The University of Colima (in

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: ''Universidad de Colima'') is a Mexican

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with several campuses across the state of

Colima Colima, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima, is among the 31 states that make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima. Colima is a small state of western Mexico on the cen ...

, bordering the

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. It was created on September 16, 1940 by the

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as People's University of Colima (''Universidad Popular de Colima''), and intended to serve the educational needs of the

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, and

. The University's library system holds over 93,127 volumes.

Description

The University of Colima was created with the name of ''People's University of Colima'' on September 16, 1940. On August 25, 1962, which is granted autonomy and is separated from the state education system.

History

The institution was founded on September 16, 1940, following the education philosophy of President

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(1934–1940). Given the young feel of

, the governor, Colonel

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(1939–1943), commissioned the project of what was later to be University Public Education Director General, Lieutenant Colonel and Professor Rubén Vizcarra. Currently enrollment is 12,367 students in high school, 10,214 in professional and associate degrees, and 604 in graduate school. The university offers 17 options in the high school level, ten of APO, 58 degree, 11 specialties, 22 master's degrees and 9 doctoral degrees, which are held on the campuses of Manzanillo,

Tecomán Tecomán is a city and seat of the municipality of Tecomán in the Mexican state of Colima, about 50 km south of the city of Colima. In the 2005 census the city had a population of 112,726 people. It is the third-largest community in the st ...

(Central and North campuses),

Coquimatlán Coquimatlán is a city and seat of the municipality of Coquimatlán, in the Mexican state of Colima. As of 2005, it had a population of 11,374.Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía The National Institute of Statistics and Geography ...

and

Villa de Álvarez Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez is a city in the Mexican state of Colima. It is the municipal seat of Villa de Álvarez municipality. The city is adjacent to the northwest side of the state capital city of Colima and the two can be considered as " ...

. The university has 40 undergraduate education programs classified at level 1 of the Register of the CIEES programs. Its academic staff consists of 427 full-time teachers, where 90.6% have graduate degrees.

Assessment system

The system is based on three exams for each subject. These tests are performed during the regular academic term. The student is considered approved if the subject receives (in the three exams) an average rating of eight. If the matter is not approved by exams, the student has the right to regular review, which applies at the end of the school year and includes all content of this field. At the University of

's ratings are based on a scale from 0.0 to 10.0. The maximum score is 10.0, and 6.0 is the minimum passing grade.

References

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