Cost of college went up for all students at ICPR Junior College-Arecibo

Tuition and fees rose 7.2 percent for 2017-18 at ICPR Junior College-Arecibo, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Puerto Rico students paid $7,010 to attend the two-year private for-profit institution this year $470 more than the $6,540 charged for 2016-17.

Data shows 87 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 66 students received grants or scholarships totaling $198,634.

Including all undergraduates, 410 students used grants or scholarships totaling $1.34 million.

The cost of attending
Enrollment
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Change in tuition and fees 2014-15 to 2017-18
~182
$6,634
$6,800
$6,540
$7,010
5.7%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the ICPR Junior College-Arecibo in 2015-16.
Type of Aid
Number of students receiving aid
Percent receiving aid
Total amount of aid received
Average amount of aid per student
Federal grants
66
87%
$185,669
$2,813
State / local grant or scholarship
37
49%
$10,693
$289
Institutional grants or scholarships
16
21%
$2,272
$142
Grant or scholarship aid total
66
87%
$198,634
$3,010
Federal student loans
0
0%
$0
Other student loans
0
0%
$0
Student loan aid
0
0%
$0
Total student aid
66
87%