General Information
The University of Puerto Rico at Utuado (UPRU) is the only university campus in Puerto Rico in a rural setting. He specializes in agricultural technological studies. Located in the center of the island, about an hour and a half from San Juan, in a region of archaeological value where the Taino Indians inhabited, first inhabitants of Puerto Rico. It offers associate and bachelor degrees among which:
- Associate Degree in Pest Control
- Associate Degree in Horticulture
- Associate Degree in Livestock Industry
- Associate Degree in Agricultural Production
- Associate Degree in Food Processing
- Associate Degree in Business Administration
- Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting)
- Bachelor of Elementary Education
- Bachelor of Office Systems
Also offers access to forty baccalaureate programs by articulated transfer to other units of the University of Puerto Rico.
The UPRU has established four study projects that promote integrated technical and human issues related to agriculture and rural life in the local and international environment. These are: Research and Documentation Center of Mountain Affairs, Project for Rural Life assessment Contemporary Articulation Learning Communities and Sustainability First Year Infrastructure.
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