT) is a decentralized public organism (Organismo Público Desconcentrado) of the Government of the State of Tlaxcala, Mexico, that delivers free upper-secondary education (bachillerato) to approximately 14,749–15,319 students aged 15–18. The institution operates a physical network of 24 planteles (campuses) and 5 telebachilleratos comunitarios that extend coverage into rural communities, and complements this with a virtual education platform called COBAT Virtual and an Android mobile application (SISE Alumnos) distributed via Google Play. Headcount comprises roughly 744 teaching faculty and 380 administrative and support staff organized under the STAICOBAT union.

COBAT's core technology is SISE 2.0 (Sistema Integral para los Servicios Educativos), a web-based student information and school management system that handles pre-registration (capturing CURP and required documentation), grade management, credential issuance with QR codes, academic record access, and student petitions such as school transfer and schedule changes. SISE 2.0 is integrated with Moodle (SISE-Moodle) to deliver course content and capture didactic sequences for teachers, giving the institution a unified academic and administrative platform across all 29 locations.

The business model is government-funded public education: COBAT charges no tuition or fees, and revenue flows from federal allocations through SEMS (Subsecretaría de Educación Media Superior) and state allocations through Cuenta Pública Armonizada and FAM (Fondo de Aportaciones Múltiples). Distribution is direct-to-student across physical campuses and self-serve via the SISE portal, mobile app, and COBAT Virtual channel. The institution is overseen by a junta directiva and reports to state education authorities under Director General Dr. José Alonso Trujillo Domínguez (in office since June 2023), with strategic partnerships spanning higher-education pathways (TecNM), public health (SESA), human rights (CEDH), and tourism workforce development (SECTUR).

Name

cobat

Legal name

Colegio de Bachilleres del Estado de Tlaxcala

Website

https://cobatlaxcala.edu.mx

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Short description

COBAT is a state-funded public upper-secondary education subsystem in Tlaxcala, Mexico, operating 24 campuses and 5 community telebachilleratos that deliver free bachillerato instruction to roughly 15,000 students via its SISE 2.0 platform, Moodle integration, and COBAT Virtual channel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Upper Secondary Education

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Cooperative Education (Co-op) Technical Universities (EDAHAEAF)

Keywords

• Public upper secondary education
• Bachillerato academic programs
• Student information systems
• Telebachillerato rural education
• Virtual learning platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Tlaxcala De Xicohténcatl

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: Public education institution funded by federal and state government allocations through SEMS (Subsecretaría de Educación Media Superior). Operates as an Organismo Público Desconcentrado (deconcentrated public organism) with budget allocated via Cuenta Pública Armonizada and FAM (Fondo de Aportaciones Múltiples).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

COBAT is a decentralized public organism (Organismo Público Desconcentrado) that provides free upper secondary education (bachillerato) across the State of Tlaxcala, Mexico through 24 planteles (campuses) and 5 telebachilleratos comunitarios. The institution delivers a curriculum aligned to the Nueva Escuela Mexicana framework and supports instruction with proprietary technology including the SISE 2.0 student information system, SISE-Moodle learning management integration, the COBAT Virtual online platform, and an Android mobile application for students.

Product overview

COBAT operates a unified educational platform consisting of SISE 2.0 as the core student information and school management system, enhanced by the SISE-MOODLE learning management module for didactic content delivery. The ecosystem includes supporting modules for pre-registration (Pre-inscripción System), student request management (Solicitud de Cambio), a mobile application (SISE Mobile App) for Android devices, and digital media channels including COBAT Virtual, Gaceta Digital, and COBAT Podcast. The platform serves 24 planteles and 5 telebachilleratos across the state of Tlaxcala, Mexico, managing academic records, enrollment, and educational services for approximately 15,000+ students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SISE 2.0: Sistema Integral para el Seguimiento Educativo - the institution's educational management and learning platform.
• SISE-Moodle

Products and services

• Bachillerato Program
• COBAT Virtual
• Telebachilleratos Comunitarios
• SISE Mobile App

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

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, secondary and minor.

• Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Tlaxco (TecNM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2023Collaboration agreement enabling students and faculty to access professional residencies, dual education, school visits, thesis projects, research projects, continuous education, conferences, student and faculty mobility, job placement, technological and academic development, and postgraduate programs. The partnership was signed by Director General José Alonso Trujillo Domínguez and TecNM Campus Tlaxco Director Blas Marvin Mora Olvera.
• Secretaría de Salud de Tlaxcala (SESA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2023Health collaboration agreement for promotion, prevention, detection, and early attention to physical, psychological, and social health of students. Includes calendar of activities for all 24 planteles and 5 telebachilleratos, health campaigns, medical and psychological services, sexual health services, and access to contraceptive methods through mobile friendly services.
• Secretaría del Bienestar del Gobierno de TlaxcalasecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Joint health jornada for youth addressing mental health, drug prevention, suicide prevention, and teenage pregnancy through interdisciplinary activities. 450 students benefited from the wellness promotion activities.
• Club Rotario de Tlaxcala ACminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaboration in health jornadas for youth, contributing to the organization and execution of wellness activities for students.
• Comisión Estatal de Derechos Humanos (CEDH) de TlaxcalasecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Human rights education partnership conducting conferences titled 'Human Rights and Peace Culture in School Environments' benefiting 250 students across 5 telebachilleratos comunitarios.
• Secretaría de Turismo del Estado de Tlaxcala (SECTUR)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Tourism ambassador certification program where 68 COBAT students received training (83+ hours) in cultural, historical knowledge and English language to serve as tourism ambassadors during the 2023 World Beach Volleyball Championship.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CECyTE Tlaxcala (Colegio de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos del Estado de Tlaxcala): CECyTE Tlaxcala is the state-level technical education subsystem operating in the same geography as COBAT. It directly competes for the same 15-18 year-old student pool in Tlaxcala, offering a parallel public upper-secondary pathway with a more technical/vocational orientation.
• CONALEP (Colegio Nacional de Educación Profesional Técnica): CONALEP is the national decentralized public organism delivering professional technical education at the upper secondary level across Mexico. It competes for the same student demographic with a vocational/professional technical focus and operates Tlaxcala campuses that overlap with COBAT's catchment.
• CBTIS (Centros de Bachillerato Tecnológico Industrial y de Servicios): CBTIS is the federal network of industrial/technical-services bachilleratos under DGB-SEMS. It offers a free public upper secondary education with technical career tracks directly comparable to COBAT's curriculum, with plants present across Mexican states including Tlaxcala.
• Prepa en Línea SEP: Prepa en Línea SEP is the federal online bachillerato program offering flexible virtual upper secondary education across Mexico. It competes with COBAT Virtual for students who prefer fully online, self-paced learning over campus-based instruction.
• COBACH (Colegio de Bachilleres - other state systems): COBACH is the sister state-level bachillerato subsystem operating across multiple Mexican states. It shares COBAT's institutional model (state desconcentrado organism, free public bachillerato) and represents the natural template for cross-state benchmarking and potential federation of services.
• UNAM - Escuela Nacional Preparatoria (ENP): UNAM ENP is the open-enrollment public bachillerato system operated by Mexico's national university. It delivers free upper secondary education across nine campuses, competing for high-performing students and representing a peer in public, tuition-free upper secondary provision at a larger scale.
• INEA (Instituto Nacional para la Educación de los Adultos): INEA delivers non-formal education and adult completion programs across Mexico, including secondary and upper secondary equivalency. It overlaps with COBAT's broader educational mission and serves as a parallel public alternative for learners outside the traditional 15-18 cohort.

Broad incumbents

• Tec de Monterrey - PrepaTec: Tec de Monterrey operates PrepaTec, Mexico's largest private preparatory school network, as part of its broader higher-education and K-12 portfolio. It represents the upscale private alternative against which COBAT's free public model competes for aspirational families willing to pay tuition.

Emerging players

• Khan Academy (en Español): Khan Academy offers free online educational content across subjects aligned with secondary curricula in Spanish. It functions as a complementary/alternative learning resource that competes for student attention and supplement learning outside COBAT's formal instruction.
• Coursera: Coursera is a global online learning platform offering secondary-aligned, university, and professional courses. It represents an emerging alternative pathway for Mexican learners seeking credentials and skills beyond traditional bachillerato, potentially influencing student decisions about post-secondary options.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/COBATLAXCALA

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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