Established in 1999, Escuela Superior Politecnica Agropecuaria de Manabi (Agricultural Polytechnic of Manabi) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the small city of Manta (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Manabi. Officially recognized by the Consejo de Aseguramiento de la Calidad de la Educación Superior del Ecuador (Council for Quality Assurance of Higher Education of Ecuador), Escuela Superior Politecnica Agropecuaria de Manabi (ESPAM) is a coeducational Ecuadorian higher education institution. Escuela Superior Politecnica Agropecuaria de Manabi (ESPAM) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. ESPAM also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.