Mission Statement

Preamble

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico fosters learning, scholarship, and service in the core area of liberal arts, and in the professional fields of architecture, business, education, land surveying and engineering. PUPR’s character arises from its vision of teaching/learning, and service/outreach functions as independent, mutually supportive, and central to its mission and goals.

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico is a private, non-for-profit university providing access to education through its main campus in San Juan, PR, and branch campus in Miami and Orlando, FL. PUPR also works in partnership with the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo in Dominican Republic.

Our Mission

“The Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico provides opportunities to individuals from diverse backgrounds to cultivate their potential for leadership, productivity, and competitiveness with the aim of contributing to society.”

PUPR achieves its mission by serving individuals from different academic, economic, geographical, and ethnic contexts through exposure to intellectual, scientific, humanistic, and technological advancement, and by applying innovative methods of delivery.

Our Vision

The Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico will be recognized as a regional reference, in the formation of professionals in the areas of engineering, architecture, business administration, and related fields, committed to providing tangible solutions to the social challenges of our time. The institution will strive toward becoming a key catalyzer of the symbiotic relationship between the United States and Latin America.

Our Values

❖ Excellence: We provide high-quality services to the university’s community by incorporating the best practices of higher education into our processes.

❖ Integrity: We conduct ourselves with honesty, respect, and truthfulness in our thoughts, words, and actions within the institutional framework.

❖ Social Responsibility: We assume the commitment to pursue the development of a fair and equitable society and the duty to protect the environment.

❖ Innovation: We cultivate an attitude of continuous improvement in all our constituents to offer innovative solutions to the challenges faced by our society.

❖ Diversity: We embrace the inclusion of people of different cultures, genders, races, preferences, and opinions that add different perspectives to our community.

❖ Service: We promote a permanent attitude of collaboration and support towards every representative of the university environment.

❖ Sustainability: We adopt practices that simultaneously promote quality of life, the conservation of natural resources, and the prosperity of our operations.

Strategic Goals

1. Developing a learner-centered culture that fosters student success (Academia).

2. Encouraging a Creativity, Innovation, Research, and Entrepreneurial ecosystem (Infrastructure).

3. Advancing an institutional comprehensive internationalization agenda (Globalization).

4. Expanding our community, industry, and government relations (Social Responsibility).

5. Strengthening our financial position, sustainability, and stewardship (Finance).

Institutional Learning Goals

By the time of graduation, PUPR graduates are expected to attain the following eight competencies:

Effective Communication. Express ideas in oral, written, and graphic mode.

Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning. Apply scientific and mathematical reasoning to the solution of problems.

Critical Thinking. Interpret and question evidence, statements, and graphics, in order to draw justified, educated, reasonable and truthful conclusions.

Technological Competence. Use technology and tools to gather, process and analyze information required to solve problems in the field of study.

Information Literacy. Acknowledge, locate and evaluate the information needed to accomplish a specific purpose.

Lifelong Learning. Recognize the need to engage in lifelong learning.

Ethical and Social Responsibility. Be aware of ethical, professional and social responsibilities.

Teamwork. Contribute to achieve team goals.

History

Polytechnic University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational nonsectarian institution founded in 1966.  Until 1974, it offered specialized courses in Land Surveying and Mapping.  In 1974, Polytechnic University became a degree granting institution with Bachelor of Science in Land Surveying and Mapping (BSLS) and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) followed by Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (1980), Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (1984), Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (1987), and Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Industrial Management (1990).  In 1992, the institution started offering a graduate program, a Master’s Degree in Engineering Management.  In 1995, a Bachelor in Architecture program was initiated.  Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering were initiated in 1997.  Also in 1998 the Master in Business Administration, Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Master of Science and Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering, Master in Environmental Management, Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering, and Master of Science and Master in Manufacturing Competitiveness.

Polytechnic University Orlando Campus and Miami Campus are campuses of Polytechnic University, which is fully accredited and internationally recognized in the fields of engineering, architecture, computer sciences and business management and administration.  Polytechnic University is the nation’s second largest institution of higher education graduating Hispanic engineers.  Currently, there are over 5,000 students at the San Juan campus.

The demand for increased higher education services to targeted Orlando and Miami audiences as well as responding to the State of Florida’s big need for increased Baccalaureate degrees prompted university officials to study, analyze and plan for new curriculum and degree programs.  Curriculum is designed with a meaningful career choice in mind, and graduates will be able to identify available career opportunities.

Accreditations

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
3624 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104-2680.
Phone:  (267) 284–5000
E-mail: info@msche.org,
Spanish: españolinfo@msche.org

Many of the University’s courses and programs provide knowledge that may support a student’s efforts toward various licensures or certifications.  However, these courses and curricula are not necessarily designed to meet various requirements among individual states guidelines.  It is the responsibility of each student to check with regional authorities to confirm requirements in preparation for licensures and certifications.

The school is licensed by the Commission for Independent Education, Florida Department of Education.  Additional information regarding this institution may be obtained by contacting the Commission at 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1414, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400.  (850) 245-3200.

ABET Accredited Programs

The following Bachelor of Science programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET:

• Civil Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Computer Science

 
For more information, please visit the following address
www.abet.org

Articulation Agreements

Statement of Non-Discrimination

Polytechnic University Orlando Campus does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, age, disability, sex, or national origin in the administration of its educational and admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, or other university administered programs.

Staff Directory

Faculty Directory

Contact Information

Polytechnic University
Orlando Campus
550 Econlockhatchee Trail
Orlando, Florida 32825

Phone:  (407) 677-7000
Fax:  (407) 677-5082

Web:  www.pupr.edu/orlando

Facilities

The Orlando Campus is located on a sixteen acre property in the Northeast area of Orlando, Florida.  The campus consists of a main building, which houses administrative offices, classrooms, computer labs, engineering lab, electrical engineering lab, science lab, Student Learning Center, student and faculty lounge, indoor basketball court and outdoor athletic field and recreational areas for students.

Directions

From downtown Orlando:

• Take Highway 408 East
•  Take  FL-408 E
•  Take exit 17 toward S Chickasaw Trail
•  Turn left onto S Chickasaw Trail
•  Take the 1st right onto Frontage Rd
•  Take the 1st right onto Valencia College Ln
•  Turn right onto N Econlockhatchee Trail
• Destination will be on the right

Map – Orlando Campus

Carnegie Classification

Carnegie Classifications

Completions

IPEDS Completions 2010-11
IPEDS Completions 2011-12
IPEDS Completions 2012-13
IPEDS Completions 2013-14
IPEDS Completions 2014-15
IPEDS Completions 2015-16
IPEDS Completions 2016-17
IPEDS Completions 2017-18
IPEDS Completions 2018-19

Enrollment and Retention Rate

IPEDS Fall Enrollment 2009-10
IPEDS Fall Enrollment 2010-11
IPEDS Fall Enrollment 2011-12
IPEDS Fall Enrollment 2012-13
IPEDS Fall Enrollment 2013-14
IPEDS Fall Enrollment 2014-15
IPEDS Fall Enrollment 2015-16
IPEDS Fall Enrollment 2016-17
IPEDS Fall Enrollment 2017-18

Graduation Rates

IPEDS Graduation Rates 200 2012-13
IPEDS Graduation Rates 200 2013-14
IPEDS Graduation Rates 200 2017-18
IPEDS Graduation Rates 2014-15
IPEDS Graduation Rates 2015-16
IPEDS Graduation Rates 2016-17
IPEDS Graduation Rates 2017-18
IPEDS Outcome Measures 2015-16
IPEDS Outcome Measures 2016-17
IPEDS Outcome Measures 2017-18