Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico ¹

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Summary

Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico is a public institution. It has an urban setting and the campus size is 4 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Its in-state tuition and fees are $2,770 (2011-12); out-of-state tuition and fees are $2,770 (2011-12).

School mission and unique qualities (as provided by the school):

The Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music was created by law in 1959. The famed Spanish cellits Don Pablo Casals, who had made his home on the island some years before, served as the catalyst in persuading the central goverment to asume the task of creating a conservatory as part of its on going endeveavors in support of the arts. The Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is a public higher education isntitution committed to the formation of music professionals in the areas of performance, composition and music education, equipping them to follow artistic careers and to become cultural leaders of our society. The PRCM has began new programs in Jazz and Caribbean Music, Master in Music Education and Graduate Diploma in Performance and Voice. We are expecting yo move to new facilities in January 2007. With the new facilities we will tripiclate our capacity for receiving students. Concerts are held weekly and the students receive the experience of working differents music styles specially those from the Caribbean. Music programs for the community are offered in our Preparatory School. The students from this program include pre-school students to adult. The preparatory school has a special program for high school students who want to prepare for a music career and continue college music studies in our Conservatory.

General Information

School type	public
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Academic calendar	semester
Setting	urban
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Applying

When applying to Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico, it's important to note the application deadline is December 15. The application fee at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico is $35.

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Application deadline	December 15
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Academic Life

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Student Life

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Campus Info & Services

Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, placement service, and health insurance. Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, and lighted pathways/sidewalks. Alcohol is not permitted for students of legal age at Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico.

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Health insurance offered	Yes
Students required to own/lease a computer	No

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Paying for School

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In-state tuition and fees	$2,770 (2011-12)
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$2,770 (2011-12)
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* Overview details based on 2011 data