Universidad Metropolitana

The university started as a nonprofit organization in 1964 whose objective was to develop the curricula for what would become the "Universidad Metropolitana". On 1 October 1970, the "Consejo Nacional de Universidades" approved the plans and projects of the fledgling university.

The first campus was located on the old building of the "Colegio America" in the district of San Bernardino, and began classes on 22 October of that same year.

The first class of 198 students could choose between 5 undergraduate degrees:

1. Mechanical engineering
2. Electrical engineering
3. Chemical engineering
4. Mathematics
5. Business and Administration

In 1976 the campus was moved to its current location on the eastern city district of "Terrazas del Ávila."

Today, the University has 5,000 students and approximately 500 professors. It is a business oriented private University, Business Administration being one of the most important courses offered.

The academic under-graduate courses include: Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, Law, Education, Modern Languages, Engineering (Chemical, Mechanic, Systems, Electrical, Civil & Production), Psychology and in 2003, it became the first University in Venezuela to offer the Liberal Studies course.

It offers the following undergraduate programs (B.Sc.):

• College of Arts and Sciences:
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Psychology
  • Modern Languages
  • Education
• College of Engineering:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Production Engineering
  • Systems Engineering
• College of Social and Humanistic Sciences:
  • Business Administration
  • Economics
  • Public Accounting
• College of Political Studies
  • Law
  • Liberal Studies

It offers post graduate studies as well.

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