Founded in 1980, Instituto Técnico Superior Mercy Jácquez (Mercy Jácquez Superior Technical Institute) is a higher-education institution located in the metropolis of Santo Domingo (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Distrito Nacional. Officially recognized by the Ministerio de Educación Superior, Ciencia y Tecnología, República Dominicana (Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Dominican Republic), Instituto Técnico Superior Mercy Jácquez (ITESUMJ) is a very small coeducational Dominican higher education institution. Instituto Técnico Superior Mercy Jácquez (ITESUMJ) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. ITESUMJ also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.