Colorado School of Trades

Colorado School of Trades is a private community college located in Lakewood, CO. It offers 1 program through Associate's program. It is accredited by Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges.

The 2024 tuition & fees are $27,150 for undergraduate programs at Colorado School of Trades. Its tuition & fees are more expensive than the average costs ($18,439) of private community colleges in Colorado.

It has 85 students that are lower than the average population (687 students) of community colleges in Colorado. The student to faculty ratio is 10 to 1 which is lower than the average ratio (17 to 1) of Colorado community colleges. The average earning after 10 years of graduation from the school is $38,200.

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Academic Overview

Colorado School of Trades is a 2-4 years, private (for-profit) school located in Lakewood, Colorado.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $27,150 on average. It offers 1 degree programs through 1 Associate's programs. (The distance learning opportunity (online classes) is not offered.)

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, private (for-profit)
Address	1575 Hoyt St, Lakewood, CO
Phone	303-233-4697
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	$27,150
Acceptance Rate	90.91%
Student Population »	85 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	81%
Retention Rate	93%
Average Financial Aid »	$6,300
Students to Faculty	10:1 (10.00%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$38,200

Application Requirements

Colorado School of Trades requires to submit High School GPA, and High School Rank to its applicants. The following table summarizes the admission requirements to apply to Colorado School of Trades.

Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Not Considered
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Not Considered
Recommendations	Not Considered
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Not Considered
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2025 tuition & fees are $27,150 for undergraduate programs at Colorado School of Trades. The tuition & fees at Colorado School of Trades is more expensive than the average costs ($18,439) over private community colleges in Colorado. Next table describes 2024-2025 tuition & fees at Colorado School of Trades compares to Colorado community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes of tuition costs over last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. You can check more comprehensive tuition information at cost of attendance page.

Cost of Attendance

2025 Cost Of Attendance
	Amount
Tuition & Fees	$27,150
Books & Supplies	$5,000
Off-Campus Living Costs	$30,000
Average Financial Aid	$6,300
Cost of Attendance	$62,150
Total Costs After Financial Aid	$55,850
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$38,200

Tuition by Program

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Gunsmithing/Gunsmith	$27,150	$5,000	1,800 Hours	15 Months

Comparison

2025 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Tuition & Fees
Colorado School of Trades	$27,150
Private Community Colleges in Colorado	$18,439
Private Community Colleges in U.S.	$20,310

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Colorado School of Trades offers Associate's programs - 1 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

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	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Gunsmithing/Gunsmith	NOT OFFERED	89 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 85 students at Colorado School of Trades including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 147 male students and 2 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time
Total	149	149
Male Students	147	147
Female Students	2	2

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