Founded in 1996, Universidad del Cono Sur de las Américas (University of the Southern Cone of the Americas) is a private higher-education institution located in the large city of Asunción (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants), Asuncion. Officially recognized by the Consejo Nacional de Educación Superior, Paraguay (National Council of Higher Education of Paraguay), Universidad del Cono Sur de las Américas (UCSA) is a coeducational Paraguayan higher education institution. Universidad del Cono Sur de las Américas (UCSA) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. UCSA also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.