Private for-profit · Community college

ICPR Junior College-Arecibo

Arecibo, Puerto Rico · Small city

10%
Transfer rate: $6,735
Avg net price: 60%
Grad / completion: $18,694
Median earnings

ICPR Junior College-Arecibo is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Arecibo, Puerto Rico (small city setting), enrolling 339 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 339 undergradsSmall cityMild wintersNear the coast

About Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Arecibo is a city and municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, located north of Utuado and Ciales; east of Hatillo; and west of Barceloneta and Florida. Arecibo was officially founded as a town by the Spanish crown on May 1, 1616, under the governorship of Captain Felipe de Beaumont y Navarra, when the King of Spain granted the land (and the Taino living there) to Lope Conchillos. Arecibo began celebrating its patron saint festival in 1616. Arecibo celebrates its patron saint festival in May. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 43 miles to San Juan, PR
To the ocean: 1 mile

How ICPR Junior College-Arecibo compares

Graduation rate60%

Higher than 49% · #39 of 69 in Puerto Rico

First-year retention58%

Higher than 19%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$18,694

Higher than 4% · #51 of 68 in Puerto Rico

Average net price$6,735

Cheaper than 83% · #41 cheapest of 70 in Puerto Rico

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment339

Larger than 55%

Percentiles compare ICPR Junior College-Arecibo 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

Women23870%
Men10130%

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: 339
Student–faculty ratio: 20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 98%
First-generation students: 57%
Students over 25: 47%
Median family income: $0
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $14,922

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 54 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Puerto Rico100%

Most first-years stay in state — ICPR Junior College-Arecibo 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: $8,664
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $2,964
Total cost of attendance: $15,358
Average net price: $6,735

Outcomes

Graduated: 60%
First-year retention: 58%
Transferred to another college: 10%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $15,478
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $18,694
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 0%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

60%

First-generation

13%

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: Free

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

$6,201

$30–48k

$11,410

$48–75k

$12,960

$75–110k

$15,258

$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.

50%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$134

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 50% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $134. 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 62 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): $18,694
Typical debt at graduation: —
Debt vs. one year's pay: —
Out-earn a HS grad: 12%

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.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$15,958

Men

$23,774

Men out-earn women by $7,816 (49%) 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: 87°F
Winter low: 61°F
Annual rain: 84.6″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Arecibo Obsy, PR RQ station (8.9 mi from campus).

What ICPR Junior College-Arecibo graduates study — and earn

Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCert.

28 grads$13k 1 yr$10k 5 yr— debt

28$12,730$10,132—Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCert.

22 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

22———Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

18 grads$5k 1 yr$16k 5 yr— debt

18$4,752$16,327—Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCert.

17 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

17———Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCert.

16 grads$11k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

16$11,372——Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

12 grads$11k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

12$11,491——Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCert.

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssoc.

7 grads— 1 yr$12k 5 yr— debt

7—$12,313—Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssoc.

3 grads— 1 yr$17k 5 yr— debt

3—$16,836—Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Security Science and TechnologyAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———

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.