Founded in 1975, Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic (Technological Institute of Tepic) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the medium city of Tepic (population range of 250,000-499,999 inhabitants), Nayarit. Officially recognized by the Secretaría de Educación Pública, Mexico (Secretariat of Public Education of Mexico), Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic (TecNM Tepic) is a coeducational Mexican higher education institution. Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic (TecNM Tepic) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. TecNM Tepic also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.