Otero Junior College Trade Programs

Otero Junior College is a public institution located in La Junta, Colorado. The location of Otero JC is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Where Is Otero Junior College?

Contact details for Otero JC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1802 Colorado Avenue, La Junta, CO 81050
Phone:	719-384-6800
Website:	www.otero.edu

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Can I Afford Otero JC?

In a recent term, part-time Otero JC students paid $164 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $274 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$3,941	$6,571
Fees	$477	$477
Books and Supplies	$1,500	$1,500
On Campus Room and Board	$8,988	$8,988
On Campus Other Expenses	$6,300	$6,300

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Otero JC, approximately 25% of students took out student loans averaging $4,604 a year. That adds up to $18,416 over four years for those students.

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Otero Junior College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,216 undergraduate students at Otero JC, with 528 being full-time and 688 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 528 full-time undergraduates at Otero JC, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Otero Junior College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	221
White	197
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

Over 22 countries are represented at Otero JC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, United Kingdom, and Japan.

Online Learning at Otero Junior College

In 2022-2023, 304 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Otero JC has changed over the last few years.

Otero Junior College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Welding Technology/Welder	33	0	0	33
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	0	31	31
Laboratory Technician	0	6	0	6
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	1	0	4	5
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	3	0	0	3
TOTAL	37	6	35	78

Otero Junior College Trades

In a recent academic period, Otero Junior College awarded 194 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	6	0
Cosmetology	1	4	0	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	3	31	0	0
Precision Metal Working	33	0	0	0
Total	108	74	12	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

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