Latin University of Costa Rica

Latin University of Costa Rica (Spanish: Universidad Latina de Costa Rica), commonly called ULatina, is the largest private university in Costa Rica, with more than 16,000 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs in Business, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, and Social Sciences. The University is accredited by the National Council of Higher Education (CONESUP) (Spanish: Consejo Nacional de Educación Superior).

The university has two main campuses: Campus San Pedro, that is located in San Pedro, in San José, which is located in the central area of private and state universities; and Campus Heredia (former ) which is located in the city of Heredia. The university also has 10 regional offices located throughout Costa Rica: San José, Grecia, Palmares, Puntarenas, Cañas, Santa Cruz, Guápiles, Limón, Pérez Zeledón and Paso Canoas.

Universidad Latina de Costa Rica was founded in 1979 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.

On November 29, 1989, it was recognized as a university of higher education by the National Council of Higher Education Private University (CONESUP) in the session 146-89.

Since then the University has been known for its academic commitment at the different courses offered to become the largest private university in the country. In 2005 it was acquired by Pro-Education Consortium, until June 2008 it was acquired by the network of private universities, Laureate International Universities, opening a new outlook of opportunities for university students, with a prestigious global network to continue graduate studies.

Universidad Latina de Costa Rica (former ) was founded in 1986 at that time with 28 students in Business Administration, later implementing technical careers and undergraduate levels.

In 1997 the university moved to its new and current campus in Heredia. Since 2004 the school has been owned by the Laureate International Universities. In 2007, expands its facilities in Mercedes Tower on Paseo Colon in San Jose downtown. Finally in 2010 the Universidad Interamericana de Costa Rica merges with the Universidad Latina de Costa Rica to form the new Universidad Latina de Costa Rica.

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