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Cheapest Colleges in Colorado

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Private campuses outnumber public ones on this Colorado list (37 vs 30); Technical College of the Rockies still leads on average net price at $3,796.

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$3,796
Cheapest net price: $17,052
Colorado median: 67
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Technical College of the Rockies has the lowest average net price in Colorado among Scorecard reporters

According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Technical College of the Rockies posts the lowest average net price in Colorado at $3,796 among 67 ranked schools. Net price is what students paid after grant aid, not sticker tuition, and can reflect a narrow enrollment mix at specialty schools.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard

Cheapest net price: $3,796
Colorado median: $17,052
Schools ranked: 67
National median: $17,124

Data updated August 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage

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Technical College of the Rockies has the lowest average net price in Colorado at $3,796/year.

$3,796
cheapest ranked net price: $17,052
Colorado median net price: 30 public / 37 private
schools in this ranking: $15,799
avg net price, <$30K income families

Average net price blends every income bracket; families under $30k average $15,799 here. Loans are excluded, open a school profile for the bracket table before treating one average as a personal cost.

Sticker tuition and real net price diverge most at Colorado College, where in-state published tuition of $70,734 falls to an average net price of $33,375 after aid, a $37,359 gap, the widest sticker-to-net gap among ranked Colorado schools.

Private campuses outnumber public ones here (37 vs 30). A low figure at a small religious or specialty school can reflect a narrow enrollment mix, check sector and enrollment beside the price.

The bar to make this top-25 list is $15,103. Here is where that cutoff sits among all 67 Scorecard-reporting Colorado schools:

The bar to make Colorado's top-25 cheapest list

Average net price after aid · 67 Scorecard-reporting schools

$15,103 Among the most affordable more affordable than 63% of 67 Colorado colleges

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Each bar is a $4K-wide band; taller bars hold more Colorado colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2022–23

Colorado's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

Technical College of the Rockies Delta, CO · Public

Avg net price: $3,796
Net price (<$30K income): $2,785
Median debt: $4,750
Median earnings, 6yr: $38,763
Enrollment: 304

Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs, CO · Public

Avg net price: $6,007
Net price (<$30K income): $3,811
Median debt: $9,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $35,799
Enrollment: 12,556

Pickens Technical College Aurora, CO · Public

Avg net price: $6,600
Net price (<$30K income): $6,980
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $36,111
Enrollment: 1,060

Emily Griffith Technical College Denver, CO · Public

Avg net price: $7,197
Net price (<$30K income): $7,011
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $31,296
Enrollment: 6,123

Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs, CO · Public

Avg net price: $7,813
Net price (<$30K income): $5,190
Median debt: $9,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $36,307
Enrollment: 5,494

Community College of Aurora Aurora, CO · Public

Avg net price: $8,656
Net price (<$30K income): $6,305
Median debt: $10,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $38,842
Enrollment: 8,833

Red Rocks Community College Lakewood, CO · Public

Avg net price: $9,044
Net price (<$30K income): $5,901
Median debt: $9,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $41,495
Enrollment: 8,419

Lamar Community College Lamar, CO · Public

Avg net price: $9,161
Net price (<$30K income): $7,513
Median debt: $8,750
Median earnings, 6yr: $31,813
Enrollment: 690

Morgan Community College Fort Morgan, CO · Public

Avg net price: $9,266
Net price (<$30K income): $6,391
Median debt: $8,501
Median earnings, 6yr: $37,293
Enrollment: 1,626

Community College of Denver Denver, CO · Public

Avg net price: $9,450
Net price (<$30K income): $8,356
Median debt: $12,495
Median earnings, 6yr: $36,412
Enrollment: 7,965

Cheeks Beauty Academy Loveland, CO · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $9,739
Net price (<$30K income): $9,080
Median debt: $7,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $22,467
Enrollment: 46

Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO · Public

Avg net price: $10,051
Net price (<$30K income): $9,374
Median debt: $21,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $43,053
Enrollment: 6,851

Trinidad State College Trinidad, CO · Public

Avg net price: $10,772
Net price (<$30K income): $9,366
Median debt: $8,908
Median earnings, 6yr: $36,025
Enrollment: 1,613

Otero College La Junta, CO · Public

Avg net price: $11,103
Net price (<$30K income): $9,735
Median debt: $10,250
Median earnings, 6yr: $34,087
Enrollment: 959

Aims Community College Greeley, CO · Public

Avg net price: $11,463
Net price (<$30K income): $10,196
Median debt: $6,844
Median earnings, 6yr: $39,696
Enrollment: 8,542

Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO · Public

Avg net price: $11,571
Net price (<$30K income): $8,588
Median debt: $11,884
Median earnings, 6yr: $43,676
Enrollment: 15,012

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO · Public

Avg net price: $11,900
Net price (<$30K income): $6,743
Median debt: $20,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $52,475
Enrollment: 23,124

Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO · Public

Avg net price: $12,045
Net price (<$30K income): $9,941
Median debt: $10,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $33,368
Enrollment: 7,284

Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely, CO · Public

Avg net price: $12,131
Net price (<$30K income): $8,832
Median debt: $12,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $39,760
Enrollment: 1,271

Adams State University Alamosa, CO · Public

Avg net price: $12,980
Net price (<$30K income): $9,947
Median debt: $19,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $38,338
Enrollment: 2,901

Front Range Community College Westminster, CO · Public

Avg net price: $13,031
Net price (<$30K income): $9,955
Median debt: $12,251
Median earnings, 6yr: $40,548
Enrollment: 21,970

Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder Boulder, CO · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $13,367
Net price (<$30K income): $12,863
Median debt: $9,653
Median earnings, 6yr: $32,101
Enrollment: 8,504

Northeastern Junior College Sterling, CO · Public

Avg net price: $13,801
Net price (<$30K income): $10,206
Median debt: $9,376
Median earnings, 6yr: $36,367
Enrollment: 1,684

The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $14,409
Net price (<$30K income): $13,555
Median debt: $6,333
Median earnings, 6yr: $29,698
Enrollment: 121

Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO · Public

Avg net price: $15,103
Net price (<$30K income): $10,792
Median debt: $22,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $39,223
Enrollment: 9,785

#	College	Avg net price	Net price (<$30K income)	Median debt	Median earnings, 6yr	Enrollment
1	Technical College of the Rockies Delta, CO · Public	$3,796	$2,785	$4,750	$38,763	304
2	Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs, CO · Public	$6,007	$3,811	$9,000	$35,799	12,556
3	Pickens Technical College Aurora, CO · Public	$6,600	$6,980	-	$36,111	1,060
4	Emily Griffith Technical College Denver, CO · Public	$7,197	$7,011	-	$31,296	6,123
5	Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs, CO · Public	$7,813	$5,190	$9,000	$36,307	5,494
6	Community College of Aurora Aurora, CO · Public	$8,656	$6,305	$10,500	$38,842	8,833
7	Red Rocks Community College Lakewood, CO · Public	$9,044	$5,901	$9,500	$41,495	8,419
8	Lamar Community College Lamar, CO · Public	$9,161	$7,513	$8,750	$31,813	690
9	Morgan Community College Fort Morgan, CO · Public	$9,266	$6,391	$8,501	$37,293	1,626
10	Community College of Denver Denver, CO · Public	$9,450	$8,356	$12,495	$36,412	7,965
11	Cheeks Beauty Academy Loveland, CO · Private for-profit	$9,739	$9,080	$7,000	$22,467	46
12	Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO · Public	$10,051	$9,374	$21,500	$43,053	6,851
13	Trinidad State College Trinidad, CO · Public	$10,772	$9,366	$8,908	$36,025	1,613
14	Otero College La Junta, CO · Public	$11,103	$9,735	$10,250	$34,087	959
15	Aims Community College Greeley, CO · Public	$11,463	$10,196	$6,844	$39,696	8,542
16	Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO · Public	$11,571	$8,588	$11,884	$43,676	15,012
17	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO · Public	$11,900	$6,743	$20,500	$52,475	23,124
18	Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO · Public	$12,045	$9,941	$10,000	$33,368	7,284
19	Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely, CO · Public	$12,131	$8,832	$12,000	$39,760	1,271
20	Adams State University Alamosa, CO · Public	$12,980	$9,947	$19,500	$38,338	2,901
21	Front Range Community College Westminster, CO · Public	$13,031	$9,955	$12,251	$40,548	21,970
22	Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder Boulder, CO · Private for-profit	$13,367	$12,863	$9,653	$32,101	8,504
23	Northeastern Junior College Sterling, CO · Public	$13,801	$10,206	$9,376	$36,367	1,684
24	The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO · Private for-profit	$14,409	$13,555	$6,333	$29,698	121
25	Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO · Public	$15,103	$10,792	$22,000	$39,223	9,785

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Figures reflect the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23 release.

Average net price = the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, excluding loans. Only schools with a reported average net price in the DOE College Scorecard dataset are ranked. This page lists the 25 cheapest; the title count is the full Scorecard-reporting cohort for Colorado. Schools with fewer than 10 net-price-reporting institutions in a state or territory are not given a dedicated ranking page.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23

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Colorado's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

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