{"id":42972,"date":"2023-05-24T09:32:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T13:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pupr.edu\/?page_id=42972"},"modified":"2025-09-18T22:21:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T02:21:34","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pupr.edu\/es\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR) is a private, non-profit, co-educational higher education institution founded in September 1966. The main campus is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, quite close to the Milla de Oro banking district in Hato Rey. The main academic disciplines are Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Computer Science, and Business Administration. At the present time, it is the largest private Engineering School in Puerto Rico and the only one in the municipality of San Juan. It is also the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in the United States with the largest number of ABET-accredited programs. In 2001 and 2003, the University opened new campuses in the cities of Miami and Orlando, Florida, respectively.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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PUPR offers Undergraduate Micro-credentials in: Clinical Engineering and Biomechanics of Sports; Cybersecurity Fundamentals in: Network Security, Forensics, Reverse Engineering & Ethical Hacking and in Data Science Fundamentals in Machine Learning, Data Engineering & Deep Learning. The institution also offers a Micro-credential in Business Fundamentals.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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PUPR offers online Undergraduate Certificates in: Cybersecurity (UCCySec) and Web Development Design (UCWDD). (Undergraduate Certificate Offering)<\/a><\/u><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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PUPR offers Associate degrees of Engineering in: Software Development and Supply Chain and Logistics. The institution also offers Associate degrees in: Land Surveying and Mechanical Engineering. PUPR also offers an Associate degree in Product Design. (Associate Degree Offering)<\/a><\/u><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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PUPR offers Bachelor of Science (BS) degrees in Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Land Surveying and Mapping, and Computer Science; Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Business Administration with Majors in: Accounting, Construction Management, Entrepreneurship, General Management, and Marketing. The institution offers also Bachelor\u2019s degrees of: Architecture and Interior Design.\u00a0(Undergraduate Bachelor Offering)<\/a><\/u><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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At the graduate level, the academic offerings are: Graduate Certificate in: Digital Forensics, Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, and Information Assurance and Security; Master of Science (MS) in: Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Competitiveness, and Manufacturing Engineering; Master of Engineering in: Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering; Master in: Computer Science, Engineering Management, Environmental Management, Geospatial Science and Technology, Landscape Architecture, and Manufacturing Competitiveness; Master of Business Administration in: Computer Information Systems (E\u2013Commerce & Data Base), General and Interdisciplinary, and International Enterprises; Doctorate degree of Philosophy in Engineering and Applied Sciences. (Graduate Offering)<\/a><\/u><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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PUPR is fully authorized by the Puerto Rico Board of Postsecondary Institutions of Puerto Rico (JIPs), the state licensing agency, and accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) of the U.S.A.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The\u00a0BS in Biomedical Engineering\u00a0program is accredited by the\u00a0Engineering Accreditation Commission\u00a0of\u00a0ABET, https:\/\/www.abet.org<\/a><\/u>, under the commission\u2019s\u00a0General Criteria\u00a0and the\u00a0Program Criteria for Bioengineering and Biomedical and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The\u00a0BS in Chemical Engineering\u00a0program is accredited by the\u00a0Engineering Accreditation Commission\u00a0of\u00a0ABET, https:\/\/www.abet.org<\/a><\/u>, under the commission\u2019s\u00a0General Criteria\u00a0and the\u00a0Program Criteria for Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The\u00a0BS in Civil Engineering\u00a0program is accredited by the\u00a0Engineering Accreditation Commission\u00a0of\u00a0ABET, https:\/\/www.abet.org<\/a><\/u>, under the commission\u2019s\u00a0General Criteria\u00a0and the\u00a0Program Criteria for Civil and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The\u00a0BS in Computer Engineering\u00a0program is accredited by the\u00a0Engineering Accreditation Commission\u00a0of\u00a0ABET, https:\/\/www.abet.org<\/a><\/u>, under the commission\u2019s\u00a0General Criteria\u00a0and the\u00a0Program Criteria for Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunication(s) and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The\u00a0BS in Electrical Engineering\u00a0program is accredited by the\u00a0Engineering Accreditation Commission\u00a0of\u00a0ABET, https:\/\/www.abet.org<\/a><\/u>, under the commission\u2019s\u00a0General Criteria\u00a0and the\u00a0Program Criteria for Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunication(s) and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The\u00a0BS in Environmental Engineering\u00a0program is accredited by the\u00a0Engineering Accreditation Commission\u00a0of\u00a0ABET, https:\/\/www.abet.org<\/a><\/u>, under the commission\u2019s\u00a0General Criteria\u00a0and the\u00a0Program Criteria for Environmental Engineering and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The\u00a0BS in Industrial Engineering\u00a0program is accredited by the\u00a0Engineering Accreditation Commission\u00a0of\u00a0ABET, https:\/\/www.abet.org<\/a><\/u>, under the commission\u2019s General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Industrial and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The\u00a0BS in Mechanical Engineering\u00a0program is accredited by the\u00a0Engineering Accreditation Commission\u00a0of\u00a0ABET, https:\/\/www.abet.org<\/a><\/u>, under the commission\u2019s\u00a0General Criteria\u00a0and the\u00a0Program Criteria for Mechanical and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The\u00a0BS in Computer Science\u00a0program is accredited by the\u00a0Computing Accreditation Commission\u00a0of\u00a0ABET, https:\/\/www.abet.org<\/a><\/u>, under the commission\u2019s\u00a0General Criteria\u00a0and the\u00a0Program Criteria for Computer Science and Similarly Named Computing Programs.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The\u00a0BS in Land Surveying and Mapping\u00a0program is accredited by the\u00a0Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission\u00a0of\u00a0ABET, https:\/\/www.abet.org<\/a><\/u>, under the commission\u2019s\u00a0General Criteria\u00a0and the\u00a0Program Criteria for Surveying\/Geomatics and Similarly Named Programs.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Bachelor\u2019s degrees of Architecture and Interior Design are accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Master\u2019s degree in Landscape Architecture is accredited by Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB).<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR) is a private, non profit, co-educational higher education institution founded in September, 1966. The main campus is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico…","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":151,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-elementordefault.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"program-categories":[],"degree-categories":[],"class_list":["post-42972","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pupr.edu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pupr.edu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pupr.edu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pupr.edu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pupr.edu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42972"}],"version-history":[{"count":69,"href":"https:\/\/pupr.edu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73591,"href":"https:\/\/pupr.edu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42972\/revisions\/73591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pupr.edu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"program-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pupr.edu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program-categories?post=42972"},{"taxonomy":"degree-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pupr.edu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/degree-categories?post=42972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}