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Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Colorado

2023 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Colorado

5 Schools Ranked
$6,661 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$18,711 Avg Student Debt

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

The Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Colorado to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

770 Total Awards
$15,323 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Trade Schools in Colorado list. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associate degrees to 770 students in 2021-2022.

Associate Degree recipients from Escoffier - Boulder accumulate an average of $15,323 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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#3

Pueblo Community College

Pueblo, Colorado
660 Total Awards
$4,626 Average Tuition & Fees
$14,253 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pueblo Community College is a great place for trade school students working on their associate degree. Located in Pueblo, Colorado, the medium-sized public school awarded 660 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2021-2022.

Students from Colorado who attend Pueblo Community College full time pay an average of $4,626 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $16,275. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $14,253 in student loans. Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2020-2021 about 33% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, Colorado
754 Total Awards
$4,080 Average Tuition & Fees
$15,611 Avg Student Debt

The excellent associate degree programs at Arapahoe Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Colorado. This fairly large public school is located in Littleton, Colorado, and it awarded 754 associate degrees in 2021-2022.

Full-time students from Colorado pay an average of $4,080 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Arapahoe Community College. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,502. On average, associate degree students take out $15,611 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.

Arapahoe Community College is primarily an online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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#5

Trinidad State Junior College

Trinidad, Colorado
241 Total Awards
$5,240 Average Tuition & Fees
$12,954 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Trinidad State Junior College is a great place for trade school students working on their associate degree. This small public school is located in Trinidad, Colorado, and it awarded 241 associate degrees in 2021-2022.

In-state students pay an average of $5,240 in tuition and fees if they attend Trinidad State Junior College full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $8,360. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $12,954 in student loans. Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 15% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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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