Patient care technician training in Puerto Rico
2 patient care technician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
1 school offers these patient care technician programs, and Puerto Rico has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
The federal job guide has no separate profile for patient care technicians; the closest is nursing assistants, who give basic care and help patients with daily activities. Nursing assistants often complete a state-approved program and pass the state's competency exam, which puts them on the state registry that nursing home work requires.1
In Puerto Rico, both programs take students without a high school diploma.
Both are the same kind of program: patient care technician course.
See the 2 programsHow much does patient care technician training cost in Puerto Rico?
$6,907
is the price of the one program that lists a price, 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
- Left out
- Every program that reports it reports exactly 100%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $8,600
- Length
- 30 to 63 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 patient care technician training. How these figures are made
All 2 patient care technician programs in Puerto Rico approved for WIOA funding
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Técnico de Cuidado Al Paciente
Academia Serrant
Sabana Grande
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$8,600Price if you pay yourself$6,907Program website, Técnico de Cuidado Al Paciente at Academia SerrantMore details about Técnico de Cuidado Al Paciente at Academia Serrant
- Finished
- Left out
- Working at 6 months
- Left out
- Earned in a quarter
- $2,160
- Length
- 30 weeks, 25 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $6,749
- Students counted
- 19
- Earned a year, estimated
- $8,600
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,907
Nivel Secundario con Modalidad Acelerada con Técnico de Cuidado al Paciente
Academia Serrant
Ponce
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourselfNot reportedSchool website, Nivel Secundario con Modalidad Acelerada con Técnico de Cuidado al Paciente at Academia SerrantMore details about Nivel Secundario con Modalidad Acelerada con Técnico de Cuidado al Paciente at Academia Serrant
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 63 weeks, 25 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- Not reported
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- Not reported
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for patient care technician training in Puerto Rico
WIOA funding can pay for patient care technician training 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 patient care technician training
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 patient care technician training
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.
Patient care technician training in Mayagüez, Ponce and other Puerto Rico cities
Choosing an area filters the program list above.
Other training in Puerto Rico
How patient care technician training compares with the rest of nursing and patient care: Nursing and patient care programs 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
- OTA programs1 program
- Personal trainer certification2 programs
- Customer service training2 programs
- Cardiovascular technology programs2 programs
- Electronics technician training2 programs
- Business administration programs3 programs
- Criminal justice programs2 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 patient care technician program numbers come from
Which Puerto Rico patient care technician programs are on this list?
These are the patient care technician 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 patient care technician 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 patient care technician training in Puerto Rico
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Nursing Assistants and Orderlies
- 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