About Us

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Established in 2009, The Center for American Education of Guatemala CAEGSA is rapidly becoming one of the finest educational institutions in Guatemala offering American degrees. The institution offers two-year programs which are fully transferable to most four-year Colleges and Universities in the United. CAEGSA offers AA and AAS degrees.

CAEGSA is strategically located in the most popular business and financial area in Guatemala City providing easy access and guaranteed success to all of those young people seeking studies abroad.

Open the door to your success studying the first two years of your College preparation right here in Guatemala.  You will receive the same level of education as if you were in the U.S. without leaving Guatemala.

Core Values

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND STUDENT SUCCESS
Achieving student success through high-quality, learning-centered programs and services while continuously evaluating and improving student learning outcomes that reflect the highest academic standards.  This is accomplished by providing flexible educational opportunities accessible to all students, regardless of time or place.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Creating a community that celebrates diversity and cultural awareness while promoting the inclusion of all its members.

INNOVATION
Developing and implementing the most emergent technologies and teaching/learning methods and strategies to create learning environments that are flexible and responsive to local, national, and international needs.

INTEGRITY
Fostering an environment of respect, dignity, and compassion that affirms and empowers all its members while striving for the highest ethical standards and social responsibility.

SUSTAINABILITY
Ensuring effective, efficient use of college resources while implementing fiscally sound practices and environmentally sustainable initiatives that can be modeled in collaboration with our community.


LIFELONG LEARNING
Promoting the educational growth and development of all individuals through a variety of postsecondary professional, technical, and academic programs and services.

Our Mission

It is the mission of  The Center for American Education of Guatemala CAEGSA to provide student success by developing informed and creative students through quality education and services that are affordable and accessible to all students.

Our Vision

The Center for American Education of Guatemala CAEGSA will be an academic institution capable of providing academic excellence standing at the leading edge of technological and environmentally sound innovation.

Our Facilities

At CAEGSA (The Center for American Education of Guatemala) we provide our students with a complete college atmosphere in order to provide the same type of experience for all of our students transferring to U.S. colleges and universities.  This experience is what they can expect once they arrive at their chosen institutions in the future.

Our classrooms are laid out in a way to provide appropriate interaction between the students and professors, providing the necessary atmosphere for effective learning.

Each of these rooms has top-of-the-line equipment with multimedia-based instruction so learning is pleasant and interesting.

Our Faculty

Our Faculty is a group of professional qualified to teach at a higher level of education.  All Faculty members hold Master's or Doctoral degrees certified internationally.

Experienced in preparing students for transfer to the USA.

Faculty members from Broward College come to teach periodically to CAEGSA (The Center for American Education of Guatemala).

Our Partners

Academic Affiliation between the
Center for American Education of Guatemala and Broward College

The Center for American Education of Guatemala CAEGSA, is academically affiliated with Broward College (BC), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A.   CAEGSA is a private Educational Institution legally registered in Guatemala aiming to provide high level educational services to students.

Broward College (BC) located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.,  was established in 1960. It is one of the 28 community colleges in the Florida public higher education system. It is the 4th largest Community College in the United State catering to over 60,000 students from all over the USA and other countries. BC offers university parallel as well as technical and occupational programs, and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Certificates and Associate and Baccalaureate Degrees.


The Center for American Education of Guatemala CAEGSA, conducts Broward College university-level programs in Guatemala City.  BC Board of Trustees approved and signed an affiliation agreement with CAEGSA on April 27th, 2010.  CAEGSA has adopted the College curriculum and utilizes Broward’s course numbers and titles, catalog descriptions, course outlines, criteria for faculty selection, grading system and overall academic standards.

Courses are conducted in English.  Minimum admissions requirements are a high school diploma or equivalent in the student’s home educational system. Representatives of Broward make visits to CAEGSA to review the program and provide technical assistance twice each year.


Students enrolled at The Center for American Education of Guatemala CAEGSA, can complete up to 60 semester hours of college credit at the freshman-sophomore level leading to the Associate of Arts degree (AA).   They may then apply for admission on a transfer basis to colleges and universities in the United States, Canada and elsewhere.  Certain non-transfer Associate of Science (AS) or Applied Associate of Science (AAS) degrees are also offered by CAEGSA.


Additional information regarding this affiliation may be obtained by contacting Dr. David Moore, Associate Vice President of International Education, Broward College, at (954)201-7707 or e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .


Broward College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate degrees. Broward courses taught at the American College of Higher Education are accredited by SACS. The American College of Higher Education itself is not accredited by the Commission on Colleges, and the accreditation of Broward extends only to the Broward courses taught at the American College of Higher Education.


Visit the BC Web site: www.broward.edu

Partners

Broward College is well-recognized for its dedication to international education programs. As such, BC has established formal linkages with several American College programs overseas. Currently, official BC relationships are maintained with the following institutions:

• Brookdale College of Ecuador, Guayaquil (Ecuador)
• American College of Higher Education (Sri Lanka)
• Center for American Education (Singapore)
• International Center of Management and India Studies (India)
• University of Cuenca (UPAC)
• Universidad Tecnológica de Baden Powell (Mexico City, Mexico)
• Grupo Educativo de Baden Powell, Estado de México (Mexico)
• Beijing International Studies Education Academy (China)
• Vietnamese American Vocational Training College (Vietnam)