University of the Latin American Educational Center

The University of the Latin American Educational Center is a for-profit private university based in Rosario, Argentina. Established in 1993, it was the first Methodist-related university in Argentina, and the first independent degree-granting university in Rosario.

The origin of this institution can be traced back to the arrival of two missionary teachers sent from the United States by the Methodist Episcopal Church to open an elementary school for girls, the North American School (Colegio Norteamericano), in 1875, under the sponsorship of President Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. Junior and senior high schools were added later, and in the 1950s the Colegio became coeducational.

UCEL belongs to the International Association of Methodist-Related Schools, Colleges, and Universities (IAMSCU). It is also connected with the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.

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Universities and colleges of Argentina

Public	Austral Patagonia Buenos Aires Catamarca Central Buenos Aires Chaco Austral Chilecito Comahue Córdoba Cuyo Entre Ríos Formosa General San Martín General Sarmiento Higher Education Army Institute Jorge A. Sábato Jujuy La Matanza Lanús La Pampa La Plata La Rioja Littoral Lomas de Zamora Luján Mar del Plata Misiones National Technological University National University of Arts Northeast Northwestern Buenos Aires Patagonia San Juan Bosco Quilmes Río Cuarto Río Negro Rosario Salta San Juan San Luis Santiago del Estero South Tierra del Fuego Tres de Febrero Tucumán Villa María West

Private	Austral Aconcagua Belgrano Bologna Buenos Aires Institute of Technology CEMA Cuenca del Plata Enterprise Favaloro Flores Juan Agustín Maza Latin American Educational Center Mendoza Morón Palermo Pontifical Catholic Saint Thomas Aquinas North Salvador San Andrés Santiago del Estero Torcuato di Tella

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