In 1975 the Department of Social and Economic Research (DIS) attached to the Faculty of Economics is created, which marked the start of the investigative process in CUC. In the decade of the 90 ICFES authorizes the operation of programs ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL, HEALTH aND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS aND PROGRAMMING COMPUTER, TECHNOLOGY aND TELECOMMUNICATIONS, then the psychology program. in mid-1994 a diagnosis in order to determine the effectiveness and efficiency had conducted the research management in the institution, following the concerns raised by the approval of Law 30/92. The Board determines the implementation and commissioning of the Center for Research and Development -Cid- which starts in 1996, interdisciplinary entity, to which researchers from the previous centers of the powers ascribed. Graduate programs are give them started March 16, 1987 with Major in Finance and Systems, authorized by the Agreement 203 of October 30, 1986, issued by the Board of ICFES. Then, it is decided in mid 2000 to create Division consulting and service delivery attached to -Cid-, considering its environment and the strengths that the institution owns or generated during the next few years, in order that the institution maintains its function of social, economic and environmental change Caribbean region. the Coast University has responded to the confidence of the regional community forming more than 20,000 professionals in different areas of knowledge.