Established in 2006, Universidad Politecnica Estatal del Carchi (State Polytechnic University of Carchi) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the large town of Tulcan (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Carchi.  Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Consejo de Aseguramiento de la Calidad de la Educación Superior del Ecuador (Council for Quality Assurance of Higher Education of Ecuador), Universidad Politecnica Estatal del Carchi (UPEC) is a coeducational higher education institution. Universidad Politecnica Estatal del Carchi (UPEC) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. See the EduListing degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. 