Cost of college went up for all students at Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Guayama

Tuition and fees rose 1.8 percent for 2017-18 at Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Guayama, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Puerto Rico students paid $1,125 to attend the two-year public institution this year $20 more than the $1,105 charged for 2016-17.

Data shows 86 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 308 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.52 million.

Including all undergraduates, 582 students used grants or scholarships totaling $2.93 million.

The cost of attending
Enrollment
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Change in tuition and fees 2014-15 to 2017-18
736
$1,105
$1,105
$1,105
$1,125
1.8%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Guayama 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
308
86%
$1,442,800
$4,684
State / local grant or scholarship
158
44%
$46,790
$296
Institutional grants or scholarships
60
17%
$32,000
$533
Grant or scholarship aid total
308
86%
$1,521,590
$4,940
Federal student loans
0
0%
$0
Other student loans
0
0%
$0
Student loan aid
0
0%
$0
Total student aid
308
86%