About 35.8 percent of the 179 degrees and certificates handed out by the Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati in 2016-17 were to students in Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Manati conferred 64 associate's degrees in Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields programs.
But the single most popular program was for a associate's degree in Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. Data shows the school gave out 42 associate's degrees in Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse, followed by 23 associate's degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other and 21 associate's degrees in Instrumentation Technology/Technician.
The instituto enrolled 655 students for 2016-17, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.