Universidad Latina
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Universidad Latina, commonly called ULatina, is a private university located in Costa Rica. The university has several campuses around Costa Rica, although the main campus is located in San Pedro, in San José. It is considered as one of the most prestigious and expensive private universities in Costa Rica. There's also several in Panama, including Panama City, Chitré, and a special Medicine branch.
[edit] History
Universidad Latina was founded in 1989 as the Collegium Latinum, being part of the Autonomous University of Central America (UACA), Costa Rica's oldest private higher learning institution. The Collegium separated from UACA ten years after its foundation, becoming a separate university.
[edit] Academics
ULatina enrolls approximately 15,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students. Its academic programs in business, dentistry, accounting, medicine, engineering, social science, laws and information systems have a good reputation.
