Automeca Technical College-Ponce
Ponce, Puerto Rico · Website
$24,632
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$24,632
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Automeca Technical College-Ponce is a for-profit under 2-year college in Ponce, Puerto Rico with 310 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $4,834 a year (tuition and fees $9,095). 73% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $24,632 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $3,030 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$4,834
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$9,095
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
73%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
$3,030
About $32 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$24,632
Rank 4,565 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $4,834
- Tuition and fees
- $9,095
- Cost of attendance
- $14,278
- Students with a need-based grant
- 96%
- Students with federal loans
- 15%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $4,564
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $5,063
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $8,367
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $7,356 in 2015-16 to $9,095 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 310
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 7.4%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 73%
- Retention rate
- 87%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 5
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 4,565 of 5,094 US colleges and 60 of 124 in Puerto Rico (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PR median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $4,834 | $7,404 | $18,528 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $9,095 | $7,986 | $15,471 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 66% | 90% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 73% | 51% | 75% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 87% | 76% | 83% | 75% |
| Median debt | $3,030 | $9,500 | $9,024 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $21,983 | $21,535 | $22,020 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $24,632 | $24,632 | $25,418 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 36% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 35% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
5 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 164 | $2,950 | $15,287 | $23,066 | $51,586 |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 14 | $3,275 | $10,794 | $22,963 | $43,027 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 5 | $2,500 | $17,204 | $26,458 | $48,148 |
| Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, OtherCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,413 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- More colleges: All colleges in Puerto Rico
Questions and answers
How much does Automeca Technical College-Ponce cost?
$4,834 a year is the average net price at Automeca Technical College-Ponce after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $9,095, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $14,278. Families earning under $30,000 pay $4,564 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Automeca Technical College-Ponce?
Automeca Technical College-Ponce has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Automeca Technical College-Ponce graduates earn?
$24,632 a year is the median pay of former Automeca Technical College-Ponce students who work, 10 years after they started ($21,983 after 6 years). That ranks 4,565 of 5,094 US colleges and 60 of 124 in Puerto Rico. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Certificate) at $17,204.
How much student debt do Automeca Technical College-Ponce graduates have?
$3,030 is the median federal student loan debt of Automeca Technical College-Ponce graduates, about $32 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 15% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Automeca Technical College-Ponce?
73% of first-time, full-time students at Automeca Technical College-Ponce finish within 150% of the normal time. 87% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit under 2-year colleges is 75%.
What are the most popular majors at Automeca Technical College-Ponce?
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (164 certificate graduates), Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (14 certificate graduates), Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (5 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 5 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.