University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo
| Universidad de Puerto Rico en Arecibo | |
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| Latin: Universitatis Portoricensis | |
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Other name
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UPRA |
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Former names
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Colegio Regional de Arecibo (CRA) Colegio Universitario Tecnológico de Arecibo (CUTA) |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1967 |
| President | Dr. Uroyoán Walker |
| Rector | Dr. Otilio González Cortés, J.D., Ph. D. |
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Academic staff
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257 |
| Students | 3,693 |
| Location |
Arecibo, Puerto Rico 18°28′8″N 66°44′29″W / 18.46889°N 66.74139°WCoordinates: 18°28′8″N 66°44′29″W / 18.46889°N 66.74139°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors |
Yellow, White and Black |
| Athletics | LAI |
| Sports | Weightlifting, Track and field, Table tennis |
| Nickname | Wolves |
| Mascots | The Wolves (male and female) |
| Website | www.upra.edu |
The University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo (UPRA or UPR-Arecibo) is a state university located in the city of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, and part of the eleven campuses that compose the University of Puerto Rico system. UPR-Arecibo is known from its previous names "Colegio Regional de Arecibo" (English: Arecibo Regional College) and "Colegio Universitario Tecnológico de Arecibo" (English: Arecibo Technological University College) and its acronyms "CRA" and "CUTA".
The University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo (UPRA), is located in the north of the island, next to the largest pharmaceutical and biotechnology complex in the Caribbean, the largest radio telescope in the world and agricultural areas of intense commercial activity. It is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
UPRA offers Associate and Baccalaureate Degrees, some of them unique in the UPR system:
UPRA also holds the distinction of being the Alma Mater of many communications professionals currently working in local and international media, and of independent producers who graduated from the Bachelor of Communication program ("Tele-Radial").
In addition, students in UPRA's Baccalaureate Program in Elementary Education highlighted by obtaining excellent scores on teacher certification exams of the Puerto Rico Department of Education.
The University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo has two fraternities, members of the Inter-Fraternity Council of Puerto Rico.
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