Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Trade Programs

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo?

Contact details for Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Carretera 662 Km 2.3, Arecibo, PR 00614-4045
Phone:	787-881-1212
Website:	www.pucpr.edu

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Can I Afford Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo?

During a recent academic cycle, part-time students at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo paid $230 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,520	$5,520
Fees	$718	$718
Books and Supplies	$3,512	$3,512

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo, approximately 10% of students took out student loans averaging $4,454 a year. That adds up to $17,816 over four years for those students.

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Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 419 undergraduate students at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo, with 360 being full-time and 59 being part-time.

There are also 379 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 360 full-time undergraduates at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	359
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Online Learning at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo

In 2022-2023, 245 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo has changed over the last few years.

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	TOTAL
Optometric Technician/Assistant	8	8
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	0	0
TOTAL	8	8

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Trades

In a recent academic period, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo awarded 16 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	0	0	8	0
Total	0	0	16	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

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