Private (for-profit)

Huertas College

Caguas, Puerto Rico·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Outlying Areas·huertas.edu
6-yr Graduation
46%
-2.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
430
peer median 216
Avg net price
$9,104
-$3.0k vs peer
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
46%-2.0pp vs peer
Full-time retention
40%

Pell equity

45.0pp gap
Pell recipients
45%
Non-Pell
0%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 15 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 11 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
15
Passing
4
26.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

15programs
  • Passing4 · 26.7%
  • No Data11 · 73.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
4
No data
11

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

4
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+61.7%
$25,839 vs $15,979
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+66.5%
$26,599 vs $15,979
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+77.0%
$28,280 vs $15,979
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+122.0%
$35,472 vs $15,979

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$6,700 debt · $35,472 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
17%
$4,600 debt · $26,599 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 2006
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 2006Next review Jan 2029
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

Accredited since 1977

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 13

  1. Aug 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  2. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  3. Apr 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  4. Sep 2023Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Apr 2022Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Other
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,540
$30–48k$10,623
$48–75k$11,902
$75–110k
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$9,104
-$3,013vs peer median $12,118
Federal loans
20.7%
In-state tuition
$8,520
Out-of-state
$8,520

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 468 students received $3.0M in Pell grants, alongside $680K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
468
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.0M
$3,034,573 total
Direct Loans
$680K
162 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
0k
21
0k
22
1k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$293K
85 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$381K
76 loan awards
Parent PLUS$6K
1 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 95 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
95
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.9%
2017
7.2%
2018
8.7%
2019
0.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Huertas College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs20
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

81 total completions
01Health Professions
7795.1%
02Business
33.7%
03Engineering Tech
11.2%
04Personal/Culinary
00.0%
05Parks/Recreation
00.0%
06Visual/Performing Arts
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
430
12-mo unduplicated
860
Undergraduate
860
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
46%398
Women
54%462

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
100.0%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 391 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    13.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    9

    Huertas College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Huertas College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectHuertas College
    46%430$9,104
    Ponce Health Sciences University-East
    50%79.8%764$17,687
    CEM College-San Juan
    86%119$14,817
    CEM College-Humacao
    0%161$9,418
    Ponce Health Sciences University-Centro Universitario de San Juan
    240
    Professional University Dr. Carlos J. Borrero Rios
    100.0%192
    Peer group median48%89.9%216$12,118

    Frequently asked questions about Huertas College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Huertas College.

    What is the graduation rate at Huertas College?

    Huertas College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 46% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Huertas College?

    Huertas College reports a total enrollment of 430 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Huertas College?

    The average net price at Huertas College is $9,104 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Huertas College located?

    Huertas College is located in Caguas, Puerto Rico 00725.

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