Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR) is a private, non-profit, co-educational higher education institution founded in September 1966. The main campus is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, quite close to the Milla de Oro banking district in Hato Rey. The main academic disciplines are Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Computer Science, and Business Administration. At the present time, it is the largest private Engineering School in Puerto Rico and the only one in the municipality of San Juan. It is also the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in the United States with the largest number of ABET-accredited programs. In 2001 and 2003, the University opened new campuses in the cities of Miami and Orlando, Florida, respectively. PUPR offers Microcredentials in: Business Fundamentals and Principles of Construction Management; Clinical Engineering and Biomechanics of Sports; Cybersecurity Fundamentals in Network Security, Forensics, Reverse Engineering & Ethical Hacking and Data Science Fundamentals in Machine Learning, Data Engineering & Deep Learning. PUPR offers online Undergraduate Certificates in: Cybersecurity (UCCySec) and Web Development Design (UCWDD). (Undergraduate Certificate Offering) PUPR offers Associate degrees of Engineering in: Software Development and Supply Chain and Logistics. The institution also offers Associate degrees in: Land Surveying and Mechanical Engineering. PUPR also offers an Associate degree in Product Design. (Associate Degree Offering) PUPR offers Bachelor of Science (BS) degrees in Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Land Surveying and Mapping, and Computer Science; Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with Majors in: Accounting, Construction Management, Entrepreneurship, General Management, and Marketing. The institution offers also Bachelor’s degrees of: Architecture and Interior Design. (Undergraduate Bachelor Offering) PUPR is fully authorized by the Puerto Rico Board of Postsecondary Institutions of Puerto Rico (JIPs), the state licensing agency, and accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) of the U.S.A. The BS in Biomedical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, , under the commission’s General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Bioengineering and Biomedical and Similarly Named Engineering Programs. The BS in Chemical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, , under the commission’s General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular and Similarly Named Engineering Programs. The BS in Civil Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, , under the commission’s General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Civil and Similarly Named Engineering Programs. The BS in Computer Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, , under the commission’s General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunication(s) and Similarly Named Engineering Programs. The BS in Electrical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, , under the commission’s General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunication(s) and Similarly Named Engineering Programs. The BS in Environmental Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, , under the commission’s General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Environmental Engineering and Similarly Named Engineering Programs. The BS in Industrial Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, , under the commission’s General Criteria and the Program Criteria