Tuition and fees was unchanged for 2017-18 at Automeca Technical College-Ponce, 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 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 129 students received grants or scholarships totaling $704,475 and 66 students took out student loans totaling more than $143,046.
Including all undergraduates, 195 students used grants or scholarships totaling $987,911. Another 101 took out $233,822 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
245
$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-Ponce 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
127
98%
$694,527
$5,469
State / local grant or scholarship
28
22%
$6,948
$248
Institutional grants or scholarships
6
5%
$3,000
$500
Grant or scholarship aid total
129
100%
$704,475
$5,461
Federal student loans
66
51%
$143,046
$2,167
Other student loans
0
0%
$0
Student loan aid
66
51%
$143,046
$2,167
Total student aid
129
100%
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