Private for-profit · Community college

Advantage Technical College

San Juan, Puerto Rico · Large city

#2 for grad earnings in Puerto Rico
0%
Transfer rate
$6,558
Avg net price
59%
Grad / completion
$26,905
Median earnings

Advantage Technical College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in San Juan, Puerto Rico (large city setting), enrolling 381 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 381 undergradsLarge cityMild wintersNear the coast

About San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan is the capital city and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory, and insular area of the United States. The Taíno people were the original inhabitants of the area before the arrival of the Europeans to the island of Puerto Rico in 1493. As the capital and most populous municipality of Puerto Rico, San Juan is a culturally vibrant city influenced by the heterogenous origins of Puerto Rican culture. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
2 miles to San Juan, PR
To the ocean
1 mile

How Advantage Technical College compares

Graduation rate59%

Higher than 47% · #43 of 69 in Puerto Rico

First-year retention72%

Higher than 47%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$26,905

Higher than 23% · #2 of 68 in Puerto Rico

Average net price$6,558

Cheaper than 84% · #39 cheapest of 70 in Puerto Rico

Student–faculty ratio31 : 1

Lower than 4%

Undergraduate enrollment381

Larger than 58%

Percentiles compare Advantage Technical College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Puerto Rico.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • Hispanic100%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
381
Student–faculty ratio
31 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
39%
First-generation students
38%
Students over 25
47%
Median family income
$12,534

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
Average net price
$6,558

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
59%
First-year retention
72%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$23,272
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$26,905
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
0%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$30

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (381 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$6,565
$30–48k
$6,141
$48–75k
$7,143
$75–110k
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Advantage Technical College funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$26,905
Typical debt at graduation
Debt vs. one year's pay
Out-earn a HS grad
23%
Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high
90°F
Winter low
65°F
Annual rain
75.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.89.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rio Piedras Exp Stn, PR RQ station (4.8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.