Established in 1997, Institucion Universitaria Salazar y Herrera (University Institution Salazar y Herrera) is a non-profit private higher-education institution located in the metropolis of Medellín (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Antioquia. Officially recognized by the Ministerio de Educación Nacional, Colombia (Ministry of National Education of Colombia), Institucion Universitaria Salazar y Herrera is a coeducational Colombian higher education institution. Institucion Universitaria Salazar y Herrera offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. Institucion Universitaria Salazar y Herrera also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.