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Sheinbaum Opens Two Bachillerato Nacional Campuses in State of Mexico as 200,000‑Seat Expansion Accelerates

The new schools advance a strategy to place upper‑secondary education near students’ homes while pairing access with support to cut dropout.

Ixtapaluca, Estado de México, México, 7 de marzo de 2026. La doctora Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, presidenta Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos en Inauguración de Bachillerato Nacional. Ixtapaluca, Estado de México. Foto: Presidencia
El titular de Educación, Mario Delgado destacó que se inauguraron dos nuevos bachilleratos en el Estado de México, que se suman a tres más que se han entregado, con lo que se sigue avanzando en la meta de crear 200 mil nuevos espacios educativos en Media Superior, con planteles que se ubican cerca de los hogares de los estudiantes, con el objetivo de reducir el abandono escolar
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Overview

  • Campuses in Ixtapaluca and Chimalhuacán were inaugurated with capacity for 540 students per shift each and a combined investment of 134 million pesos for construction and equipment.
  • The Ixtapaluca plantel is slated to open on March 9 with tracks including nursing, cybersecurity, urbanism and sustainable development, while the new El Salto, Jalisco campus opens March 16.
  • The Bachillerato Nacional model grants dual credentials, awarding a general upper‑secondary certificate and a technological certificate endorsed by a public university or technological institute.
  • In Jalisco, the CBTA No. 331 in El Salto was built from September to January with about 50 million pesos, 12 classrooms and four labs, creating 603 construction jobs and offering electronics and robotics.
  • Officials highlighted expanded student support, including Benito Juárez scholarships, the 'Te extrañamos en el salón' re‑enrollment program, and large increases in Rita Cetina beneficiaries in both the State of Mexico and Jalisco.