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Structural1. Develop an organizational structure that allows the fulfillment of the academic and administrativefunctions.2. Possess an infrastructure and adequate material and financial resources for the development andmaintenance of updated and innovative physical facilities that will serve as practical labs for thestudents.3. Recruit and retain qualified human resources, fostering their professional growth throughformative educational activities that guarantee institutional excellence.Institutional Environment1. Promote a participative environment and committment to the educational and administrativecommunity through participation in institutional, decision-making work committees.2. Favor an environment of solidarity and cooperation with the educational community, throughactivities that serve our community.ACCREDITATIONS, LICENSES, AFILIATIONS, APPROVALS ANDEXAMINATION BOARDSAccreditationsAccredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award diplomas in all itscampuses and campus additions and to award associate degrees in the San Juan and Ponce Campuses.“Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools” (ACICS) - 750 First Street, NE, Suite 980,Washington DC 20002-4241, Tel. (202) 336-6780.Licenses of Operation and/or Authorizations of the Commonwealth of Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Council of Education (formerly the General Council of Education) – All the campuses andcenters of extension possess their corresponding License to Operate at the Post-secondary, Technical andHigher Skills Level – Avenida Ponce de León, Edificio Hato Rey Center, Suite 1500, Hato Rey, PR00919, Tel. (787) 641-7100.Affiliations- Association of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions (Asociación de Instituciones PostsecundariasAcreditadas (AIPA))- Puerto Rico Association of Private Education- National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)- Eastern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (EASFAA)- Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU)- Chamber of Commerce of Puerto Rico- Puerto Rico Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (PRASFAA)- Puerto Rico Association of Collegiate Registrar and Admissions Officers (PRACRAO)- Articulation Agreement with National University College, Bayamón, Río Grande, Arecibo and Ponce- The Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA, in Spanish)- 10 -