Established in 1993, Universidad Interamericana del Norte y Tecnológico Sierra Madre (Inter-American University of the North and Sierra Madre Tech) is a private higher-education institution located in the metropolis of Monterrey (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Nuevo Leon. This institution also has branch campuses in the following locations: San Nicolás de los Garza, Santa Catarina, Tampico, Guadalupe, Montemorelos, Ciudad Juárez, Santiago, Reynosa. Officially recognized by the Secretaría de Educación Pública, Mexico (Secretariat of Public Education of Mexico), Universidad Interamericana del Norte y Tecnológico Sierra Madre (UIN) is a coeducational Mexican higher education institution. Universidad Interamericana del Norte y Tecnológico Sierra Madre (UIN) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. UIN also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.