Bayamón Central University
| Universidad Central de Bayamón | |
 | |
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1961 |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| President | Dra. Lilliam Negron |
| Students | 2,133 |
| Location | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Affiliations | CHEPR, MSA |
| Website | www.ucb.edu.pr |
The Bayamón Central University —or Universidad Central de Bayamón (UCB) in Spanish—is a private, Catholic, and non-profit university in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1961 by the Dominican Order as a community college of the Catholic University of Puerto Rico (today known as the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico).
The university became autonomous on September 1, 1970, and is currently accredited by the Council of Higher Education of Puerto Rico, the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and by the Congregation for Catholic Education.
On October 1982 a Multi-use Sports Complex inaugurated and was dedicated in honor of Rafael Pont Flores and it bears his name.[1]
- President - Dr. Lillian Negrón Colón
References
- ↑ "Catálogo Graduado 2006" (PDF). Bayamón Central U. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
External links
- http://www.ucb.edu.pr - official site, in Spanish.
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