The coverage of education in our country is high, since there are multiple institutions both in the main cities of the country within the Greater Metropolitan Area, as well as in areas far from these; there are excellent academic offerings, private and bilingual centers which stand out for supervising and maintaining a consistent educational level.
The western part of the country is no exception with its wide range of academic offerings. In the various cantons of the region, private and bilingual schools and high schools stand out. As well as universities with a great variety of options for professional and technical careers.
Grecia is an exquisite place to live, it is surrounded by nature, you can breathe fresh air and feel the peace and tranquility. Despite being a few kilometers away from the center of the province of Alajuela, it has the main services that a home needs to be established and also has incredible places for recreation.
Among the main educational centers with excellent academic offerings, the following stand out:
This educational center for children under 6 years old was founded in 1983, so it has almost 40 years of experience. It is endorsed and registered with the Ministry of Public Education. It also works under the values of love, responsibility and work. They focus on four teaching areas: the cognitive, linguistic, socioemotional and psychomotor area. It is located in Urbanización Bella Vista. Their telephone number is 2494-8240 and the e-mail address is info@kindercricri.com.
At Educational Center ABC they offer the three academic grades: preschool, elementary and high school. They are committed to English so they have two international certifications in TOEFL, one initial in sixth grade and the other in eleventh grade, checking the level of students in reading, listening, speaking and writing. They also focus on neuroeducation for better teaching. It is located 800 meters north of the Eulogia Ruíz School. Their contact number is 2494-8382 and the email is abolanos@abc.co.cr.
As a educational center that is the Maria Immaculada Grecia High School bases its forms of education in the values of peace and goodness. They are oriented under the Community of Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate. They maintain the pedagogical style and spirituality, with which they seek an integral formation of men and women, committed to their role as Christians. It is located 200m north of the municipal building. Their telephone number is 2494-2422 and the contact email is info@cmigrecia.com.
It is a quality educational option because it seeks to form students with values, spirituality, critical thinking, reasoning and analytical skills. This is supported by the fact that it is ranked fourth in the National Ranking of Private Centers in the country. They base their educational success on educational quality, professionalism, didactic tools and favorable environment. They teach elementary and high school. It is located in Urbanización Bella Vista, 150 East of the Courts of Justice. The telephone number is 2494-1533 and the contact email is info@cfnm.ed.cr.
It is a humanistic institution with responsibility, seriousness and commitment through a comprehensive education with a high academic, technological and linguistic level, inspired by the action of values and healthy coexistence with the environment and society. They have TOEIC certification in English, academic platforms in both languages and leveling for those students who require it. Also, they offer preschool, elementary and high school. An important fact, is that they have strategic alliances with EARTH University and CATIE. It is located 200m southeast of the transit delegation, in front of Palma Real condominium. Their whatsapp is 6374-8431 and the contact email is recepcion@santajosefinacr.com
Is a public institution which trains its students with the mastery of a second language (English in this case). They also have a training in computer science and business administration. Is reinforced with a space for the development of a vocational orientation; with the purpose of offering the student population of the canton, the opportunity to prepare competitively. It is located in San Roque, Barrio Latino, on the southwest side of the soccer field. The telephone number is 2444-1220. The contact e-mail address is lic.expbilinguedegrecia@mep.go.cr
Universities in the area:
It has 3 faculties:
Business Sciences and Hospitality where they offer business administration and public accounting degrees.
Engineering and ICT where they teach systems engineering.
Social Sciences where they teach English
- Offers bachelor’s degrees in: business administration, accounting and computer systems engineering.
- Offers bachelor’s degrees in: business administration with emphasis in banking and finance, accounting, computer systems engineering and systems engineering with emphasis in computer management.
- Master’s degree in accounting.
Its academic offerings include diverse careers such as Education, Systems Engineering, Business Administration, Tourism and Notary and Registry Law.
They also offer technical and free courses, as well as international careers with masters and doctorates.
Universidad de Costa Rica has a western campus located in Tacares de Grecia, where it offers careers in ecological tourism, social work, chemical laboratorian, business informatics, water resource management and natural science education.
With this wide variety of options in preschools, schools and colleges, without a doubt Grecia has the necessary options for more families to move their homes from more central locations in the GAM to greener places, which have excellent academic offerings. That even exceed expectations and have approaches such as English, robotics, pedagogy, and spirituality in their academic centers, according to the preferences of each family. The area is surrounded by several lots and properties that can be perfectly adapted to the needs of each home, you will also find our Nativu Grecia Office with consultants at your disposal to show you each of the places that make Grecia a unique destination to live.
