Founded in 1970, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agrícolas (National Institute of Agricultural Sciences) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the small city of San José de las Lajas (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Mayabeque. Officially recognized by the Ministerio de Educación Superior, Cuba (Ministry of Higher Education of Cuba), Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agrícolas (INCA) is a coeducational Cuban higher education institution. Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agrícolas (INCA) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. INCA also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.