Colorado Community Colleges

There are 37 community colleges located throughout Colorado (18 public colleges and 19 private colleges), serving 107,185 students.
For Colorado community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $4,064 per year for in-state students and $10,223 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $15,389 per year (view national tuition costs).
Colorado community colleges have a diversity score of 0.55, which is lower than the national average of 0.66 (view national diversity statistics).
Minority enrollment is 36% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 36:1.

CMC is 11 campuses spread throughout the Rocky Mountains of North Central Colorado. See each campus at http://coloradomtn.edu/campuses/

A.J. Wilson slam dunk during the Bank of Colorado Shootout. NJC's athletic teams are consistently in the top 20 in the NJCAA.

Student by Ethnicity

(CO) School Average

American Indian

Asian

Hispanic

16%

Black

White

64%

Two or more races

Non Resident

Unknown

CO All Ethnic Groups Ethnicity Breakdown

Colorado Community Colleges by Town:

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