Best Colorado Community Colleges (2021)
For the 2021 school year, there are 36 community colleges serving 110,435 students in Colorado (16 public colleges and 20 private colleges).
For Colorado community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $4,586 per year for in-state students and $10,832 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $16,963 per year (view national tuition costs).
The average community college acceptance rate in Colorado is 87% (view national acceptance rates).
Colorado community colleges have a diversity score of 0.62, which is lower than the national average of 0.73 (view national diversity statistics).
Minority enrollment is 43% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 30:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(CO) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
3%
Hispanic
21%
Black
5%
White
57%
Two or more races
4%
Non Resident
3%
Unknown
6%
Top Colorado Community Colleges by Town (2021)
- College Location Students
- 5900 S. Santa Fe Dr.
Littleton, CO 80160
(303) 797-4222 19,427 students - 500 Kennedy Drive
Rangely, CO 81648
(800) 562-1105 1,365 students - Colorado School of TradesPrivate for-profit1575 Hoyt St
Lakewood, CO 80215
(303) 233-000000 135 students - Concorde Career College-AuroraPrivate for-profit111 N. Havana Street
Aurora, CO 80010
(303) 861-1151 778 students - DeVry University-ColoradoPrivate, for profit1870 W 122nd Ave
Denver, CO 80234
(303) 280-7400 964 students - Lincoln College of Technology-DenverPrivate for-profit11194 E 45th Ave
Denver, CO 80239
(303) 723-000000000 1,303 students - National American University-CentennialPrivate for-profit8242 South University Blvd, Suite 100
Centennial, CO 80122
(303) 542-7000 129 students - National American University-Colorado Springs SouthPrivate for-profit1079 Space Center Drive, Suite 140
Colorado Springs, CO 80915
(719) 208-3800 146 students - Pima Medical Institute-DenverPrivate for-profit7475 Dakin St Suite 100
Denver, CO 80221
(303) 426-1800 631 students - Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyPrivate for-profit10851 W 120th Ave
Broomfield, CO 80021
(303) 466-1714 339 students - 1681 S Dayton St
Denver, CO 80247
(303) 751-8700 251 students - CollegeAmerica-Colorado SpringsPrivate not-for-profit3645 Citadel Drive South
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
(719) 622-00000000 143 students - CollegeAmerica-DenverPrivate not-for-profit1385 S Colorado Blvd., 5th Floor
Denver, CO 80222
(303) 300-8740 123 students - Colorado Heights UniversityPrivate, non-profit3001 S Federal Blvd
Denver, CO 80236
(303) 937-4200 154 students - 802 Grand Ave.
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
(800) 621-8559 5,688 students - Colorado School of Healing ArtsPrivate for-profit7655 W Mississippi Ste 100
Lakewood, CO 80226
(303) 986-2320 98 students - 16000 E CentreTech Pky
Aurora, CO 80011
(303) 360-4700 7,981 students - Everest College-Colorado SpringsPrivate, for profit1815 Jet Wing Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80916
(719) 638-6580 330 students - 3645 W 112th Ave
Westminster, CO 80031
(303) 404-5000 18,880 students - 3842 South Mason Street
Fort Collins, CO 80525
(970) 223-2669 405 students - Intellitec College-Colorado SpringsPrivate for-profit2315 East Pikes Peak Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
(719) 633-00000000 598 students - Intellitec College-Grand JunctionPrivate for-profit772 Horizon Dr.
Grand Junction, CO 81506
(970) 245-8101 841 students - Johnson & Wales University-DenverPrivate not-for-profit7150 Montview Blvd
Denver, CO 80220
(303) 256-9300 1,008 students - 100 College Avenue
Sterling, CO 80751
(970) 521-6600 1,492 students - 5675 S Academy Blvd
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
(719) 502-2000 13,204 students - Prince Institute-Rocky MountainsPrivate, for profit9051 Harlan Street, Unit 20
Westminster, CO 80031
(303) 427-5292n/astudents - 600 Prospect Street
Trinidad, CO 81082
(719) 846-5011 1,542 students - Show 1 more community colleges in Colorado (out of 36 total colleges)
Recent Articles
College is expensive enough without the added cost of medical school on top of it. If you're on a pre-med track, consider taking some of your prerequisites at community college. Keep reading to learn more.
Can pre-teens enroll in community college? A 12-year-old in Florida recently went to court when the local community college wouldn’t allow her to dual-enroll because she was too young. In California, a child prodigy is about to graduate from UCLA after starting at community college at the age of eight.
Explore a proposal by the governor of Massachusetts to coordinate the state’s 15 community colleges. There are strong feelings on both sides of the issue to consider.
