$24,967
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Mech-Tech College is a for-profit 2-year college in Caguas, Puerto Rico with 2,302 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $10,697 a year (tuition and fees $11,394). 72% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $24,967 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $3,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$10,697
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$11,394
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
72%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$3,500
About $37 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$24,967
Rank 4,506 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
- $10,697
- Tuition and fees
- $11,394
- Cost of attendance
- $18,206
- Students with a need-based grant
- 92%
- Students with federal loans
- 9.3%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,328
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,323
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,420
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $17,009
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 $9,042 in 2015-16 to $11,394 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
- 2,302
- Part-time students
- 10%
- Women
- 6.2%
- Students per teacher
- 23
- Completion rate
- 72%
- Retention rate
- 79%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 20
- 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 4,506 of 5,094 US colleges and 36 of 124 in Puerto Rico (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PR median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $10,697 | $7,404 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,394 | $7,986 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 66% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 72% | 51% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 79% | 76% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $3,500 | $9,500 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $24,493 | $21,535 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $24,967 | $24,632 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 37% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 41% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
20 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 | 755 | $3,500 | $17,011 | $22,673 | $51,586 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 265 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mechanics and Repairers, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 78 | $7,645 | $24,070 | $38,032 | $40,828 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 70 | $4,500 | $22,057 | $33,606 | $53,078 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 46 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Precision Metal WorkingAssociate's | Associate's | 39 | Withheld | $27,093 | $30,912 | $56,451 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 31 | $3,500 | $26,942 | $35,289 | $73,046 |
| Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, OtherCertificate | Certificate | 21 | Withheld | $28,846 | $25,738 | $63,413 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | $21,686 | $58,424 |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,241 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,027 |
| Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | $16,193 | $23,766 | $54,900 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,982 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,755 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | - | $3,175 | $21,521 | $36,834 | $48,148 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,199 |
| Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | - | - | - | Withheld | $51,353 |
In the area
- More colleges: All colleges in Puerto Rico
Questions and answers
How much does Mech-Tech College cost?
$10,697 a year is the average net price at Mech-Tech College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $11,394, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $18,206. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,328 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Mech-Tech College?
Mech-Tech College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Mech-Tech College graduates earn?
$24,967 a year is the median pay of former Mech-Tech College students who work, 10 years after they started ($24,493 after 6 years). That ranks 4,506 of 5,094 US colleges and 36 of 124 in Puerto Rico. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other (Certificate) at $28,846.
How much student debt do Mech-Tech College graduates have?
$3,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Mech-Tech College graduates, about $37 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 9.3% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Mech-Tech College?
72% of first-time, full-time students at Mech-Tech College finish within 3 years. 79% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Mech-Tech College?
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (755 certificate graduates), Precision Metal Working (265 certificate graduates), Mechanics and Repairers, General (78 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 20 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.