Catholic University of Tachira (''Universidad Católica del Táchira'' – UCAT) in San Cristobal, capital of

Táchira Táchira State ( es, Estado Táchira, ) is one of the 24 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Cristóbal. Táchira State covers a total surface area of and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 1,168,908. At the end of the 19t ...

state in

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, originated in 1962 as an extension of

Andrés Bello Catholic University Andrés Bello Catholic University also known in Spanish as Universidad Católica Andrés Bello is a private university in Venezuela. One of the largest universities in Venezuela, UCAB has campuses in several cities, such as Caracas (where the mai ...

of the

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History

The Catholic University of Tachira is a tertiary education institution born through the initiative of the Diocese of San Cristobal. It received the support of the

, which in 1962 decided to open an outreach campus in Tachira. Actual activities began on 22 September 1962. It was the first institution of higher education in Tachira state. At that time the

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"Asociación Civil" was responsible for the financial and administrative management of the university. In 1982 the outreach campus became independent from Andres Bello University by decree of the President of the Republic. In 2012 the University was canonically recognized by

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Colleges and schools

The University offers 14 undergraduate and 24 graduate courses. ;Legal and political sciences * Law *Degree in Political Science :*International policy :*Public administration and management *T.S.U. in Criminal and Criminal Sciences ;Humanities and education *Biology and Integral Chemistry *Social Sciences *Computer Science and Mathematics ;Economics and social sciences *Public Accountant degree *Degree in Administration :*Business management :*Human resources management :*Information management :*Marketing

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Colleges and schools

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