Costa Rica Institute of Technology

Costa Rica Institute of Technology
Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Other name	TEC
Motto	Formación Sólida, Óptimos Resultados
Type	Public, undergraduate, graduate.
Established	1971
Rector	María Estrada Sanchez
Students	9.081 (2012)
Location	Cartago, Costa Rica; 9°51′16.4″N 83°54′32.5″W / 9.854556°N 83.909028°W
Campus	Urban, 88 hectares (220 acres)
Other locations	San Carlos, San José, Alajuela, Limon
Website	www.tec.ac.cr

The Costa Rica Institute of Technology^[6] (TEC) (Spanish: Tecnológico de Costa Rica) is a university in Costa Rica specializing in engineering and advanced science and research, modeled as an institute of technology. Its main campus is located in the Dulce Nombre district of Cartago canton in the Cartago Province of Costa Rica, 24 km (15 mi) east of the capital San José.^[1]

The TEC is a national autonomous institution of higher education, dedicated to teaching, research and extension in technology and associated sciences. It was created by Law No. 4777 on 10 June 1971.

The TEC offers undergraduate and graduate studies in fields including engineering (construction, industrial production, electronics, industrial maintenance, biotechnology, mechatronics, computers), computer science and business management.^[7]

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^ Villegas, Jairo; Gutiérrez, Fernando (2012-01-22). "UTN se acerca al ITCR en cantidad de alumnos". La Nacion (in Spanish). Costa Rica.
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^ Manual de Identidad Institucional (PDF) (in Spanish). Tecnologico de Costa Rica. p. 14. Retrieved 11 February 2021. El TEC en inglés: El logo del TEC no cambia, sin embargo para las menciones textuales, la institución se nombra a sí misma en el idioma inglés de manera que coincide con la mayoría de las publicaciones científicas realizadas: Costa Rica Institute of Technology
^ Academic options Archived 2010-10-23 at the Wayback Machine

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[La_Nacion_History_7-2] Villegas, Jairo; Gutiérrez, Fernando (2012-01-22). "UTN se acerca al ITCR en cantidad de alumnos". La Nacion (in Spanish). Costa Rica.

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[manualidentidad-6] Manual de Identidad Institucional (PDF) (in Spanish). Tecnologico de Costa Rica. p. 14. Retrieved 11 February 2021. El TEC en inglés: El logo del TEC no cambia, sin embargo para las menciones textuales, la institución se nombra a sí misma en el idioma inglés de manera que coincide con la mayoría de las publicaciones científicas realizadas: Costa Rica Institute of Technology

[7] Academic options Archived 2010-10-23 at the Wayback Machine

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