Established in 1998, Universidad Popular de la Chontalpa (Popular University of Chontalpa) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the large town of Cárdenas (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Tabasco.  Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Secretaría de Educación Pública, Mexico (Secretariat of Public Education, Mexico), Universidad Popular de la Chontalpa (UPCH) is a small (EduListing enrollment range: 3,000-3,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Universidad Popular de la Chontalpa (UPCH) 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. 