Mech-Tech College

Overview

Mech-Tech College is a private for-profit two-year institution based in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,302 students.

Mech-Tech College offers certificates and associate degrees across 20 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Automobile, Welding Technology, and Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician. It awarded 1,270 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 79% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 23 to 1.

Mission

MECH-TECH COLLEGE IS A HIGHER EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTION WHOSE MISSION IS TO TRAIN AND RE-TRAIN YOUTHS AND ADULTS WITH THE NECESSARY PRACTICAL AND THEORICAL COMPETENCIES IN PROFESSIONS THAT WILL PREPARE THEM TO COMPETE FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT CAN EMERGE IN THESE FIELDS AND MAINTAIN THEM. STUDENTS WILL BE INTEGRALLY FORMED WITH A CAPACITY TO CRITICALLY ADDRESS THE TECHNOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, ETHICAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES OF A FASTGROWING AND CHANGING SOCIETY IN THE HUMAN ASPECT BUT ALSO INTELLECTUALLY, ACHIEVED THROUGH OUR INNOVATIVE CURRICULA.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

Programs and majors offered 20

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Admissions

Admission policy

Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students

79%

First-year retention, part-time students

57%

Student-to-faculty ratio

23:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees

61

Certificates of 1 to 2 years

1,209

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

2,302

Undergraduates, fall 2024

2,302

Full-time, fall 2024

90%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

3,463

Full-time, 2024-25

88%

Size category

1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women

7%

Men

93%

White

1%

Hispanic or Latino

98%

Black or African American

1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online

0%

Students taking some online courses

0%

Campus and services

Setting

Small city

Academic calendar

Quarter

Carnegie classification

Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional

President

Edwin Colon

Services and opportunities

Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates