Founded in 1997, Fundacion Universitaria Catolica del Norte (Catholic University Foundation of the North) is a non-profit private higher-education institution located in the large town of Santa Rosa de Osos (population range of 10,000-49,999 inhabitants), Antioquia. Officially recognized by the Ministerio de Educación Nacional, Colombia (Ministry of National Education of Colombia), Fundacion Universitaria Catolica del Norte is a coeducational Colombian higher education institution formally affiliated with the Christian-Catholic religion. Fundacion Universitaria Catolica del Norte offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. Fundacion Universitaria Catolica del Norte also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.