Established in 1990, Instituto Tecnológico de La Piedad (Technological Institute of La Piedad) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the small city of La Piedad de Cabadas (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Michoacan. Officially recognized by the Secretaría de Educación Pública, Mexico (Secretariat of Public Education of Mexico), Instituto Tecnológico de La Piedad (TecNM La Piedad) is a very small coeducational Mexican higher education institution. Instituto Tecnológico de La Piedad (TecNM La Piedad) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. TecNM La Piedad also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.