Puerto Rico Trade Schools Comparison
In Puerto Rico, 49 trade schools are active. For trade school statistics, we only include less than 2 years colleges (both for-profit and not-for-profit schools) offering 1 year and/or 1-2 years certificate programs.
- The 2024 average tuition & fees of trade schools in Puerto Rico is $10,838. The amount is the average over all vocational programs and it may vary by area of study and program length.
- Total 7,881 students have enrolled in trade schools in Puerto Rico.
- The average students to faculty ratio of Puerto Rico trade schools is 21.23 to 1.
- The average financial aid amount received at trade schools in Puerto Rico is $5,704.
- The average graduation rate is 70.2% in Puerto Rico trade schools.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
48 Trade Schools in Puerto Rico
| College Name | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | Online Student Population | Graduation Rate | Number of Programs Offered | Financial Aid Amount | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute of Beauty Careers Arecibo, PR | $10,640 | 131 | - | 47% | 5 | $5,990 | 30 to 1 |
| Emma's Beauty Academy-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR | $11,154 | 235 | - | 69% | 6 | $4,763 | 10 to 1 |
| Instituto de Educacion Tecnica Ocupacional La Reine-Manati Manati, PR | $8,125 | 176 | - | - | - | - | 10 to 1 |
| International Technical College San Juan, PR | $11,060 | 90 | 90 | 66% | 11 | $4,366 | 11 to 1 |
| Modern Hairstyling Institute-Bayamon Bayamon, PR | $9,800 | 171 | - | 77% | 6 | $7,941 | 25 to 1 |
| Modern Hairstyling Institute-Arecibo Arecibo, PR | $9,800 | 66 | - | 64% | 6 | $7,941 | 20 to 1 |
| Colegio Mayor de Tecnologia Inc Arroyo, PR | $7,825 | 60 | - | 56% | 5 | $5,548 | 21 to 1 |
| Institucion Chaviano de Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR | $11,100 | 111 | - | 67% | 11 | $3,769 | 17 to 1 |
| Liceo de Arte-Dise-O y Comercio Caguas, PR | $12,226 | 196 | - | 70% | 11 | $5,459 | 13 to 1 |
| Emma's Beauty Academy-Juana Diaz Juana Diaz, PR | $11,720 | 313 | - | 73% | 6 | $6,284 | 16 to 1 |
| Professional Technical Institution Bayamon, PR | $12,850 | 175 | - | 97% | 6 | $6,986 | 22 to 1 |
| Colegio Tecnologico y Comercial de Puerto Rico Aguada, PR | $9,200 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 6 to 1 |
| Quality Technical and Beauty College Bayamon, PR | $9,514 | 21 | - | - | 3 | $3,324 | 8 to 1 |
| D'Mart Institute Barranquitas, PR | $12,050 | 371 | - | 54% | 17 | $5,984 | 17 to 1 |
| Automeca Technical College-Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR | $8,895 | 275 | - | 71% | 10 | $8,190 | 19 to 1 |
| Automeca Technical College-Bayamon Bayamon, PR | $8,895 | 452 | - | 70% | 10 | $8,172 | 15 to 1 |
| Automeca Technical College-Caguas Caguas, PR | $8,895 | 129 | - | 77% | 10 | $8,639 | 14 to 1 |
| Automeca Technical College-Ponce Ponce, PR | $8,895 | 249 | - | 71% | 11 | $8,117 | 10 to 1 |
| Escuela de Peritos Electricistas de Isabela Inc Isabela, PR | $9,350 | 77 | - | 77% | 2 | $3,544 | 14 to 1 |
| Academia Serrant Inc Ponce, PR | $8,971 | 190 | - | 89% | 13 | $3,688 | 20 to 1 |
| Advantage Technical College Manati, PR | $14,700 | 543 | 543 | 53% | 5 | $4,799 | 39 to 1 |
| Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad Ponce, PR | $12,324 | 138 | - | 88% | 3 | $6,698 | 20 to 1 |
| Century College San Juan, PR | $8,575 | 773 | - | 93% | 6 | $3,348 | 20 to 1 |
| Modern Hairstyling Institute-Carolina Carolina, PR | $9,800 | 190 | - | 62% | 6 | $7,941 | 25 to 1 |
| IVAEM College Caguas, PR | $12,600 | 53 | 53 | 70% | 4 | $5,584 | 6 to 1 |
| Caribbean Forensic and Technical College San Juan, PR | $8,500 | 267 | 267 | 76% | 3 | $6,599 | 134 to 1 |
| Colegio Educativo Tecnologico Industrial Inc Arecibo, PR | $8,650 | 46 | 6 | 30% | 6 | $3,214 | 9 to 1 |
| Charlie's Guard-Detective Bureau and Academy Inc Aguadilla, PR | $11,025 | 45 | - | 71% | 6 | $6,495 | 12 to 1 |
| Bayamon Community College Bayamon, PR | $8,385 | 190 | 190 | 81% | 3 | $4,800 | 10 to 1 |
| Cambridge Technical Institute Caguas, PR | $12,050 | 12 | - | 87% | 10 | $4,003 | 12 to 1 |
| Escuela Hotelera de San Juan Hato Rey, PR | $15,560 | 375 | - | 79% | 2 | $5,131 | 30 to 1 |
| Industrial Technical College Humacao, PR | $8,400 | 142 | - | 55% | 5 | $7,510 | 14 to 1 |
| Institute of Beauty Occupation and Technology Course Rio Grande, PR | $10,450 | 26 | - | - | - | - | 11 to 1 |
| Leston College Bayamon, PR | $8,308 | 58 | - | 76% | 3 | $4,035 | 12 to 1 |
| Colegio Tecnico de Electricidad Galloza Aguada, PR | $9,100 | 11 | - | 92% | 2 | $3,070 | 8 to 1 |
| Rosslyn Training Academy of Cosmetology Aguada, PR | $7,277 | 5 | - | 75% | 3 | $6,495 | 6 to 1 |
| MyrAngel Beauty Institute San Lorenzo, PR | $10,895 | 209 | - | 61% | 5 | $4,887 | 10 to 1 |
| Educational Technical College-Recinto de Coamo Coamo, PR | $12,265 | 112 | - | - | 6 | $5,219 | 32 to 1 |
| Instituto Educativo Premier Ponce, PR | $10,950 | 282 | - | 80% | 8 | $6,925 | 26 to 1 |
| American Technical Institute Bayamon, PR | $13,603 | 13 | - | 67% | 1 | $4,791 | 10 to 1 |
| Global Institute Caguas, PR | $7,550 | 31 | - | - | - | - | 8 to 1 |
| PPG Technical College Caguas, PR | $8,620 | 115 | - | 53% | 4 | $7,236 | 22 to 1 |
| Caribbean Aviation Training Institute Inc Carolina, PR | $15,480 | 200 | - | 98% | 2 | $5,257 | 25 to 1 |
| Institute of Beauty Occupations and Technology Course-San Sebastian San Sebastian, PR | $10,450 | 38 | - | - | - | - | 10 to 1 |
| Neo-Esthetique European Institute San Juan, PR | $12,759 | 162 | - | 44% | 5 | $5,809 | 15 to 1 |
| Advantage Technical College San Juan, PR | $14,700 | 499 | 499 | 54% | 4 | $4,527 | 45 to 1 |
| Educational Technical College Lares, PR | $12,265 | 20 | - | - | - | $3,776 | 22 to 1 |
| Advantage Technical College-Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR | $14,700 | 331 | 331 | 62% | 4 | $4,659 | 48 to 1 |
| Average | $10,838 | 7,881 | 1,889 | 70% | - | $5,704 | 21 to 1 |