There are 18 community colleges (2-4 year colleges) in Colorado - 5 public and 13 private schools.
The 2025 average tuition & fees of Colorado community colleges is $8,445 for Colorado residents and $16,817 for out-of-state students. The average financial aid amounts including grants and/or scholarships is $5,762. A total of 17,378 students enrolled in Colorado community colleges (1,086 in average).
Colorado Community Colleges Average Statistics
15 Colorado community colleges have the open admission policy with some application requirements such as high school diploma and certificate of attendance. The average acceptance rate of schools having competitive admission is 90.91% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 72.50%.
11 schools offer online degree/programs and 119 students enrolled online exclusively.
The average graduation rate is 61.88% and the transfer-out rate is 61.88%. The average students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1 at Colorado community colleges.
The following table shows the 2025 average academic statistics for Colorado community colleges.
Colorado Community Colleges Comparison - Ranking and Key Facts
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs is ranked first among Colorado community colleges and Northeastern Junior College and Otero College are second and third position in the ranking.
The 2025 average tuition & fees of the schools are $8,445 for Colorado residents and $16,817 for out-of-state students. The following table compares the Colorado community colleges with key statistics by ranking.