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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 located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 1,595 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aims Community College are $10,850 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Red Rocks Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Colorado list. Red Rocks Community College is located in Lakewood, Colorado and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2,069 degrees to qualified students.
Red Rocks Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,135 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Red Rocks Community College is ranked #1 for overall quality in Colorado.
Out of the 25 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Northwestern Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Colorado Northwestern Community College is a small public school located in Rangely, Colorado that handed out 255 degrees in 2021-2022.
CNCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,740 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CNCC is ranked #5 for overall quality in Colorado.
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. Trinidad State Junior College is located in Trinidad, Colorado and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 701 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trinidad State Junior College are $8,360 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Front Range Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Colorado list. Front Range Community College is a fairly large public school located in Westminster, Colorado that handed out 5,675 degrees 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 small public school situated in Fort Morgan, Colorado. It awarded 248 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Morgan Community College are $15,579 a year.
Pikes Peak Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 3,050 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at PPCC are $15,714 a year.
Community College of Aurora did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #8 on the list. CCA is located in Aurora, Colorado and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,000 degrees to qualified students.
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. Located in La Junta, Colorado, the very small public school handed out 349 degrees in 2021-2022.
Otero JC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,730 in tuition and fees each 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.
Arapahoe Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,502 in tuition and fees each 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.
Colorado Mountain College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,820 in tuition and fees each year.
Lamar Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #12 on the list. Lamar Community College is a very small public school located in Lamar, Colorado that handed out 215 degrees in 2021-2022.
LCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,720 in tuition and fees each 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.
Pueblo Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,275 in tuition and fees each year.
Northeastern Junior College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Colorado list. Located in Sterling, Colorado, the small public school awarded 544 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
NJC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,691 in tuition and fees each year.
Community College of Denver ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Colorado list. CCD is a medium-sized public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 1,239 degrees in 2021-2022.
CCD undergraduate students pay an average of $16,235 in tuition and fees each year.
Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #16 on the list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 974 degrees in 2021-2022.
Colorado State University - Pueblo undergraduate students pay an average of $16,324 in tuition and fees each year.
Colorado State University - Pueblo did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Trade Schools in Colorado list.
Colorado Mesa University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Colorado list. Colorado Mesa University is a medium-sized public school located in Grand Junction, Colorado that handed out 1,939 degrees in 2021-2022.
Colorado Mesa undergraduate students pay an average of $23,019 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Northern Colorado came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Colorado ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 2,848 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $24,159 a year.
University of Northern Colorado excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Trade Schools in Colorado list.
Metropolitan State University of Denver ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Colorado list. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 3,626 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Denver are $28,092 per year.
IBMC College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out degrees to 345 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IBMC are $14,960 per year.
IBMC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Trade Schools in Colorado list.
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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Regis U are $42,220 per 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. CCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakewood, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,497 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCU are $26,846 per year.
Intellitec College - Grand Junction did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #24 on the list. 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #24 on the list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out degrees to 288 students 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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