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2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Colorado
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Trade School Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in Colorado to see which programs offered the best value experiences for trade school students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Trade Schools in Colorado
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Our analysis found Aims Community College to be the best value school for trade school students in Colorado. Aims Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 1,595 degrees in 2021-2022.
Aims Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,850 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Red Rocks Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Colorado list. Located in Lakewood, Colorado, the medium-sized public school handed out 2,069 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Red Rocks Community College are $16,135 a year.
Red Rocks Community College also made our Best Trade Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #1.
The excellent programs at Colorado Northwestern Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in Colorado. Located in Rangely, Colorado, the small public school awarded 255 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
CNCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,740 in tuition and fees each year.
CNCC also made our Best Trade Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #5.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinidad State Junior College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Colorado list. This small public school is located in Trinidad, Colorado, and it awarded 701 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Trinidad State Junior College are $8,360 a year.
The excellent programs at Front Range Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in Colorado. Westminster, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 5,675 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at FRCC are $15,776 a year.
Morgan Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #6 on the list. Morgan Community College is a public institution located in Fort Morgan, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 248 degrees in 2021-2022.
Morgan Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,579 in tuition and fees each year.
Pikes Peak Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Colorado list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the fairly large public school handed out 3,050 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PPCC are $15,714 per year.
Community College of Aurora came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Colorado ranking. Community College of Aurora is a medium-sized public school located in Aurora, Colorado that handed out 1,000 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at CCA are $15,832 a year.
Otero Junior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #9 on the list. Otero JC is located in La Junta, Colorado and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 349 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Otero JC are $6,730 a year.
Arapahoe Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Arapahoe Community College is located in Littleton, Colorado and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,505 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Arapahoe Community College are $15,502 a year.
Colorado Mountain College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Colorado list. Located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,329 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Colorado Mountain College are $11,820 a year.
Lamar Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Colorado list. This very small public school is located in Lamar, Colorado, and it awarded 215 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at LCC are $6,720 a year.
Pueblo Community College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Pueblo Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Pueblo, Colorado. It awarded 2,592 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Pueblo Community College are $16,275 a year.
Northeastern Junior College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Colorado list. NJC is a public institution located in Sterling, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 544 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NJC are $7,691 per year.
Community College of Denver ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Colorado list. Located in Denver, Colorado, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,239 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
CCD undergraduate students pay an average of $16,235 in tuition and fees each year.
Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Pueblo, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 974 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $16,324 per year.
Colorado State University - Pueblo also took the #2 spot in our Best Trade Schools in Colorado rankings.
Colorado Mesa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,939 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Mesa are $23,019 per year.
University of Northern Colorado landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. University of Northern Colorado is a medium-sized public school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 2,848 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $24,159 per year.
University of Northern Colorado also claimed a spot on our Best Trade Schools in Colorado list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Colorado ranking. MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3,626 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at MSU Denver are $28,092 a year.
IBMC College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Colorado ranking. IBMC is a private for-profit institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 345 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IBMC are $14,960 per year.
IBMC also made our Best Trade Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #4.
Regis University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Colorado ranking. Regis U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2,060 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Regis U are $42,220 a year.
Regis U also took the #3 spot in our Best Trade Schools in Colorado rankings.
Colorado Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #22 on the list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Lakewood, Colorado, and it awarded 1,497 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at CCU are $26,846 a year.
Intellitec College - Grand Junction came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Colorado ranking. Intellitec College - Grand Junction is located in Grand Junction, Colorado and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 656 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Intellitec College - Grand Junction are $0 a year.
Intellitec College - Colorado Springs came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Colorado ranking. Intellitec College - Colorado Springs is a very small private for-profit school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 288 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Intellitec College - Colorado Springs are $0 a year.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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