Tuition and fees rose 3.2 percent for 2017-18 at CEM College-Bayamon, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
Puerto Rico students paid $7,425 to attend the four-year private for-profit institution this year $230 more than the $7,195 charged for 2016-17.
Data shows 92 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 73 students received grants or scholarships totaling $340,503 and 10 students took out student loans totaling more than $24,223.
Including all undergraduates, 499 students used grants or scholarships totaling $2.23 million. Another 126 took out $320,709 in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
Enrollment
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Change in tuition and fees 2014-15 to 2017-18
385
$6,416
$6,640
$7,195
$7,425
15.7%
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the CEM College-Bayamon 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
71
90%
$328,706
$4,630
State / local grant or scholarship
56
71%
$4,060
$73
Institutional grants or scholarships
34
43%
$7,737
$228
Grant or scholarship aid total
73
92%
$340,503
$4,664
Federal student loans
10
13%
$24,223
$2,422
Other student loans
0
0%
$0
Student loan aid
10
13%
$24,223
$2,422
Total student aid
73
92%
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