Cost of college went up for all students at CEM College-San Juan

Tuition and fees rose 3.2 percent for 2017-18 at CEM College-San Juan, 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 99 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 132 students received grants or scholarships totaling $655,619 and 19 students took out student loans totaling more than $45,960.

Including all undergraduates, 785 students used grants or scholarships totaling $3.66 million. Another 231 took out $650,705 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
681
$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-San Juan 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
132
99%
$619,974
$4,697
State / local grant or scholarship
108
81%
$7,370
$68
Institutional grants or scholarships
96
72%
$28,275
$295
Grant or scholarship aid total
132
99%
$655,619
$4,967
Federal student loans
19
14%
$45,960
$2,419
Other student loans
0
0%
$0
Student loan aid
19
14%
$45,960
$2,419
Total student aid
132
99%