Private nonprofit · Community college

Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico

Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · Small city

1%
Transfer rate: $6,212
Avg net price: 64%
Grad / completion: $19,878
Median earnings

Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico (small city setting), enrolling 149 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 149 undergradsSmall cityMild wintersNear the coast

About Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

Aguadilla, founded in 1775 by Luis de Córdova, is a city and municipality located in the northwestern tip of Puerto Rico, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, north of Aguada, and Moca and west of Isabela. According to sources, a Taíno settlement called Aymamón was located close to the Culebrinas River. Aguadilla celebrates its patron saint festival in October. The Fiestas Patronales de San Carlos Borromeo is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Small city
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 69 miles to San Juan, PR
To the ocean: < 1 mile

How Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico compares

Graduation rate64%

Higher than 54% · #30 of 69 in Puerto Rico

Earnings, 10 years after entry$19,878

Higher than 5% · #44 of 68 in Puerto Rico

Average net price$6,212

Cheaper than 86% · #36 cheapest of 70 in Puerto Rico

Student–faculty ratio6 : 1

Lower than 95%

Undergraduate enrollment149

Larger than 37%

Percentiles compare Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico 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

Women8758%
Men6242%

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: 149
Student–faculty ratio: 6 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 61%
First-generation students: 60%
Students over 25: 47%
Median family income: $0
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $28,188

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 93 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Puerto Rico100%

Most first-years stay in state — Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico 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: —
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: $6,212

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years): 64%
Graduated on time (4 years): 0%
First-year retention: —
Transferred to another college: 1%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $18,083
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $19,878
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 0%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $20

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

$6,129

$30–48k

$6,416

$48–75k

$6,446

$75–110k

$8,912

$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.

Family income

Est. total to a degree

$35,453

$6,446/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?

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

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,012

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 8% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,012. 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 299 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): $19,878
Typical debt at graduation: —
Debt vs. one year's pay: —
Out-earn a HS grad: 16%

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

$16,973

Men

$24,166

Men out-earn women by $7,193 (42%) 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: 89°F
Winter low: 66°F
Annual rain: 77.5″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Coloso, PR RQ station (3.3 mi from campus).

What Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico graduates study — and earn

Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesCert.

24 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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

22 grads$20k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

22$19,947——Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCert.

17 grads$17k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

17$17,313——Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

17 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

17———Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCert.

16 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

16———Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

14 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

14———Apparel and TextilesCert.

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCert.

5 grads$6k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5$6,330——Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Cert.

— grads$16k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

—$15,553——Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCert.

— grads$15k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

—$15,053——Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssoc.

— grads$16k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

—$16,236——

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.