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Most affordable community colleges in Puerto Rico
5 community colleges in Puerto Rico report net price data, ranging from $625 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $2,507. Puerto Rico's community colleges run notably less expensive than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.
Median net price in Puerto Rico
$2,507
National median for community colleges
$6,359
community colleges reporting in Puerto Rico
5
The most affordable community colleges in Puerto Rico, ranked by net price
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan
PR
Net price
$625
Receive grant aid
88%
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati
PR
Net price
$2,389
Receive grant aid
90%
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Guayama
PR
Net price
$3,510
Receive grant aid
86%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Department of Education-PRAMI
PR
Net price
$10,122
Receive grant aid
100%
What makes a school affordable here
In Puerto Rico, the most affordable community colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan, the most affordable on this list, 88% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.
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