10-yr median earnings
$24,632
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Caguas, Puerto Rico
Automeca Technical College-Caguas
Automeca Technical College-Caguas is a private for-profit institution in Caguas, Puerto Rico. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 83.9%
- 150%-time completion
- $5,077
- Avg net price / yr
- $24,632
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Automeca Technical College-Caguas posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 10th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 83.9%
- 150%-time completion
- +12%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Automeca Technical College-Caguas profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C+
College Value Score
61/100
Automeca Technical College-Caguas
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$24,632
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$5,077
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A
83.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$3,030
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
41.5%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$5,077
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
83.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 83.9%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Automeca Technical College-Caguas vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Automeca Technical College-Caguas ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Automeca Technical College-Caguas: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$24,632 10th percentile higher than 10% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Automeca Technical College-Caguas | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $24,632 | #4576 of 5103 | 10th |
| Average net price | $5,077 | #331 of 5020 | 93rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 83.9% | #500 of 4858 | 90th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 186 | #3713 of 5462 | 32nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
186
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
83.9%
150%-time completion
$24,632
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Automeca Technical College-Caguas ranks in Puerto Rico
State rank among 124 reporting Puerto Rico colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Automeca Technical College-Caguas | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $24,632 | #63 of 124 | 49th |
| Average net price | $5,077 | #26 of 107 | 76th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 83.9% | #8 of 104 | 92nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 186 | #80 of 113 | 29th |
Highest former-student earnings in Puerto Rico
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | $48,992 | $17,936 |
| 2 | Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico | $47,540 | $17,540 |
| 3 | University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences | $45,953 | - |
| 4 | Albizu University-San Juan | $41,544 | $9,732 |
| 5 | University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras | $35,723 | $9,175 |
| 6 | University of Puerto Rico | $34,409 | $8,484 |
| 7 | Universidad del Sagrado Corazon | $31,754 | $12,924 |
| 8 | Universidad Central Del Caribe | $31,468 | $8,524 |
| 9 | University of Puerto Rico at Ponce | $31,394 | $10,990 |
| 10 | University of Puerto Rico at Cayey | $30,958 | $10,176 |
| 11 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro | $30,821 | $9,788 |
| 12 | University of Puerto Rico-Carolina | $30,626 | $12,945 |
| 63 | Automeca Technical College-CaguasThis school | $24,632 | $5,077 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Automeca Technical College-Caguas
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$4,955 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$6,373 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$5,176 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Automeca Technical College-Caguas - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $9,095 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $9,095 |
| Average Net Price | $5,077 |
96.4%
Pell Grant Rate
16.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$3,030
Median Debt
$32/mo
Monthly Payment
Automeca Technical College-Caguas costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $5,484 to $3,035 (-44.7%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $5,4842023 · $3,035
Over the same years, enrollment went -20.5% (244 → 194 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
5.2%
Female
46.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
$21,983
Median Earnings (6yr)
19.2%
Earning Over $25K
41.5%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 83.9% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $21,983 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $24,632 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 19.2% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 41.5% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $3,030 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $32/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Certificate | 0 | $26,458 | $2,500 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 90 | $23,066 | $2,950 |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 20 | $22,963 | $3,275 |
| Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other | Certificate | 0 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Automeca Technical College-Caguas? ▼
Automeca Technical College-Caguas is a private for-profit institution in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Undergraduate enrollment is 186 students.
How much do Automeca Technical College-Caguas former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Automeca Technical College-Caguas who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $24,632 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $21,983.
How much does Automeca Technical College-Caguas cost? ▼
The average net price at Automeca Technical College-Caguas is $5,077. In-state tuition is $9,095 and out-of-state tuition is $9,095. Median student debt at graduation is $3,030.
What is the graduation rate at Automeca Technical College-Caguas? ▼
Automeca Technical College-Caguas has a 83.9% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Automeca Technical College-Caguas worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Automeca Technical College-Caguas is $3,030, while former students earn a median of $24,632 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 12% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 41.5% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $32.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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