Most Affordable Colleges in Colorado
25 schools ranked by lowest average net price after financial aid. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technical College of the Rockies Delta · public | $3,796 | 95.7% | $45,516 | — |
| 2 | Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs · public | $6,007 | 23.2% | $40,796 | — |
| 3 | Pickens Technical College Aurora · public | $6,600 | 67.9% | $39,210 | — |
| 4 | Emily Griffith Technical College Denver · public | $7,197 | 92.2% | $35,487 | — |
| 5 | Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs · community | $7,813 | 33.8% | $44,127 | — |
| 6 | Community College of Aurora Aurora · community | $8,656 | 18.7% | $44,592 | — |
| 7 | Red Rocks Community College Lakewood · public | $9,044 | 31.6% | $46,288 | — |
| 8 | Lamar Community College Lamar · community | $9,161 | 37.4% | $38,719 | — |
| 9 | Morgan Community College Fort Morgan · community | $9,266 | 45.1% | $39,429 | — |
| 10 | Community College of Denver Denver · public | $9,450 | 15.9% | $39,095 | — |
| 11 | Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo · public | $10,051 | 41.4% | $55,563 | 94.9% |
| 12 | Trinidad State College Trinidad · community | $10,772 | 53.1% | $36,475 | — |
| 13 | Otero College La Junta · community | $11,103 | 41.0% | $39,018 | — |
| 14 | Aims Community College Greeley · community | $11,463 | 33.1% | $41,887 | — |
| 15 | Arapahoe Community College Littleton · community | $11,571 | 26.1% | $48,341 | — |
| 16 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver · public | $11,900 | 51.1% | $64,270 | 74.7% |
| 17 | Pueblo Community College Pueblo · public | $12,045 | 30.6% | $37,434 | — |
| 18 | Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely · community | $12,131 | 42.2% | $43,526 | — |
| 19 | National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) Denver · private | $12,959 | 79.5% | — | 29.4% |
| 20 | Adams State University Alamosa · public | $12,980 | 38.8% | $44,372 | — |
| 21 | Front Range Community College Westminster · community | $13,031 | 26.0% | $45,910 | — |
| 22 | Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder Boulder · private | $13,367 | 55.6% | $32,001 | — |
| 23 | Northeastern Junior College Sterling · community | $13,801 | 35.3% | $39,893 | — |
| 24 | The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs · private | $14,409 | 66.0% | $28,934 | — |
| 25 | Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction · public | $15,103 | 42.5% | $45,823 | 82.0% |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.