Trade school programs in Puerto Rico
44 trade school programs in 14 fields of skilled trades, with costs, results and funding that can make them free
17 schools offer these programs, and Puerto Rico has approved every one for workforce funding. Compare the 14 fields below, then open one to see each program with its price and how past students did.
Trade school programs teach hands-on work with tools, machines and building systems. That runs from building work like carpentry, plumbing and electrical, through repairing cars, diesel trucks, heating and cooling systems and factory machinery, to welding, sheet metal, masonry, auto body repair, CNC machining, manufacturing and electronics work, solar and wind installation, water treatment, workplace safety, running heavy equipment and cranes, and inspecting homes. Most are certificates; some are two-year degrees or apprenticeships.
All job training programs in Puerto Rico, every line of work
Accredited trade schools in Puerto Rico, each school with its accreditor
Trade school programs by state, to compare Puerto Rico with other states
Compare trade school programs in Puerto Rico: cost, pay and results
9 programs at 8 schools
- Most cost
- $6,675 to $12,374
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- Left out
8 programs at 6 schools
- Most cost
- $10,055 to $14,362
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $13,300
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- Left out
6 programs at 6 schools
- Most cost
- $10,573 to $13,897
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- Left out
6 programs at 2 schools
- Most cost
- $2,410 to $8,220
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $14,000
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- Left out
3 programs at 3 schools
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- Left out
2 programs at one school
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- Left out
2 programs at 2 schools
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Finished
- Not reported
2 programs at 2 schools
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- Left out
1 program at one school
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- Left out
1 program at one school
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- Left out
1 program at one school
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- Left out
1 program at one school
- Most cost
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Finished
- Not reported
1 program at one school
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- Left out
1 program at one school
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Finished
- Left out
Each figure is the middle program of that field. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted; other schools in Puerto Rico may offer more. How these figures are made
Other job training in Puerto Rico, by line of work
- Beauty school52
- Culinary and hospitality programs34
- Allied health programs32
- Nursing and patient care programs26
- Medical certification programs26
- Business and office training22
- IT certification programs15
- First responder training9
- Child care and social services training5
- All job training in Puerto Rico265
Programs approved in Puerto Rico in each line of work.
Where the Puerto Rico trade school numbers come from
Which Puerto Rico programs are counted?
Programs Puerto Rico approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) in the fields listed above. Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).5 They come from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), covering 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.
What the figures for each field mean
Each figure is the middle program among those that report it: half did better, half did worse. Prices are what most programs cost if you pay yourself (the middle half). Earnings are for the second quarter after students left, times four. Where a figure is missing, the table says why: "Not reported", "Left out" or "Not enough data" (what each means).
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".6 We leave out the share who finished for Puerto Rico: half of its programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states. We leave out the share working 6 months later for Puerto Rico: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.
Sources for the funding facts about trade school programs in Puerto Rico
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- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns