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Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC)
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC) is a public university in Guatemala City, Guatemala, founded in 1676.
- Type
- Public university
- Location
- Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Founded
- 1676
- Teaching language
- Spanish
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The Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC) is the national public university of Guatemala. Founded by royal decree in 1676, it is the fourth-oldest university in the Americas and the oldest in Central America.
Its main University City campus is in Zone 12 of Guatemala City, with regional centres throughout the country. USAC's faculties cover agronomy, architecture, economics, chemical sciences and pharmacy, legal and social sciences, medical sciences, dentistry, engineering, humanities, and veterinary medicine and zootechnics, along with schools of history, psychology, political science and communication.
Teaching is in Spanish. As the national university it charges only nominal fees to Guatemalan students.
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Courses at Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC) are taught in Spanish.
When was Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC) founded?
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC) was founded in 1676.
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