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2023 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Schools in Colorado

9 Schools Ranked
$6,056 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,730 Avg Student Debt

With all the 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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Associate Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Colorado to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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1,998 Total Awards
$12,581 Average Tuition & Fees
$29,574 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a associate degree in Colorado. This large private for-profit school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 1,998 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

If you want to attend Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, expect to pay an average of $12,581 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, associate degree students take out $29,574 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, Colorado
581 Total Awards
$4,080 Average Tuition & Fees
$22,064 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arapahoe Community College is a great place for students working on their associate degree. Arapahoe Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Littleton, Colorado. It awarded 581 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

Full-time students from Colorado pay an average of $4,080 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Arapahoe Community College. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $15,502. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,064 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 61% were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 33% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, Colorado
1,741 Total Awards
$3,981 Average Tuition & Fees
$15,176 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pikes Peak Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Schools in Colorado list. PPCC is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 1,741 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

In-state students pay an average of $3,981 in tuition and fees if they attend PPCC full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $15,403. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $15,176 in student loans. Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 47% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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388 Total Awards
$16,632 Avg Student Debt

The excellent associate degree programs at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts - Boulder helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Colorado. Located in Boulder, Colorado, the medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 388 associate degree awards in 2020-2021.

On average, associate degree students take out $16,632 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 53% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.

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#5

Community College of Denver

Denver, Colorado
717 Total Awards
$4,745 Average Tuition & Fees
$20,971 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you attend Community College of Denver. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Associate Degree Schools in Colorado list. This medium-sized public school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 717 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

Students from Colorado who attend CCD full time pay an average of $4,745 in tuition and fees. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $16,167. Associate Degree recipients from CCD accumulate an average of $20,971 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 38% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

Pueblo Community College

Pueblo, Colorado
734 Total Awards
$4,536 Average Tuition & Fees
$18,779 Avg Student Debt

The excellent associate degree programs at Pueblo Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Colorado. Pueblo Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Pueblo, Colorado. It awarded 734 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

Students from Colorado who attend Pueblo Community College full time pay an average of $4,536 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $15,958. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $18,779 in student loans. Around 69% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 35% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#7

Trinidad State Junior College

Trinidad, Colorado
222 Total Awards
$4,176 Average Tuition & Fees
$20,101 Avg Student Debt

Trinidad State Junior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get an associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Trinidad State Junior College is located in Trinidad, Colorado and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 222 associate degrees to qualified students.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Trinidad State Junior College is $4,176. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $6,631. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,101 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 17% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#8

Nazarene Bible College

Colorado Springs, Colorado
1 Total Awards
$10,320 Average Tuition & Fees

Nazarene Bible College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree programs. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2020-2021.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $10,320 to cover tuition and fees at Nazarene Bible College. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Nazarene Bible College is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#8

Front Range Community College

Westminster, Colorado
1,857 Total Awards
$4,032 Average Tuition & Fees
$23,281 Avg Student Debt

With a ranking of #8, Front Range Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their associate degree. Front Range Community College is a fairly large public school located in Westminster, Colorado that handed out 1,857 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

In-state students pay an average of $4,032 in tuition and fees if they attend FRCC full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,454. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,281 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 61% were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 38% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 9 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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