The Centro de Enseñanza Técnica Industrial (Technical and Industrial Teaching Center), or CETI, is a public, decentralized and federal educational institution in Guadalajara, in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, which promotes research and offers technological services in areas related to the development of the industrial sector in the West region of Mexico. As of 2025, it offers several degrees after high school, in the so called Tecnólogo level, and various degrees in engineering level (with specializations)
Mission and Vision Statement
The formation of leading professionals in technology by offering integral education services and applying scientific and technical knowledge for promoting sustainable development, looking to be a vanguardist institution linked to organizations in the technological field, and forming national and international collaboration networks.
History
This school was founded as the Centro Regional de Enseñanza Técnica Industrial (Regional Technical and Industrial Teaching Center, CeRETI) in 1966, as result of an agreement between the Secretaría de Educación Pública (Public Education Ministry, SEP) and the government of the state of Jalisco starting operations in September 1968. The title Tecnólogo was established in 1975 to differentiate the graduates from the technicians of other technical schools."
Campuses
There are three campuses ("Planteles") in Guadalajara's Metropolitan Zone: Plantel Colomos, in the Fraccionamiento Providencia of the Municipio de Guadalajara; Plantel Tonalá, in the Municipio de Tonalá; and Plantel Rio Santiago in the Fraccionamiento Urbi Paseos de Santiago II, also in the Municipio de Tonalá.
Affiliations
CETI is a member of the National Association of Universities and Higher Education Institutions (ANUIES).
Technologist Careers
There are (as of 2025) twelve careers offered in Tecnólogo level: