 | This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources. Find sources: "Bayamón Central University" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
| Universidad Central de Bayamón | |
.gif) | |
| Motto | Orden de Predicadores |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) (as Universidad Católica de Bayamón); 1970; 54 years ago (1970) (renamed Universidad Central de Bayamón) |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| President | Carmen J. Cividanes Lago |
| Students | 2,133 |
| Location | Bayamón, Puerto Rico 18°24′02″N 66°10′53″W / 18.400541°N 66.181496°W / 18.400541; -66.181496 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Website | www.ucb.edu.pr |
The Bayamón Central University—or Universidad Central de Bayamón (UCB) in Spanish—is a private, Catholic university in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Its predecessor began in 1961 by the Dominican Order as a community college of the Catholic University of Puerto Rico (today known as the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico). Universidad Católica de Bayamón was incorporated in 1964.
The university became autonomous on September 1, 1970, and is currently accredited by the Council of Higher Education of Puerto Rico, the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and by the Congregation for Catholic Education.
In October 1982 a multi-use sports complex inaugurated and was dedicated in honor of Rafael Pont Flores and it bears his name.
In October 2019, US federal funds were earmarked for the university.
References
- "Historia" (in Spanish). Universidad Central de Bayamón. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- "Catálogo Graduado 2006" (PDF). Bayamón Central U. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-30. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- "Asignan más de $6 millones de fondos federales a instituciones educativas [More than $6 million in federal funds assigned to educational institutions]". Primera Hora (in Spanish). October 4, 2019.
External links
  | This Puerto Rican school-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
 | This Caribbean-related university, college or other education institution article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
- Liga Atletica Interuniversitaria de Puerto Rico
- Catholic universities and colleges in Puerto Rico
- Universities and colleges established in 1964
- 1964 establishments in Puerto Rico
- Buildings and structures in Bayamón, Puerto Rico
- American school stubs
- Puerto Rican building and structure stubs
- Caribbean school stubs
- Caribbean university stubs