Accounting and bookkeeping classes in Puerto Rico

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

4 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 Anyone paid to prepare or help prepare federal tax returns needs a Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) from the IRS.²

In Puerto Rico, 1 of the 4 programs takes students without a high school diploma and 3 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 4 programs here are bookkeeping certificate or course (2 programs) and accounting (associate degree, 2 programs).

See the 4 programs

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

Two-year degrees (2 programs): $5,236 to $15,096all 2 with a price
Other accounting and bookkeeping programs (2 programs): $9,515the one with a price

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it.

In the typical program

Finished the program: Left out; Half of Puerto Rico's programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states
Working 6 months later: Left out; Every program that reports it reports exactly 100%
Earned a year, estimated: Not enough data; 2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length: Not enough data; 4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

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.³⁴⁵For a degree, the job center first looks at grants such as a federal Pell Grant; WIOA pays toward what they don't cover.⁵In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 25 people at 1 of the 4 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁶ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁵
Or pay yourself. Two-year degrees here cost $5,236 to $15,096.Other accounting and bookkeeping programs here cost $9,515.

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

All 4 accounting and bookkeeping programs in Puerto Rico approved for WIOA funding

4 programs

Bookkeeping certificate or courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Asistente de Contabilidad
Bayamon Community College
Bayam N
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Bayamon Community College, Bayam NBookkeeping certificate or course · Accredited schoolHybrid · 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
Left out
Working at 6 months
Left out
Earned in a quarter
$4,193
Length
32 weeks, 23 hours a week
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
94
Earned a year, estimated
$16,800
Price if you pay yourself
Not reported
Program website, Asistente de Contabilidad at Bayamon Community College
Bookkeeping certificate or courseIn personNo diploma needed
Oficinista de Contabilidad Computadorizada
Job Connection Center, Inc.
Humacao
No diploma needed
Job Connection Center, Inc., HumacaoBookkeeping certificate or courseIn 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
Left out
Working at 6 months
Left out
Earned in a quarter
$2,400
Length
27 weeks, 30 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$375
Students counted
25
Earned a year, estimated
$9,600
Price if you pay yourself
$9,515
students trained with WIOA funding
25
Accounting (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Grado Asociado en Administración de Empresas en Contabilidad
Educational Associates, Inc dba Humacao Community College
Humacao
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Educational Associates, Inc dba Humacao Community College, HumacaoAccounting (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$5,236
School website, Grado Asociado en Administración de Empresas en Contabilidad at Educational Associates, Inc dba Humacao Community College
More details about Grado Asociado en Administración de Empresas en Contabilidad at Educational Associates, Inc dba Humacao Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
90 weeks, 12 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$5,236
School website, Grado Asociado en Administración de Empresas en Contabilidad at Educational Associates, Inc dba Humacao Community College
Accounting (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Grado Asociado en Ciencias en Administración en Contabilidad
Caribbean University
Bayam N
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Caribbean University, Bayam NAccounting (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · 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
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$15,096
Program website, Grado Asociado en Ciencias en Administración en Contabilidad at Caribbean University

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 it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

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.⁷⁸

GI Bill for accounting and bookkeeping classes

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁹

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

Other training in Puerto Rico

How accounting and bookkeeping classes compare with the rest of business and office work: Business and office training in Puerto Rico

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).¹⁰ 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

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. 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".¹¹ 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 facts about accounting and bookkeeping classes in Puerto Rico

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