Head-to-head comparison
Advantage Technical College vs Antilles School of Technical Careers: which has better ROI?
Option A Manati, PR
Advantage Technical College
- Net price / year
- $5,460
- Earnings, 10 years
- $26,905
- Payback
- No payback
Option B San Juan, PR
Antilles School of Technical Careers
- Net price / year
- $3,912
- Earnings, 10 years
- $21,766
- Payback
- No payback
Neither clears its cost on institution-wide earnings, but Advantage Technical College comes closer — median earnings $26,905 against a $21,840 total, vs $21,766 at Antilles School of Technical Careers. (Scorecard, 2026 · our math.)
| Measure | Advantage Technical College | Antilles School of Technical Careers |
|---|---|---|
| Net price / yr | $5,460 | $3,912 |
| Total net cost | $21,840 | $15,648 |
| Median earnings, 10 yrs | $26,905 | $21,766 |
| Median debt | — | — |
| Payback | — | — |
| 20-year net return | -$450,940 | -$547,528 |
College Scorecard (2026), institution-level · payback and returns are our math. Figures blend all majors.
The short answer
Which is cheaper, Advantage Technical College or Antilles School of Technical Careers?
Antilles School of Technical Careers, at $3,912 a year after aid versus $5,460 — a gap of $1,548 a year, or $6,192 across the full degree. These are net prices after grants and scholarships, not sticker prices, so they reflect what an aided student pays.
The short answer
Do Advantage Technical College or Antilles School of Technical Careers graduates earn more?
Advantage Technical College graduates report a median $26,905 ten years after entry, $5,139 more than the $21,766 at Antilles School of Technical Careers. Both are institution-wide medians from federal tax records, so a high-paying major at the lower school can beat the average at the higher one.
The short answer
Which graduates more of its students?
60% of students finish at Advantage Technical College, against 59% at Antilles School of Technical Careers. Completion matters to the ROI arithmetic because a degree that is never finished still carries its cost and its debt, but earns none of the graduate premium above the $48,360 high-school baseline.