There are 20 community colleges (2-4 year colleges) in Puerto Rico - 5 public and 15 private schools.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of Puerto Rico community colleges is $5,350 for Puerto Rico residents and $7,903 for out-of-state students. The average financial aid amounts including grants and/or scholarships is $5,295. A total of 7,226 students enrolled in Puerto Rico community colleges (482 in average).
Puerto Rico Community Colleges Average Statistics
11 Puerto Rico community colleges have the open admission policy with some application requirements such as high school diploma and certificate of attendance. The average acceptance rate of schools having competitive admission is 90.32% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 92.00%.
5 schools offer online degree/programs and 59 students enrolled online exclusively.
The average graduation rate is 50.50% and the transfer-out rate is 50.50%. The average students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1 at Puerto Rico community colleges.
The following table shows the 2024 average academic statistics for Puerto Rico community colleges.
Puerto Rico Community Colleges Comparison - Ranking and Key Facts
Antilles School of Technical Careers is ranked first among Puerto Rico community colleges and ICPR Junior College-Arecibo and Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Guayama are second and third position in the ranking.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of the schools are $5,350 for Puerto Rico residents and $7,903 for out-of-state students. The following table compares the Puerto Rico community colleges with key statistics by ranking.