Founded in 1969, Escuela Especializada en Ingeniería ITCA-FEPADE (ITCA FEPADE Engineering School) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the small city of Santa Tecla (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), La Libertad. This institution also has branch campuses in the following locations: Santa Ana, Zacatecoluc, San Miguel, La Unión. Officially recognized by the Ministerio de Educación, República de El Salvador (Ministry of Education of El Salvador), Escuela Especializada en Ingeniería ITCA-FEPADE (ITCA-FEPADE) is a coeducational Salvadoran higher education institution. Escuela Especializada en Ingeniería ITCA-FEPADE (ITCA-FEPADE) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. ITCA-FEPADE also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.