| Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Veritas et Scientia (Latin) |
| Motto in English | Truth and Science |
| Established | September 9, 1962 |
| Type | Private, Roman Catholic |
| Endowment | ~ $15 million |
| President | Agripino Núñez Collado |
| Students | 17,000 |
| Location | Campuses are located in Santiago de los Caballeros , Santo Domingo and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
| Campus | Santiago main campus, Suburban, 1.2 km2; Santo Domingo campus, Urban, Puerto Plata campus Urban |
| Colors | Blue, Red and Yellow |
| Affiliations | Pontifical Universities, International Council of Universities of Saint Thomas Aquinas |
| Website | http://www.pucmm.edu.do |
The Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra —or Mother and Teacher Pontifical Catholic University (also called PUCMM or Pucamaima) is the first private, Roman Catholic, coeducational, university located in the Dominican Republic. The university grants undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degrees through three campuses. Its main campus is in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, and it has smaller campus extensions in Santo Domingo and Puerto Plata.
The University was established on September 9, 1962 and it has become the country's top institution of higher education. It has achieved several "firsts", like being the first to offer Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical and Electronics Engineering. It is ranked #1 in the country in Business Administration and Law. The institution is in charge of assigning the internet domains in the Dominican Republic. It also offers graduate level degrees, and dual degrees with associated universities in the United States and France.
Current Careers: Faculty of Social and Administrative Sciences: business administration, hotel Management, law degree, social communication, financial management and auditing, marketing degree, psychology, degree in economics, Ecology and Environmental Management.
Faculty of Engineering: systems and computer engineering, telematics Engineering, Civil engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, Electronic Engineering.
Faculty of Sciences and Humanities architecture, degree in basic education, degree in Secondary Education, degree in philosophy.
Faculty of Health Sciences: physical therapy, Medicine, Stomatology, nursing