Cost of college was unchanged for all students at Automeca Technical College-Caguas

Tuition and fees was unchanged for 2017-18 at Automeca Technical College-Caguas, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

Puerto Rico students paid $7,441 to attend the private for-profit school in both the 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years.

Data shows 99 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 86 students received grants or scholarships totaling $472,873 and 29 students took out student loans totaling more than $59,257.

Including all undergraduates, 162 students used grants or scholarships totaling $798,589. Another 70 took out $159,815 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
189
$7,256
$7,356
$7,441
$7,441
2.5%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Automeca Technical College-Caguas 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
85
98%
$463,425
$5,452
State / local grant or scholarship
38
44%
$8,448
$222
Institutional grants or scholarships
2%
Grant or scholarship aid total
86
99%
$472,873
$5,499
Federal student loans
29
33%
$59,257
$2,043
Other student loans
0
0%
$0
Student loan aid
29
33%
$59,257
$2,043
Total student aid
86
99%