Colorado School of Trades

1575 Hoyt St
Denver, CO 80215-2996

Tel: 3032334697

Colorado School of Trades (CST) is the oldest and largest Gunsmithing School in the United States. The Colorado School of Trades has been teaching Gunsmithing since 1947. We prepare our students for an exciting career as a Gunsmith. Gunsmiths spend their workday repairing and building custom firearms, operating lathes and mills, and performing detailed wood shaping and finishing. Their machinists skills are on display every day.

School Highlights

Colorado School of Trades serves 150 students (100% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 10:1 is lower than the state community college average of 36:1.
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority American and Asian), which is less than the state average of 36%.
Colorado School of Trades is one of 5 community colleges within Jefferson County, CO.
The nearest community college is Red Rocks Community College (3.00 miles away).

	Colorado School of Trades	(CO) Community College Avg.
Carnegie Classification	Associate of Arts Colleges	Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges
Institution Level	At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs	At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control	Private, for profit	Private, non-profit
Total Faculty	15 staff	48 staff

Number of Programs Offered	1	8

The student population of 150 has declined by 5% over five years.
The student:teacher ratio of 10:1 has increased from 7:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 1.00 is more than the state average of 0.55. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

Total Enrollment	150 students	1,571 students

Student : Teacher Ratio	10:1	36:1

# Full-Time Students	150 students	670 students


% White	-	64%

Diversity ScoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	1.00	0.55

College Completion Rate	90%	40%

Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)	$40,200	$33,100

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	58%	89%

Median Debt for Graduates	$20,000	$13,000

Median Debt for Dropouts	$4,750	$5,139

Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS

Founded in 1947, the Colorado School of Trades (CST) has been a gunsmith training destination since its inception. Our school enjoys a worldwide reputation built on a nearly 70-year history and a long list of successful graduates recognized by top Gunsmith employers everywhere.The Colorado School of Trades has applied a system based on hands-on, project-oriented training geared to train individuals who wish to become artisan craftsmen. Our gunsmith classes offer a personal approach to training that allows a motivated student to enter the profession of Gunsmithing as an entry level general Gunsmith.