Sonora Institute of Technology
The Sonora Institute of Technology is a Mexican public university based in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, with satellite campuses in Guaymas, Empalme and Navojoa. Founded in 1955 as a preparatory school called Justo Sierra Institute, it was initially sponsored by Lions International until 1956, when it renamed as Northwestern Institute of Technology. In 1962, Governor Luis Encinas Johnson approved a state law that restructured the institution and gave it its current name.
History
The institution was the result of the efforts of the community of Cajeme, led by the president of the local chapter of Lions International, Moisés Vásquez Gudiño. After several restructurations, it became a public university in 1964 when it began to offer a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering. By 1976 the program in Business Administration was added and it stopped offering secondary-level education. In 1979 under the administration of Dr. Óscar Russo Vogel, the institution started expansion programs that continued in the 1980s to serve a growing-demand.The main campus consisted of only five buildings and the Navojoa campus served its students in a leased building. In 1981 the campus added its administration building to its infrastructure. In 1982 main campus added classrooms and the Náinari campus added the unit for Veterinary and Zoology studies. The Guaymas campus was added in 1984 and the Navojoa campus was moved into its own building.
Campuses
Academics
[Image:Salones CEEN Instituto Tecnologico de Sonora.jpg|right|thumb|Classrooms inside its Center for Business and Strategic Studies (CEEN).]The Institute offers the following programs:
- An Associate's degree in Childhood Development.
- Licentiate degrees in Administration, Tourism Management, Education, Physical Education Sciences, Accounting, Physical Culture and Sports Management, Graphic Design, Economics and Finances, Arts Management and Development, Psychology, and Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
- Bachelor's degrees in Food Technology, Software Engineering, Biotechnology Engineering, Bio-systems Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics.
- Master's degrees in Administration, Information Technologies Management, Engineering, Agribusiness Administration, Natural Resources, Organizational Development and Management, Economics and Finances, Education, Logistics and Quality Systems, Business Incubation and Acceleration, Construction Administration, Production Systems, Electrical Technology Administration, Hydraulics Resources Administration, International Business Intelligence and Psychology.
- Doctorate degrees in Biotechnology and Strategic Planning.