By 1962 the school had 207 students, and in 1972, it was moved to Herrera, some 12 miles (19 kilometers) from the center of the capital, where it functioned as a boarding academy.

This official recognition allowed UNAD to grant undergraduate degree with the same validity as other Dominican colleges could do.

A military uprising in November and American intervention set the final stage and ended the Trujillo regime.

[10] The United States sent a small fleet of ships and 1,800 marines to Dominican waters who ultimately came onshore to ensure law and order.

As of 2013 is close to 4,000 students distributed in three campuses, Sonador, Santo Domingo, and San Pedro de Macoris.