CO
Otero College
1.04 incidents / 1,000 students
La Junta, CO · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Otero College
Across 2022–2024, Otero College reported 4 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Pickens Technical College.
- 1.04
- Incidents / 1k students
- #657
- Rank of 2,072
- #21
- CO rank
- 959
- Enrolled students
1.04 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Otero College reports 1.04 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 17% below William Jewell College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: William Jewell College (3.13/1k); University of Western States (0.00/1k); Bluefield University (2.09/1k); William T McFatter Technical College (0.00/1k); Judson University (1.04/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Pickens Technical College (0.94/1k); Intellitec College-Grand Junction (1.86/1k); Lincoln College of Technology-Denver (4.13/1k); Lamar Community College (5.80/1k); Intellitec College-Colorado Springs (2.95/1k); Pima Medical Institute-Denver (0.00/1k); Colorado Northwestern Community College (0.00/1k); Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 1.04
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #657
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 68%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 1
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 127778 · Otero College 1.04/1k score rate · #657/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-LOW 1.04/1k
- RANK-MID #657/2,072
- ST-MID #21 in state
- PEER-FINISH Judson University · ±0.00
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 50%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-SMALL 959
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Judson University (-0.00/1k)
Otero College sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Judson University. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Judson University (-0.00/1k). National rank #657 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Otero College reports 1.04 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 17% below William Jewell College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: William Jewell College (3.13/1k); University of Western States (0.00/1k); Bluefield University (2.09/1k); William T McFatter Technical College (0.00/1k); Judson University (1.04/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Pickens Technical College (0.94/1k); Intellitec College-Grand Junction (1.86/1k); Lincoln College of Technology-Denver (4.13/1k); Lamar Community College (5.80/1k); Intellitec College-Colorado Springs (2.95/1k); Pima Medical Institute-Denver (0.00/1k); Colorado Northwestern Community College (0.00/1k); Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Otero College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Otero on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- University of Western States · lowest peer 0
University of Western States — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Otero College · this campus 1.04
Otero College — this campus
1.04 per 1,000 students
- Judson University · near 1.04
Judson University — near
1.04 per 1,000 students
- Bluefield University · near
Bluefield University — near
2.09 per 1,000 students
- William Jewell College · highest peer
William Jewell College — highest peer
3.13 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Otero College's 1.04/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Otero College was unchanged from 1 to 1 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 18 CO 2-year peers in this comparison, Otero College is larger than 59% and safer-reporting than 35% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 65, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 71, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 24
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 76, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 12
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 18
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 41, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 82, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 35, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 29, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 24, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 18, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 88, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 29
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 12, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Otero College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 59, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 35
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex College of Veterinary Technology | 27 | 0.00 | 0 | 53 |
| Colorado School of Trades | 85 | 0.00 | 6 | 53 |
| Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology | 139 | 0.00 | 12 | 53 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Aurora | 266 | 0.00 | 18 | 53 |
| IBMC College | 297 | 6.73 | 24 | 0 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs | 305 | 0.00 | 29 | 53 |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology | 397 | 0.00 | 35 | 53 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Denver | 664 | 0.00 | 41 | 53 |
| Intellitec College-Colorado Springs | 679 | 2.95 | 47 | 18 |
| Lamar Community College | 690 | 5.80 | 53 | 6 |
| Otero College (this campus) | 959 | 1.04 | 59 | 35 |
| Pickens Technical College | 1,060 | 0.94 | 65 | 41 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Otero College held level. The total is unchanged, but the mix behind it is not. Rising: Burglary (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Aggravated Assault (1 to 0).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Otero College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 3 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Aggravated Assault and Motor Vehicle Theft.
The remaining 8 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Fondling, Incest and Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyOtero College: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 50% (2 → 1 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 53 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 35 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 7 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 23 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Otero College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
MO
William Jewell College
3.13 incidents / 1,000 students
OR
University of Western States
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Otero College sits on price and outcomes
At $11,103, Otero College's reported average net price is cheaper than 19% among 67 Colorado colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,052.
- $11,103
- average net price
- $17,052
- Colorado median
- 3.3×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $6,472
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $9,735 for families reporting under $30,000 against $16,207 above $110,000, a difference of $6,472. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $11,103 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $34,087, roughly 3.1 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish. Only 37% complete within six years. Most students here do not finish, which is the single most important number on this page for anyone weighing the cost.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $4,576
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $7,286
- Avg Net Price
- $11,103
- Median Debt
- $10,250
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 38%
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $34,087
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $39,018
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 51%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,220 similar institutions by enrollment size.
William Jewell College
Liberty, MO · 959 enrolled
Safety Score 3.13
University of Western States
Portland, OR · 959 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Bluefield University
Bluefield, VA · 959 enrolled
Safety Score 2.09
William T McFatter Technical College
Davie, FL · 960 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Judson University
Elgin, IL · 960 enrolled
Safety Score 1.04
Closest by National Rank
Otero College (national rank #657) sits near Judson University (#656) and John Carroll University (#658) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Otero College, both outside CO so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
William T McFatter Technical College
Davie, FL · 960 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Mildred Elley-New York Campus
New York, NY · 961 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc
Exton, PA · 954 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Downey Adult School
Downey, CA · 953 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Emory University-Oxford College
Oxford, GA · 967 enrolled
Safety score 8.27
Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville
Nashville, TN · 967 enrolled
Safety score 3.10
The College of Health Care Professions-Austin
Austin, TX · 974 enrolled
Safety score 1.03
Warren County Community College
Washington, NJ · 944 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA · 19,267 enrolled
Safety score 1.04
Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA · 24,597 enrolled
Safety score 1.06
Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen, CA · 15,999 enrolled
Safety score 1.06
Northwest Career College
Las Vegas, NV · 2,937 enrolled
Safety score 1.02
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis
Memphis, TN · 1,960 enrolled
Safety score 1.02
Southern University at Shreveport
Shreveport, LA · 2,951 enrolled
Safety score 1.02
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
Olney, IL · 3,726 enrolled
Safety score 1.07
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Otero College safe?
Otero College has a safety score of 1.04 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #657 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: William Jewell College (3.13/1k). Same-state same-level set: Pickens Technical College (0.94/1k); Intellitec College-Grand Junction (1.86/1k); Lincoln College of Technology-Denver (4.13/1k); Lamar Community College (5.80/1k); Intellitec College-Colorado Springs (2.95/1k); Pima Medical Institute-Denver (0.00/1k); Colorado Northwestern Community College (0.00/1k); Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Otero College?
For calendar year 2024, Otero College reported Burglary (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Otero College compare to similar schools?
Otero College reports 17% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than William Jewell College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: William Jewell College (3.13/1k); University of Western States (0.00/1k); Bluefield University (2.09/1k); William T McFatter Technical College (0.00/1k); Judson University (1.04/1k). Same-state same-level set: Pickens Technical College (0.94/1k); Intellitec College-Grand Junction (1.86/1k); Lincoln College of Technology-Denver (4.13/1k); Lamar Community College (5.80/1k); Intellitec College-Colorado Springs (2.95/1k); Pima Medical Institute-Denver (0.00/1k); Colorado Northwestern Community College (0.00/1k); Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology (0.00/1k).
Does Otero College have fire safety data?
Yes. Otero College reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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