Best Puerto Rico Community Colleges (2021)
For the 2021 school year, there are 34 community colleges serving 49,256 students in Puerto Rico (8 public colleges and 26 private colleges).
For Puerto Rico community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $1,696 per year for in-state students and $2,418 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $6,948 per year (view national tuition costs).
The average community college acceptance rate in Puerto Rico is 81% (view national acceptance rates).
Puerto Rico community colleges have a diversity score of 0.02, which is lower than the national average of 0.73 (view national diversity statistics).
Minority enrollment is 100% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 28:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(PR) School Average
Hispanic
99%
Unknown
1%
Top Puerto Rico Community Colleges (2021)
- College Location Students
- CEM College-San JuanPrivate for-profit1206 13th. Street Ext San Agustin
San Juan, PR 00926
(877) 779-2336 408 students - 180 Jose Oliver St Tres Monjitas Ind. Park
San Juan, PR 00918
(787) 480-2400 1,174 students - Columbia Central University-CaguasPrivate for-profitCarr 183 Km 1.7
Caguas, PR 00726
(787) 743-4041 1,156 students - Columbia Central University-YaucoPrivate for-profit3 Betances St
Yauco, PR 00698
(787) 856-0845 283 students - Instituto de Banca y Comercio IncPrivate for-profit56 Carretera 20 Km 2.3
Guaynabo, PR 00966
(787) 982-3000 8,295 students - Urb. Vives, Final Calle Paseo #2
Guayama, PR 00784
(787) 864-0354 498 students - State Road 2 Km.47.3
Manati, PR 00674
(787) 854-2250 588 students - 4820 Candido Hoyos Urb. Perla Del Sur
Ponce, PR 00717
(787) 843-1305 430 students - Calle Alegria Final Urb las Virtudes
San Juan, PR 00924
(787) 764-2483 422 students - Modern Hairstyling Institute-BayamonPrivate for-profitBetances #20 Esquina Degetau
Bayamon, PR 00961
(787) 778-0300 209 students - Carretera 887 Bo San Anton
Carolina, PR 00984
(787) 257-0000 3,392 students - Carr. # 10 Km. 52.2
Utuado, PR 00641
(787) 894-2828 842 students - Atenas CollegePrivate not-for-profitPaseo del Atenas #101
Manati, PR 00674
(787) 884-3838 826 students - Colegio de Cinematografía Artes y TelevisionPrivate for-profitDr. Veve #51 Esq. Degetau
Bayamon, PR 00961
(787) 779-2500 611 students - Dewey University-Hato ReyPrivate not-for-profitBarbosa Ave #427 3rd Floor - Malco Bldg
Hato Rey, PR 00910
(787) 753-0039 533 students - 427 Avenida Barbosa
San Juan, PR 00917
(787) 753-0039 1,187 students - EDIC CollegePrivate for-profitANGORA INDUSTRIAL PARK BUILDING G ANGORA AVENUE
Caguas, PR 00725
(787) 744-8519 2,238 students - EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San JuanPrivate not-for-profit560 Ponce de Leon Ave. Cr. Arroyo St.
San Juan, PR 00919
(787) 765-3560 2,096 students - EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San SebastianPrivate not-for-profitBetances # 49
San Sebastian, PR 00685
(787) 896-2137 1,105 students - Huertas CollegePrivate for-profit#41 Hector R Bunker St
Caguas, PR 00725
(787) 746-1400 796 students - Humacao Community CollegePrivate not-for-profitGeorgetti St. #69
Humacao, PR 00791
(787) 852-1430 467 students - ICPR Junior College-AreciboPrivate for-profit20 San Patricio
Arecibo, PR 00614
(787) 878-6000 289 students - ICPR Junior College-General InstitutionalPrivate for-profit558 Munoz Rivera Avenue
Hato Rey, PR 00919
(787) 753-6000 562 students - ICPR Junior College-MayaguezPrivate for-profit80 West McKinley St
Mayaguez, PR 00681
(787) 832-6000 429 students - Mech-Tech CollegePrivate for-profitNum 39-40 B St W Industrial Pk
Caguas, PR 00725
(787) 744-1060 2,416 students - National University CollegePrivate for-profitCarr. #2 Edificio National College Plaza
Bayamon, PR 00960
(787) 982-3000 11,260 students - National University College-AreciboPrivate, for profitArecibo Centro Plz Ave Manuel Perez Aviles
Arecibo, PR 00612
(787) 879-5044 1,460 students - National University College-Rio GrandePrivate, for profitCarr. #3 Km 22.01 - Barrio Cienaga Baja
Rio Grande, PR 00745
(787) 888-8286 1,783 students - Ponce Paramedical College IncPrivate for-profit1213 Acacia Street Villa Flores Urb
Ponce, PR 00716
(787) 848-1589 2,607 students - 1315 PONCE DE LEON AVE.
San Juan, PR 00910
(787) 722-2293n/astudents - Universal Technology College of Puerto RicoPrivate not-for-profit111 Comercio St
Aguadilla, PR 00603
(888) 864-8322 295 students
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