Bayamón Central University

The Bayamón Central University—or Universidad Central de Bayamón (UCB) in Spanish—is a private, Catholic university in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Its predecessor began in 1961 by the Dominican Order as a community college of the Catholic University of Puerto Rico (today known as the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico). Universidad Católica de Bayamón was incorporated in 1964.

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American University of Puerto Rico

The American University of Puerto Rico was a private university in Puerto Rico with campuses in Bayamón and Manatí. The university was founded in 1963 as the American Business College and offered undergraduate studies in arts, business administration, education, and sciences, and graduate studies in criminal justice. AUPR was accredited by the Council of Higher Education of Puerto Rico and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Its founder, Juan B. Nazario Negrón, presided over the university for 48 years and died in 2011. On May 1, 2023, the university announced that it would not offer any classes after the summer 2023 session. It ceased operations in December 2023.

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Hato Tejas, Bayamón, Puerto Rico

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Plaza del Sol

Plaza del Sol is a 728,546-square-foot regional mall located in the city of Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The mall is anchored by a Caribbean Cinemas, Walmart, Burlington, H&M, Dave & Buster's and The Home Depot. The mall was opened in 1998; it was later acquired in 2005 by DDR Corp. out of a $1.15 billion portfolio deal with Caribbean Property Group, which included the mall. And is now owned by Curzon Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rico National Cemetery

Puerto Rico National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery located in the city of Bayamón, in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It encompasses 108.2 acres of land, and at the end of 2005, had 44,722 interments. Until 2021, it was the only United States National Cemetery in Puerto Rico. A second United States National Cemetery was built in Morovis, Puerto Rico because the cemetery in Bayamón has reached its capacity.

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Caribbean University

Caribbean University is a private university system in Puerto Rico composed of four campuses.

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The university became autonomous on September 1, 1970, and is currently accredited by the Council of Higher Education of Puerto Rico, the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and by the Congregation for Catholic Education. In October 1982 a multi-use sports complex inaugurated and was dedicated in honor of Rafael Pont Flores and it bears his name. In October 2019, US federal funds were earmarked for the university. The school was merged with the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in 2025.