History Campus San Pedro
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.
In November 29th of 1989, is 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.
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