Private for-profit · Community college

CEM College-Humacao

Humacao, Puerto Rico · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$15,336
Avg net price
38%
Grad / completion
$21,033
Median earnings

CEM College-Humacao is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Humacao, Puerto Rico (large suburb setting), enrolling 161 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 161 undergradsLarge suburbMild wintersNear the coast

About Humacao, Puerto Rico

Humacao is a city, municipality in Puerto Rico and capital of the department of the same name located in the eastern coast of the island, north of Yabucoa; south of Naguabo; east of Las Piedras; and west of Vieques. The Taíno settlement was located on the shores of what became the Humacao River. Humacao celebrates its patron saint festival in December. The Fiestas Patronales Inmaculada Concepcion de Maria is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
29 miles to San Juan, PR
To the ocean
3 miles

How CEM College-Humacao compares

Graduation rate38%

Higher than 23% · #58 of 69 in Puerto Rico

First-year retention80%

Higher than 64%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$21,033

Higher than 7% · #36 of 68 in Puerto Rico

Average net price$15,336

Cheaper than 49% · #67 cheapest of 70 in Puerto Rico

Median debt at graduation$5,000

Lower than 98%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 82%

Undergraduate enrollment161

Larger than 39%

Percentiles compare CEM College-Humacao 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 gender

161undergrads
  • Women10968%
  • Men5232%

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
161
Student–faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
94%
First-generation students
69%
Students over 25
24%
Median family income
$0
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$24,309

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$12,900
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,174
Total cost of attendance
$18,696
Average net price
$15,336

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 (within 6 years)
38%
Graduated on time (4 years)
0%
First-year retention
80%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$18,141
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$21,033
Median debt at graduation
$5,000
Students with federal loans
8%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
52%

About 38% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
0%
First-generation
30%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

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%.

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
$15,256
$30–48k
$16,069
$48–75k
$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.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$83,908

$15,256/year × about 5.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

CEM College-Humacao 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)
$21,033
Typical debt at graduation
$5,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
24%
Out-earn a HS grad
19%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

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.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$19,313
Men
$24,900

Men out-earn women by $5,587 (29%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
88°F
Winter low
65°F
Annual rain
67.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.38.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Juncos 1 SE, PR RQ station (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.