Criminal justice programs in Puerto Rico
2 criminal justice programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
2 schools offer these criminal justice programs, and Puerto Rico has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Police officers protect lives and property, and detectives gather facts and collect evidence of possible crimes. The education needed ranges from a high school diploma to a college degree, and new officers usually attend a training academy before they start.1
In Puerto Rico, 1 of the 2 programs takes students without a high school diploma and 1 asks for a diploma or equivalent.
By kind, the 2 programs here are crime scene and forensic science (1 program) and criminal justice, corrections or police science (associate degree, 1 program).
See the 2 programsHow much do criminal justice programs cost in Puerto Rico?
$916 to $14,076
from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself
These two programs
- Finished the program
- Left out
- Half of Puerto Rico's programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Neither program reports it
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Neither program reports it
- Length
- 68 to 90 weeks
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 criminal justice programs. How these figures are made
All 2 criminal justice programs in Puerto Rico approved for WIOA funding
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Grado Asociado en Investigac'n Criminal y Ciencias Forenses
ICPR Junior College
Mayaguez
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$916Program website, Grado Asociado en Investigac'n Criminal y Ciencias Forenses at ICPR Junior CollegeMore details about Grado Asociado en Investigac'n Criminal y Ciencias Forenses at ICPR Junior College
- Finished
- Left out
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 90 weeks, 13 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,557
- Students counted
- 30
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $916
Grado Asociado en Artes en Ciencias Policiales
Caribbean University
Bayam N
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$14,076Program website, Grado Asociado en Artes en Ciencias Policiales at Caribbean UniversityMore details about Grado Asociado en Artes en Ciencias Policiales at Caribbean University
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 68 weeks, 26 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,017
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $14,076
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for criminal justice programs in Puerto Rico
WIOA funding can pay for criminal justice programs 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 criminal justice programs
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.67
GI Bill for criminal justice programs
Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8
The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.
Criminal justice programs in Mayagüez, San Juan and other Puerto Rico cities
Choosing an area filters the program list above.
Other training in Puerto Rico
How criminal justice programs compare with the rest of public safety: First responder training in Puerto Rico
- Welding classes3 programs
- HVAC training9 programs
- Medical billing and coding training11 programs
- LPN programs8 programs
- EMT classes7 programs
- Electrician training6 programs
- Dental assistant programs6 programs
- Auto mechanic classes8 programs
- Pharmacy technician training6 programs
- Plumbing school1 program
- CNC machinist training2 programs
- Diesel mechanic training1 program
- IT training8 programs
- Cosmetology school18 programs
- Barber school18 programs
- Esthetician school6 programs
- Nail tech school10 programs
- Massage therapy school5 programs
- Radiology tech programs6 programs
- Culinary school32 programs
- Home health aide training4 programs
- Medical administrative assistant training9 programs
- Industrial maintenance technician training1 program
- Early childhood education programs4 programs
- Hospitality management programs2 programs
- Coding and software development courses2 programs
- Sonography school3 programs
- Administrative assistant training11 programs
- Respiratory therapy programs3 programs
- AutoCAD and drafting courses2 programs
- Digital marketing courses2 programs
- Web and graphic design courses5 programs
- Vet tech programs3 programs
- Patient care technician training2 programs
- OTA programs1 program
- Personal trainer certification2 programs
- Customer service training2 programs
- Cardiovascular technology programs2 programs
- Electronics technician training2 programs
- Business administration programs3 programs
- Teacher assistant certification1 program
- Auto body repair classes1 program
- Solar and wind technician training1 program
- Optician training1 program
- Masonry training1 program
- Construction training programs6 programs
- Accounting and bookkeeping classes4 programs
- RN programs12 programs
Where the Puerto Rico criminal justice program numbers come from
Which Puerto Rico criminal justice programs are on this list?
These are the criminal justice 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).9 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 criminal justice 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".10 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 criminal justice programs in Puerto Rico
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Police and Detectives
- 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 Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- 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