Century College
San Juan, Puerto Rico · Website
$19,462
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$19,462
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Century College is a for-profit under 2-year college in San Juan, Puerto Rico with 678 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $4,980 a year (tuition and fees $9,100). 90% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $19,462 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$4,980
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$9,100
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
90%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$19,462
Rank 4,951 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Net price
- $4,980
- Tuition and fees
- $9,100
- Cost of attendance
- $12,575
- Students with a need-based grant
- 100%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $4,980
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 $6,875 in 2015-16 to $9,100 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
- 678
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 84%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 90%
- Retention rate
- 81%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 1
- 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 4,951 of 5,094 US colleges and 104 of 124 in Puerto Rico (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PR median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $4,980 | $7,404 | $18,528 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $9,100 | $7,986 | $15,471 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 66% | 90% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 90% | 51% | 75% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 81% | 76% | 83% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $9,500 | $9,024 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $14,962 | $21,535 | $22,020 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $19,462 | $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. 18% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 357 | Withheld | $7,902 | $14,237 | $26,307 |
In the area
- More colleges: All colleges in Puerto Rico
Questions and answers
How much does Century College cost?
$4,980 a year is the average net price at Century College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $9,100, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $12,575. Families earning under $30,000 pay $4,980 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Century College?
Century College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Century College graduates earn?
$19,462 a year is the median pay of former Century College students who work, 10 years after they started ($14,962 after 6 years). That ranks 4,951 of 5,094 US colleges and 104 of 124 in Puerto Rico. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (Certificate) at $7,902.
What is the graduation rate at Century College?
90% of first-time, full-time students at Century College finish within 150% of the normal time. 81% 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 Century College?
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (357 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 1 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.