Founded in 2002, Universidad Tecnológica de la Costa (Technological University of the Coast) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the small city of Santiago Ixcuintla (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Nayarit. Officially recognized by the Secretaría de Educación Pública, Mexico (Secretariat of Public Education of Mexico), Universidad Tecnológica de la Costa is a coeducational Mexican higher education institution. Universidad Tecnológica de la Costa offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. Universidad Tecnológica de la Costa also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.