Debt by Degrees » Colorado
This database was last updated in March 2017 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. More recent data is available from the U.S. Dept. of Education’s College Scorecard.
Colorado Colleges
Research University (8)
Predominately Associate Degrees College (34)
Predominately Bachelor's Degrees College (11)
Medical & Nursing School (7)
Tech & Engineering School (1)
Business School (2)
Art School (2)
Master's College (14)
Unclassified (38)
| Name | Type | Students Receiving Pell Grants | Avg. Cost for Low-Income Students | Median Federal Debt of Pell Grantees | Nonrepayment Rate of Pell Grantees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Salon and Spa Academy | Private for-profit, 2-year | 53% | $14,103 | $5,447 | 77.0% |
| Colorado Media School | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 68% | $15,759 | $9,500 | 77.2% |
| Empire Beauty School-Lakewood | Private for-profit, 2-year | 88% | $12,938 | $7,854 | 82.0% |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Denver | Private for-profit, 2-year | 32% | $11,851 | $7,070 | |
| Empire Beauty School-Littleton | Private for-profit, 2-year | 72% | $11,769 | $8,161 | 78.9% |
| Empire Beauty School-Aurora | Private for-profit, 2-year | 80% | $13,679 | $8,161 | 78.9% |
| Montage Academy | Private for-profit, 2-year | 53% | $15,286 | ||
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Colorado Springs | Private for-profit, 2-year | 53% | $22,984 | $11,539 | 64.0% |
| Xenon International Academy-Denver | Private for-profit, 2-year | 56% | $13,228 | $10,396 | 70.0% |
| Massage Therapy Institute of Colorado | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 41% | $34,303 | $9,500 | 60.5% |
| Cheeks International Academy of Beauty Culture-Fort Collins | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 72% | $7,701 | 74.6% | |
| Cheeks International Academy of Beauty Culture-Greeley | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 98% | $7,814 | 74.6% | |
| Healing Arts Institute | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 36% | $20,014 | $5,636 | |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Grand Junction | Private for-profit, 2-year | 38% | $10,164 | $8,000 | 51.3% |
| New Dimensions Beauty Academy Inc | Private for-profit, 2-year | 45% | $11,814 | ||
| Utah College of Massage Therapy-Westminster | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 36% | $20,803 | $7,822 | 66.5% |
| Regency Beauty Institute-Westminster | Private for-profit, 2-year | 63% | $21,674 | $9,500 | 81.3% |
| Montessori Casa International | Private not-for-profit, less-than 2-year | 13% | |||
| Regency Beauty Institute-Fort Collins | Private for-profit, 2-year | 62% | $22,692 | $9,500 | 81.3% |
| Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 53% | $24,380 | $9,500 | 55.6% |
| Aveda Institute-Denver | Private for-profit, 2-year | 34% | $8,720 | $12,000 | 64.3% |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado Springs | Private for-profit, 2-year | 59% | $14,642 | $7,491 | 66.4% |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado Springs | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 35% | $13,357 | $12,000 | 58.8% |
| Delta Montrose Technical College | Public, less-than 2-year | 13% | $10,049 | $5,500 | 60.2% |
| College of International Esthetics Inc | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 35% | $14,921 | $6,333 | |
| National Personal Training Institute of Colorado | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 18% | $17,990 | $6,333 | |
| Utah College of Massage Therapy-Aurora | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 44% | $20,305 | $7,822 | 66.5% |
| National Personal Training Institute of Colorado | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 22% | $17,435 | $6,333 | |
| Emily Griffith Technical College | Public, less-than 2-year | 13% | $5,241 | ||
| National Beauty College | Private for-profit, 2-year | 44% | $4,658 | ||
| Montessori Education Center of the Rockies | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 42% | $12,635 | ||
| Pickens Technical College | Public, 2-year | 19% | $6,816 | ||
| Glenwood Beauty Academy | Private for-profit, 2-year | 76% | $12,708 | ||
| Hair Dynamics Education Center | Private for-profit, 2-year | 61% | $12,189 | $7,667 | 65.6% |
| Empire Beauty School-Thornton | Private for-profit, 2-year | 75% | $13,054 | $7,340 | 67.8% |
| United Beauty College | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 72% | $6,594 | ||
| Regency Beauty Institute-Lakewood | Private for-profit, 2-year | 64% | $23,801 | $9,500 | 81.3% |
| Rolf Institute of Structural Integration | Private not-for-profit, less-than 2-year | 6% | |||
| Argosy University-Denver | Private for-profit, 4-year | 66% | $19,665 | $10,000 | 86.2% |
| University of Northern Colorado | Public, 4-year | 34% | $13,998 | $16,750 | 41.4% |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Public, 4-year | 25% | $10,449 | $18,640 | 38.1% |
| University of Denver | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 18% | $19,878 | $22,500 | 36.3% |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Public, 4-year | 27% | $10,153 | $16,250 | 46.5% |
| Colorado School of Mines | Public, 4-year | 17% | $21,149 | $26,990 | 14.5% |
| University of Colorado Boulder | Public, 4-year | 18% | $14,071 | $17,250 | 36.3% |
| Aspen University | Private for-profit, 4-year | 20% | $15,467 | $8,485 | |
| Pima Medical Institute-Denver | Private for-profit, 2-year | 45% | $15,940 | $8,445 | 67.5% |
| Everest College-Colorado Springs | Private for-profit, 2-year | 77% | $18,666 | $9,500 | 81.9% |
| Redstone College | Private for-profit, 2-year | 65% | $19,541 | $17,196 | 70.0% |
| Concorde Career College-Aurora | Private for-profit, 2-year | 66% | $21,172 | $9,500 | 69.9% |
| Community College of Aurora | Public, 2-year | 36% | $12,184 | $5,975 | 75.8% |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Denver | Private for-profit, 2-year | 63% | $19,355 | $10,000 | 75.9% |
| Front Range Community College | Public, 2-year | 36% | $8,030 | $8,968 | 66.7% |
| Lamar Community College | Public, 2-year | 33% | $8,567 | $6,000 | 71.7% |
| Morgan Community College | Public, 2-year | 29% | $8,021 | $7,284 | 66.2% |
| Northeastern Junior College | Public, 2-year | 30% | $9,521 | $5,500 | 61.8% |
| Otero Junior College | Public, 2-year | 46% | $9,335 | $5,250 | 72.9% |
| Everest College-Thornton | Private for-profit, 2-year | 67% | $19,727 | $9,500 | 85.9% |
| Pikes Peak Community College | Public, 2-year | 44% | $8,847 | $4,500 | 71.2% |
| Pueblo Community College | Public, 2-year | 51% | $8,587 | $7,000 | 74.4% |
| Red Rocks Community College | Public, 2-year | 33% | $7,133 | $7,009 | 69.8% |
| Intellitec College-Grand Junction | Private for-profit, 2-year | 69% | $12,034 | $11,311 | 77.4% |
| Trinidad State Junior College | Public, 2-year | 46% | $9,180 | $5,500 | 67.9% |
| Everest College-Aurora | Private for-profit, 2-year | 70% | $20,751 | $9,500 | 85.9% |
| Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs | Private for-profit, 2-year | 55% | $12,464 | $8,445 | 67.5% |
| Academy of Natural Therapy Inc | Private for-profit, 2-year | 82% | $19,730 | ||
| Ecotech Institute | Private for-profit, 2-year | 60% | $17,246 | $11,367 | 88.5% |
| Aims Community College | Public, 2-year | 41% | $8,474 | $6,250 | 69.3% |
| Arapahoe Community College | Public, 2-year | 37% | $7,113 | $5,375 | 64.0% |
| Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology | Private for-profit, 2-year | 53% | $18,895 | $23,875 | 64.5% |
| Colorado Northwestern Community College | Public, 2-year | 23% | $8,858 | $7,883 | 69.2% |
| Colorado School of Trades | Private for-profit, 2-year | 47% | $16,410 | $17,000 | 50.5% |
| Community College of Denver | Public, 2-year | 47% | $7,163 | $6,311 | 81.7% |
| IBMC College | Private for-profit, 2-year | 42% | $14,750 | $11,944 | 75.3% |
| Intellitec College-Colorado Springs | Private for-profit, 2-year | 88% | $15,960 | $14,325 | 80.6% |
| Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology | Private for-profit, 2-year | 47% | $19,183 | ||
| Pima Medical Institute-Aurora | Private for-profit, 2-year | 63% | $20,495 | $7,560 | |
| Heritage College-Denver | Private for-profit, 2-year | 63% | $19,070 | $9,500 | 82.7% |
| IBMC College | Private for-profit, 2-year | 63% | $15,892 | $10,939 | 71.2% |
| Colorado School of Healing Arts | Private for-profit, 2-year | 53% | $21,643 | $11,514 | 52.9% |
| Westwood College-Denver North | Private for-profit, 4-year | 77% | $21,405 | $23,879 | 78.9% |
| National American University-Colorado Springs South | Private for-profit, 4-year | 66% | $16,481 | $12,668 | 79.2% |
| National American University-Colorado Springs | Private for-profit, 4-year | 70% | $15,586 | $12,668 | 79.2% |
| Johnson & Wales University-Denver | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 38% | $22,573 | $22,000 | 41.8% |
| Colorado Mountain College | Public, 4-year | 18% | $7,948 | $5,500 | 63.4% |
| Fort Lewis College | Public, 4-year | 33% | $12,510 | $11,020 | 51.6% |
| Colorado Mesa University | Public, 4-year | 39% | $13,142 | $12,500 | 58.3% |
| Colorado College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 10% | $13,459 | $18,000 | 19.7% |
| Westwood College-Aurora Campus | Private for-profit, 4-year | 75% | $20,922 | $23,879 | 78.9% |
| CollegeAmerica-Colorado Springs | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 80% | $25,110 | $19,500 | 85.7% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Aurora | Private for-profit, 4-year | 66% | $24,170 | $13,947 | 80.6% |
| CollegeAmerica-Denver | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 74% | $24,261 | $19,500 | 85.7% |
| Denver School of Nursing | Private for-profit, 4-year | 32% | $20,941 | 38.3% | |
| Platt College-Aurora | Private for-profit, 4-year | 50% | $36,598 | $40,950 | |
| American Sentinel University | Private for-profit, 4-year | 9% | $12,711 | 40.7% | |
| CollegeAmerica-Fort Collins | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 74% | $23,232 | $19,500 | 85.7% |
| National American University-Denver | Private for-profit, 4-year | 74% | $12,668 | 79.2% | |
| National American University-Centennial | Private for-profit, 4-year | 74% | $12,668 | 79.2% | |
| ITT Technical Institute-Westminster | Private for-profit, 4-year | 72% | $22,937 | $13,947 | 80.6% |
| Jones International University | Private for-profit, 4-year | 67% | $15,777 | $12,505 | 87.7% |
| Colorado Heights University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 5% | $2,813 | ||
| The Art Institute of Colorado | Private for-profit, 4-year | 52% | $24,591 | $12,804 | 69.1% |
| Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design | Private for-profit, 4-year | 39% | $30,192 | $7,872 | 58.2% |
| Naropa University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 55% | $22,835 | $20,875 | 34.8% |
| Colorado Technical University-Online | Private for-profit, 4-year | 69% | $13,747 | $9,500 | 81.4% |
| Regis University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 27% | $19,957 | $19,301 | 54.1% |
| Colorado Technical University-Greenwood Village | Private for-profit, 4-year | 47% | $18,919 | $9,500 | 81.4% |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Public, 4-year | 32% | $12,821 | $14,291 | 40.1% |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | Public, 4-year | 38% | $8,399 | $15,500 | 58.9% |
| Western State Colorado University | Public, 4-year | 30% | $11,470 | $14,875 | 45.0% |
| Colorado State University-Pueblo | Public, 4-year | 41% | $9,717 | $13,500 | 60.3% |
| Colorado Christian University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 31% | $21,405 | $9,500 | 57.0% |
| Colorado State University-Global Campus | Public, 4-year | 31% | $11,400 | ||
| DeVry University-Colorado | Private for-profit, 4-year | 54% | $27,353 | $20,000 | 71.1% |
| University of Phoenix-Colorado | Private for-profit, 4-year | 43% | $17,511 | $14,250 | 81.7% |
| Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs | Private for-profit, 4-year | 46% | $18,510 | $9,500 | 81.4% |
| Adams State University | Public, 4-year | 52% | $14,065 | $11,852 | 61.2% |