Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Puerto Rico

3 accounting and bookkeeping programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

3 schools offer these accounting and bookkeeping programs, and Puerto Rico has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Bookkeeping and accounting clerks record and check financial data so an organization keeps complete, accurate books. Some employers want college classes or a degree in accounting, others hire people with a high school diploma and train them on the job; certification is not usually required.¹ In Puerto Rico, 1 of the 3 programs takes students without a high school diploma, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 3 programs

How much do accounting and bookkeeping classes cost in Puerto Rico?

$9,515 to $15,096

is what the 2 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not enough data
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Not enough data
Length: Not enough data

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Puerto Rico may also offer accounting and bookkeeping classes. How these figures are made

Are there free accounting and bookkeeping classes in Puerto Rico?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 25 people at 1 of the 3 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $9,515 to $15,096.

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 3 accounting and bookkeeping programs in Puerto Rico approved for WIOA funding

3 programs

Bookkeeping certificate or courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Asistente de Contabilidad
Bayamon Community College
Bayam N
High school diploma or equivalent
Bayamon Community College, Bayam N · Bookkeeping certificate or course · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$16,800
Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
Program website, Asistente de Contabilidad at Bayamon Community College
More details about Asistente de Contabilidad at Bayamon Community College
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
$4,193
Length
32 weeks, 23 hours a week
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
94
a year, estimated
$16,800
price
Not reported
Bookkeeping certificate or courseIn personNo diploma needed
Oficinista de Contabilidad Computadorizada
Job Connection Center, Inc.
Humacao
No diploma needed
Job Connection Center, Inc., Humacao · Bookkeeping certificate or course · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$9,600
Price if you pay yourself$9,515
25 students trained with WIOA funding
More details about Oficinista de Contabilidad Computadorizada at Job Connection Center, Inc.
Finished
76%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
$2,400
Length
27 weeks, 30 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$375
Students counted
25
a year, estimated
$9,600
price
$9,515
trained with WIOA funding
25
Accounting (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Grado Asociado en Ciencias en Administración en Contabilidad
Caribbean University
Bayam N
High school diploma or equivalent
Caribbean University, Bayam N · Accounting (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$15,096
Program website, Grado Asociado en Ciencias en Administración en Contabilidad at Caribbean University
More details about Grado Asociado en Ciencias en Administración en Contabilidad at Caribbean University
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
74 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$2,460
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$15,096

How to pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Puerto Rico

WIOA funding can pay for accounting and bookkeeping classes in Puerto Rico

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.²People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.³Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.⁴

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).⁵

Financial aid and grants for accounting and bookkeeping classes

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.⁶⁷

GI Bill for accounting and bookkeeping classes

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁸

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Where the Puerto Rico accounting and bookkeeping program numbers come from

Which Puerto Rico accounting and bookkeeping programs are on this list?

These are the accounting and bookkeeping programs Puerto Rico approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).⁹ The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Puerto Rico offers.

How the prices and results of Puerto Rico accounting and bookkeeping programs are measured

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Results describe students who left the program in recent years, and the yearly earnings figure is the reported quarter times four, an estimate. They describe past students, so they are no guarantee. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported". Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Puerto Rico figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Puerto Rico among the states with "known data quality concerns".¹⁰ We leave out the share working 6 months later for Puerto Rico: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

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