Laureate Buys Ulatina In
Costa Rica
Baltimore-based Laureate
Education Inc. announced
the purchase Tuesday of
two prominent
universities in Costa
Rica and Mexico
Laureate, which owns and
operates online and
overseas universities,
acquired Universidad
Latina (Ulatina), which
serves more than 16,000
students. The school has
13 campuses throughout
the country.
Laurate also acquired
Universidad Tecnológica
de México also known as
UNITEC. The system
serves roughly 36,000
students at eight
campuses throughout
Mexico including Mexico
City, Guadalajara and
Monterrey.
Laureate officials
declined to comment on
the cost of the
universities. The
company has more than 35
universities and 90
overseas campuses with
more than 405,000
students worldwide.
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