Universities and Colleges in Belize

In Belize, degree courses are offered by the University of Belize, which was founded in 2000 by the merger of the University College of Belize (originally created in 1986), Belmopan Junior College, Belize School of Nursing, Belize School of Education, and Belize College of Agriculture. The University is directly financed by the Ministry of Education and offers its own Bachelors Degree courses under the authority of the Government of Belize. Through an extramural unit, Belize is also affiliated to the University of the West Indies, which is a regional institution with campuses in Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad. The female–male ratio for gross enrolment in tertiary education is 1.57:1 (2010).