Educacion Superior

Superior Education in Costa Rica
Higher education in Costa Rica refers to the step of learning after high school that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology. The history of superior education in Costa Rica goes back since 1843 when University of St. Thomas was create, of the government of José María Alfaro Zamora. The order of degrees that can beobtained through the lower to the higher are: undergraduate, technical, bachelor, license, postgraduate degrees as masters and doctorates.
The University of Costa Rica, established in 1940, with its central campus in San Jose and regional campuses in Guanacaste, San Ramon, Turrialba, and Limon; the National University, established in 1973, with a central campus in Heredia and regional campuses inPerez, Zeledon, and Liberia; and the State University at Distance, distance education established in 1977 with a central campus in San Jose and 31 satellite branches. There is also the Technical Institute of San Jose, established in 1973.
Applicants to the University of Costa Rica and the Technological Institute of Costa Rica are required to pass an entrance exam. Some fields have additionalspecial requirements. The National University and the State University at Distance have an open admissions policy. The University of Costa Rica, created by law in 1940, had increases in enrollments by 58 percent from 1960 to 1966. Enrollments increased again by 109 percent from 1966 to 1969. The university system grew from a population of 12,913 students in 1970 to 44,818 students in 1979. In the1970s, the expansion of higher education in Costa Rica increased student populations from 9 out of 100 age-appropriate students in 1970 to 25 out of 100 by 1980. The student population grew three times as rapidly as the total population.
Costa Rican law of higher education established as its objectives of education:
A) The formation of citizens who love their country, aware of their duties,their rights and fundamental freedoms, with a deep sense of responsibility and respect for human dignity.

B) Contribute to the full development of human personality.

C) To rain citizens for a democracy that is reconciling the interests of the individual with the community.

D) Encourage the development of solidarity and human understanding.

E) Preserve and expand the culturalheritage, providing knowledge about the history of man, the great works of literature and fundamental philosophical concepts.

In Costa Rica are just two kinds of universities publics and privates, there are more privates universities that publics.
Costa Rica´s public universities are:
* Universidad de Costa Rica

* Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica

* Universidad Nacional* Universidad Estatal a Distancia

* Universidad Técnica Nacional
Public universities were expanded in the 1970s, and private universities were increased in the 1980s. Public universities traditionally defined their role as offering liberal arts education to future professionals, while private universities emphasized technical training. The public higher education system began in 1940 withthe founding of the University of Costa Rica (UCR). This marked a shift away from a monopoly by a small oligarchy of elites in higher education. The remaining three public universities were founded in the 1970s: the Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica in 1973, the Universidad Nacional in 1973, and the Universidad Estatal de Distancia in 1977.

Costa Rica´s private universities are:
*Universidad Creativa
* Politecnico Internacional
* Universidad ULACIT
* Universidad Metropolitana castro Carazo
* Universidad San Marcos
* Universidad para la Cooperacion Internacional
* Universidad Cenfotec
* Universidad Santa Paula
* INCAE BUSINESS SCHOOL
* Universidad Florencio del Castillo
* Universidad internacional de las Americas
* Universidad de...