Universidad Latinoamericana was founded in February 1976, as a non-profit civil society.

In August 2008 the University merged with one of the leading international groups in education: Apollo Global. Apollo is focused on higher education and has a solid prestige in the international framework, mainly in the United States, consolidating itself as the largest group of private universities in that country.

Apollo Global is a subsidiary company of the international Apollo Group, which has among its members the University of Phoenix, the Institute for Professional Development, the College for Financial Planning, the Western International University, the Insight Schools and the UNIACC in Chile, among others. .

The Apollo family of educational institutions is recognized for its high educational quality and excellent service to the student, providing an education whose educational model optimally balances theoretical knowledge and relevant practice.

The Latin American University has four campuses: Campus Valle, Campus Florida, Campus Morelos and Campus Norte; with a population of approximately 3,500 students; It is made up of two High Schools, fifteen Bachelor's Degrees, six Specialties, six Master's Degrees and a Doctorate in Humanities, as well as a Computer Center on each Campus and a Language Center.