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Aviation maintenance (A&P) schools in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico has 3 accredited campuses awarding aviation maint. credentials. If you finish and work as an aircraft mechanic in Puerto Rico, expect to start around $23,650–$24,970 and reach a median of $45,100 with experience; the top quarter earn $74,960 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Puerto Rico). Graduates of these Puerto Rico programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of not reported in their first year, against $41,628 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What aircraft mechanics and service technicians earn in Puerto Rico

$23,650starting (10th percentile)
$24,970early career (25th)
$45,100median, all experience
$74,960experienced (75th)
$87,730top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 610 employed in Puerto Rico. National median: $79,870.

Campuses in Puerto Rico, ranked by what their graduates earned

3campuses in Puerto Rico
146credentials awarded / yr
not reportedmedian earnings, yr 1 (Puerto Rico)
$41,628median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: CarolinaFajardo

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Caribbean Aviation Training Institute Inc Carolina for-profit 98 not reported not reported 97% not reported
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Department of Education-PRAMI Fajardo Public 35 not reported not reported 44% not reported
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus Carolina non-profit 13 not reported not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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