INSTITUTO COMERCIAL DE PUERTO RICO JUNIOR COLLEGE

558 Munoz Rivera Ave., PO Box 190304
San Juan, PR 00919-0304
Tel: (787)753-6000
Fax: (787)763-7249
Web Site: http://www.icprjc.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, diplomas, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1946. Setting: 1-acre urban campus. Total enrollment: 1,270. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 17:1. 1,429 applied, 49% were admitted. Full-time: 1,086 students, 63% women, 37% men. Part-time: 184 students, 64% women, 36% men. 1% from out-of-commonwealth, 100% Hispanic. Core. Calendar: trimesters. ESL program, independent study, double major, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, early admission. Required: high school transcript, interview, proficiency in Spanish. Recommended: recommendations. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: 8/15. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $7716 includes full-time tuition ($4680), mandatory fees ($180), and college room and board ($2856). College room only: $1142. Part-time tuition: $130 per credit.

Collegiate Environment:

Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. Pedro Negron Library plus 1 other with 40,858 books, 173 serials, and 320 audiovisual materials. Operations spending 2003-04: $176,910. 76 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.