.jpg) Entrance to Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico in Ponce | |
| Motto | Inter Ponce |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1962 |
| President | Manuel J. Fernós |
| Rector | Vilma Colón Acosta |
| Academic staff | 250 |
| Administrative staff | 200 |
| Students | 5,000 |
| Undergraduates | 4,950 |
| Postgraduates | 50 |
| Location | Ponce, Puerto Rico 18°0′27.972″N 66°34′41.268″W / 18.00777000°N 66.57813000°W / 18.00777000; -66.57813000 |
| Colors | Green and Yellow |
| Sporting affiliations | Liga Atlética Interuniversitaria NCAA Division II |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Website | ponce |
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The Interamerican University of Puerto Rico at Ponce — or Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ponce (UIPR-P) in Spanish, and often referred to as "La Inter"— is a Christian co-educational non-sectarian university in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1962. It is part of the Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico system, whose main campus is in San German, Puerto Rico.
History
The school opened in August 1962 as an extension program of the San German campus. It opened at facilities on Calle Villa, near downtown Ponce, at Primera Iglesia Metodista La Resurrección. The school then moved to calle Marina and Calle Jobos, at the locale also known as Casa Forneris. In 1966, more spacious quarters were established at the intersection of Calle Castillo and Calle Mayor. In the early 1980s the university started to build a new campus east of the city. In 1984 it moved to this new campus in the Mercedita sector of Barrio Vayas, Ponce. In 1992 the school became an autonomous campus of the Inter-American University system.
Academics
The school offers programs in education, health, and management. It has over 25 academic programs, including offering five Master Degrees in Education, Business and Criminal Justice. It also offers 22 Bachelor Degrees, seven Associate Degrees, and four technical certificates. It has an enrollment of approximately 5,000 students. The university offers academic programs in 11 teaching units.
Expansion
In August 2012, the school announced a $10 million expansion plan that would create a college preparatory school. The new facility is scheduled to open in August 2013 in the immediacy of the current school grounds.
Notes
- Some authors state it was at Calle Castillo and Calle Estrella.
References
- Anuncia expansión la Interamericana. Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 15 August 2012. (Title in printed version: "Comenzo las Obras: Introducira Escuela Privada la Universidad Interamericana." Year 30. Issue 1498. Page 8.) Retrieved 15 August 2012. Weblink updated 24 March 2018.
- Secretaría de Arte y Cultura del Gobierno Municipal de Ponce, Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades, and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico. Ponce Ciudad Museo 2001. 2001. p. 57.
- Inter Ponce Virtual: Blog oficial del Recinto de Ponce de la Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico - Historia: Una ruta emprendedora y vanguardista en la educación universitaria puertorriqueña. Accessed 24 July 2019.
- Socorro Giron. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Gobierno Municipal de Ponce. 1992. p. 162.
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- Anuncia expansión la Interamericana. Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 15 August 2012. (Title in printed version: "Comenzo las Obras: Introducira Escuela Privada la Universidad Interamericana." Year 30. Issue 1498. Page 8.) Retrieved 15 August 2012. Weblink updated 24 March 2018.
