Private for-profit · Community college

Huertas College

Caguas, Puerto Rico · Small city

3%
Transfer rate: $4,401
Avg net price: 46%
Grad / completion: $22,927
Median earnings

Huertas College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Caguas, Puerto Rico (small city setting), enrolling 430 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 430 undergradsSmall cityMild wintersNear the coast

About Caguas, Puerto Rico

Caguas is a city and municipality in central eastern Puerto Rico. As with the rest of Puerto Rico, the Taínos were the primary group living in the valley at the time of the Spanish arrival. The Spanish conquistadors further developed the agriculture in the valley, while also establishing mines in search of gold, silver and copper. Local malls include Plaza del Carmen Mall, Plaza Centro Mall, and Las Catalinas Mall. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 17 miles to San Juan, PR
To the ocean: 13 miles

How Huertas College compares

Graduation rate46%

Higher than 32% · #51 of 69 in Puerto Rico

First-year retention40%

Higher than 6%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$22,927

Higher than 11% · #24 of 68 in Puerto Rico

Average net price$4,401

Cheaper than 93% · #16 cheapest of 70 in Puerto Rico

Median debt at graduation$7,500

Lower than 80%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment430

Larger than 60%

Percentiles compare Huertas 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 gender

Women24657%
Men18443%

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: 430
Student–faculty ratio: 13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 80%
First-generation students: 36%
Students over 25: 50%
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.

Where students come from

Home state of the 84 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Puerto Rico100%

Most first-years stay in state — Huertas College draws overwhelmingly from Puerto Rico.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $8,750
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $900
Total cost of attendance: $14,229
Average net price: $4,401

Outcomes

Graduated: 46%
First-year retention: 40%
Transferred to another college: 3%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $20,348
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $22,927
Median debt at graduation: $7,500
Students with federal loans: 19%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 43%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

46%

First-generation

40%

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: $10

Campus safety

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

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

$4,304

$30–48k

$4,743

$48–75k

$5,144

$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?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

11%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$110

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 11% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $110. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 92 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years): $22,927
Typical debt at graduation: $7,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 33%
Out-earn a HS grad: 17%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.3 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

$20,605

Men

$26,806

Men out-earn women by $6,201 (30%) 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: 91°F
Winter low: 61°F
Annual rain: 64.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gurabo Substn, PR RQ station (2.7 mi from campus).

What Huertas College graduates study — and earn

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCert.

57 grads$21k 1 yr$32k 5 yr— debt

57$20,904$31,576—Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

55 grads$10k 1 yr$25k 5 yr$5k debt

55$10,206$25,162$5,420 Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCert.

32 grads$26k 1 yr$27k 5 yr— debt

32$26,481$26,590—Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasCert.

22 grads$10k 1 yr$21k 5 yr— debt

22$9,695$20,962—Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCert.

21 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

21———Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

14 grads$17k 1 yr— 5 yr$7k debt

14$16,715—$6,500 Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssoc.

11 grads— 1 yr$20k 5 yr— debt

11—$19,970—Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCert.

10 grads— 1 yr$27k 5 yr— debt

10—$27,067—Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssoc.

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCert.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

4 grads— 1 yr$23k 5 yr— debt

4—$22,534—Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssoc.

1 grads$25k 1 yr$17k 5 yr— debt

1$24,921$16,590—

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.