Centro de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos | |
Other name | Vocacionales |
|---|---|
Motto in English | The Technique at the Service of the Fatherland[1] |
| Type | Public Preparatory |
Academic affiliations | National Polytechnic Institute |
| Director | Blanca Romero Meléndez[2] |
Academic staff | 4,710[3] |
Administrative staff | 2,294[3] |
| Students | 63,891[3] |
| Location | , Mexico |
| Campus | 15 in Mexico City 2 in State of Mexico 1 in Guanajuato 1 in Hidalgo Mostly urban.[3][4] |
| Colors | Red & white |
| Mascot | White donkey |
| Website | www |
The Centro de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos also known as CECyT (in English: Center of Scientific and Technological Studies) is a state Bachillerato Bivalente system in Mexico, belonging to the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN).
There are 19 CECyT's[3][4] and one Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos,[3][4] CET (in English: Center of Technological Studies) located primarily in Mexico City. They are commonly known as Vocacionales.
Schools

There are 15 Centros de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos and one Centro de Estudios Tecnológicos located in Mexico City. The CECyT 3 is located in Ecatepec, State of Mexico.[3] Recently, two CECyT were created outside Greater Mexico City, one in the Guanajuato other in Hidalgo and in Zacatecas.[3][4] Each school has number and a name (commonly referred to a name of names of historical figures or those who helped to create the national polytechnic.
The CECyT and CET offer studies in three branches of knowledge: Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences, Biomedical Sciences and Social and Administrative Sciences, featuring 78 programs in the on-site courses.[3] They are located as follows:[4]
| Mexico City | ||
|---|---|---|
| School | Location | Area |
| CECyT 1 Gonzalo Vázquez Vela | Gustavo A. Madero | Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences |
| CECyT 2 Miguel Bernard Perales | Miguel Hidalgo | Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences |
| CECyT 4 Lázaro Cárdenas del Río | Álvaro Obregón | Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences |
| CECyT 5 Benito Juárez | Cuauhtémoc | Social and Administrative Sciences |
| CECyT 6 Miguel Othon de Mendizábal | Azcapotzalco | Biomedical Sciences |
| CECyT 7 Cuauhtémoc | Iztapalapa | Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences |
| CECyT 8 Narciso Bassols | Azcapotzalco | Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences |
| CECyT 9 Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes | Miguel Hidalgo | Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences |
| CECyT 10 Carlos Vallejo Márquez | Gustavo A. Madero | Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences |
| CECyT 11 Wilfrido Massieu | Miguel Hidalgo | Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences |
| CECyT 12 José María Morelos | Cuauhtémoc | Social and Administrative Sciences |
| CECyT 13 Ricardo Flores Magón | Coyoacán | Social and Administrative Sciences |
| CECyT 14 Luis Enrique Erro Soler | Venustiano Carranza | Social and Administrative Sciences |
| CECyT 15 Diódoro Antúnez Echegaray | Milpa Alta | Biomedical Sciences |
| CET 1 Walter Cross Buchanan | Gustavo A. Madero | Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences |
| State of Mexico | ||
|---|---|---|
| School | Location | Area |
| CECyT 3 Estanislao Ramírez Ruiz | Ecatepec | Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences |
| CECyT 19 Leona Vicario | Tecamac | Multidisciplinary |
| Hidalgo | ||
|---|---|---|
| School | Location | Area |
| CECyT 16 Hidalgo | Pachuca | Multidisciplinary |
| Guanajuato | ||
|---|---|---|
| School | Location | Area |
| CECyT 17 León - Guanajuato | León | Multidisciplinary |
| Zacatecas | ||
|---|---|---|
| School | Location | Area |
| CECyT 18 - Zacatecas | Zacatecas | Multidisciplinary |
References
- ↑ National Polytechnic Institute. "About Us". Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ↑ Dirección de Educación Media Superior. "Directorio" (in Spanish). Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 National Polytechnic Institute. "Informe Anual de Actividades dos mil trece" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Dirección de Educación Media Superior. "Oferta Educativa por Escuela Nivel Medio Superior" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
External links
- (in Spanish) Dirección de Educación Media Superior IPN
- (in Spanish) Official IPN website
