E-Learning in Colombia today has a great challenge and that is to contribute with its coverage and accessibility potential, continuity with the least trauma in the formation of youth in Colombia. In the special e-Learning in Colombia, we review the universities that are promoting e-Learning in the country, highlighting the universities that have the most active undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
According to the National System of Information on Higher Education SNIES, 789 programs in the virtual distance modality were registered and are active in the academic offer of a total of 111 public and private universities, a growth of 17% compared to the programs that were active in 2019. In the framework of decree 1330 of 2019, of the Ministry of National Education, in charge of regulating the qualified registration of higher education academic programs, and that among other innovations, allows the registration of a single qualified registration for a program offered in different modalities, which makes universities save much time in the usual procedures, it is expected that by the end of 2020 there will be a greater number of programs in virtual mode, registered by the universities. We review the top 10 universities with the most virtual programs and their variation compared to 2019. And in general, the number of universities offering programs in the virtual modality. This list does not take into account traditional distance programs.
TOP 10 UNIVERSITIES WITH THE MOST VIRTUAL PROGRAMS IN COLOMBIA
UNIVERSITY | 2019 | 2020 | INCREMENT |
|---|---|---|---|
UNAD NATIONAL OPEN AND DISTANCE UNIVERSITY | 35 | 44 | 26% |
MANUELA BELTRAN UNIVERSITY-UMB- | 37 | 37 | 0% |
GRANCOLOMBIAN POLYTECHNIC | 37 | 37 | 0% |
EAN UNIVERSITY | 34 | 35 | 3% |
NATIONAL UNIFIED CORPORATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION-CUN- | 16 | 27 | 69% |
NORTHERN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | 22 | 26 | 18% |
ANDEAN AREA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | 20 | 25 | 25% |
REMINGTON UNIVERSITY CORPORATION | 17 | 20 | 18% |
NATIONAL LEARNING SERVICE SENA- | 20 | 20 | 0% |
UNIPANAMERICANA - PAN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | 12 | 18 | 5% |
LIST OF UNIVERSITIES WITH VIRTUAL PROGRAMS IN COLOMBIA
This is the complete list, after the top 10, of universities offering active undergraduate and postgraduate programs, in virtual mode.
UNIVERSITY | PROGRAMS |
|---|---|
PEDAGOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBIA - UPTC | 16 |
FITEC TECHNOLOGY | 16 |
AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF BUCARAMANGA-UNAB- | 15 |
CARIBBEAN UNIVERSITY CORPORATION - CECAR | 15 |
UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION-CEIPA- | 14 |
IBERO-AMERICAN UNIVERSITY CORPORATION | 14 |
SAN MATEO UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION - SAN MATEO HIGHER EDUCATION | 14 |
UNIVERSITY OF ANTIOQUIA | 13 |
BOLIVARIAN PONTIFICAL UNIVERSITY | 12 |
AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF OCCIDENT | 12 |
UNIVERSITY OF MEDELLIN | 11 |
UNIVERSITY ANTONIO NARINO | 10 |
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY CORPORATION | 10 |
INTERNATIONAL VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY | 10 |
INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION OF LA RIOJA - UNIR | 10 |
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION - UDI | 9 |
DIGITAL UNIVERSITY INSTITUTION OF ANTIOQUIA -IU. DIGITAL | 9 |
PONTIFICAL JAVERIANA UNIVERSITY | 8 |
UNIVERSITY OF SAN BUENAVENTURA | 8 |
UNIVERSITY OF MANIZALES | 8 |
INDOAMERICAN POLYTECHNIC | 8 |
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION OF ASTURIAS | 8 |
UNIVERSITY OF MAGDALENA - UNIMAGDALENA | 7 |
SAVANNAH COLLEGE | 7 |
AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF THE CARIBBEAN- UNIAUTONOMA | 7 |
LOS LIBERTADORES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | 7 |
UNIVERSITY OF SANTANDER - UDES | 7 |
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT -CIDE- | 7 |
AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MANIZALES | 6 |
MINUTE OF GOD UNIVERSITY CORPORATION -UNIMINUTO- | 6 |
TECHNOLOGICAL UNITS OF SANTANDER | 6 |
ALBERTO MERANI TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION | 6 |
UNIVERSITY THE FOREST | 5 |
SANTIAGO DE CALI UNIVERSITY | 5 |
TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF BOLIVAR | 5 |
HIGHER SCHOOL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-ESAP- | 5 |
MARIA CANO UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | 5 |
UNITEC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION | 5 |
METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 5 |
COMFANORTE HIGHER STUDIES FOUNDATION -FESC- | 5 |
ECCI UNIVERSITY | 5 |
ELITE- LATIN AMERICAN SCHOOL OF ENGINEERS, TECHNOLOGISTS AND ENTREPRENEURS | 5 |
UNIVERSITY EXTERSHIP OF COLOMBIA | 4 |
EAFIT UNIVERSITY- | 4 |
HIGH SCHOOL OF OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY | 4 |
LA SALLE UNIVERSITY | 4 |
COOPERATIVE UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBIA | 4 |
AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION OF COLOMBIA -UNIAGRARIA- | 4 |
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION OF THE COSTA CUC | 4 |
PASCUAL BRAVO UNIVERSITY INSTITUTION | 4 |
COLOMBIAN SCHOOL OF MARKETING FOUNDATION -ESCOLME- | 4 |
ANTIOQUIA SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGIES -ETA- | 4 |
SAN JOSE HIGHER EDUCATION FOUNDATION -FESSANJOSE- | 4 |
ANDRES M. DIAZ COLOMBIAN AIR FORCE NCO SCHOOL | 4 |
CLARETIAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION - UNICLARETIANA | 4 |
UNIVERSITY SANTO TOMAS | 3 |
BOGOTA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION - JORGE TADEO LOZANO | 3 |
UNIVERSITY OF BOYACA UNIBOYACA | 3 |
UNIVERSITY THE GRAND COLOMBIA | 3 |
ICESI UNIVERSITY | 3 |
MAYOR COLLEGE OF ANTIOQUIA | 3 |
POPAYAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | 3 |
AGUSTINIANA-UNIAGUSTINIANA UNIVERSITY | 3 |
REPUBLICAN UNIVERSITY CORPORATION | 3 |
ANTONIO JOSE CAMACHO UNIVERSITY INSTITUTION | 3 |
TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF PEREIRA - UTP | 2 |
MILITAR UNIVERSITY OF NEW GRANADA | 2 |
ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY | 2 |
FRANCISCO DE PAULA SANTANDER UNIVERSITY | 2 |
UNIVERSITY FRANCISCO JOSE DE CALDA | 2 |
NORTHERN UNIVERSITY | 2 |
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST -UCO | 2 |
PILOT UNIVERSITY CORPORATION OF COLOMBIA | 2 |
NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF SCHOOLS | 2 |
UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION OF HEALTH SCIENCES | 2 |
ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY CORPORATION - UNAC | 2 |
ESUMER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | 2 |
INTERNATIONAL POLYTECHNIC HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION | 2 |
REGIONAL CORPORATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION-CRES-DE CALI | 2 |
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION OF CATALONIA | 2 |
INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION OF COLOMBIA - UNINCOL | 2 |
INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTANDER | 1 |
UNIVERSITY CARTAGENA | 1 |
UNIVERSITY OF NARIO | 1 |
QUINDIO'S UNIVERSITY | 1 |
UNIVERSITY OF PAMPLONA | 1 |
UNIVERSITY OF CUNDINAMARCA-UDEC | 1 |
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY | 1 |
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBIA | 1 |
MARIAN UNIVERSITY | 1 |
FREE UNIVERSITY | 1 |
CES UNIVERSITY | 1 |
MONSERRATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION -UNIMONSERRATE | 1 |
LUIS AMIGÓ-FUNLAM CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY | 1 |
COLOMBIA BIBLE SEMINARY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | 1 |
INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINAR UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | 1 |
ITSA UNIVERSITY INSTITUTION | 1 |
MARCO FIDEL SUAREZ UNIVERSITY INSTITUTION - IUMAFIS | 1 |
HIGHER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS SCIENCES - ECIEM | 1 |
SOUTH AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION | 1 |
COLOMBO GERMANA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | 1 |
