Established in 1985, Universidad Kino A.C. (Kino University) is a private higher-education institution located in the large city of Hermosillo (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants), Sonora. Officially recognized by the Secretaría de Educación Pública, Mexico (Secretariat of Public Education of Mexico), Universidad Kino A.C. is a coeducational Mexican higher education institution. Universidad Kino A.C. offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. Universidad Kino A.C. also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.