CO
Pickens Technical College
0.94 incidents / 1,000 students
Aurora, CO · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Pickens Technical College
Across 2022–2024, Pickens Technical College reported 4 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, with no net change between the first and last filed year; largest filed category is Burglary.
- 0.94
- Incidents / 1k students
- #596
- Rank of 2,072
- #19
- CO rank
- 1,060
- Enrolled students
0.94 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Pickens Technical College reports 0.94 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 58% below Halifax Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Halifax Community College (0.00/1k); Hiram College (0.94/1k); Fisk University (10.39/1k); Huston-Tillotson University (0.00/1k); New York Law School (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Intellitec College-Grand Junction (1.86/1k); Otero College (1.04/1k); Lincoln College of Technology-Denver (4.13/1k); Colorado Northwestern Community College (0.00/1k); Lamar Community College (5.80/1k); Intellitec College-Colorado Springs (2.95/1k); Pima Medical Institute-Denver (0.00/1k); Northeastern Junior College (1.78/1k). 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
- 0.94
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #596
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 71%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 1
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 128151 · Pickens Technical College 0.94/1k score rate · #596/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-QUIET 0.94/1k
- RANK-MID #596/2,072
- ST-MID #19 in state
- PEER-FINISH Hiram College · ±0.00
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-FLAT Flat
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-SMALL 1,060
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: Hiram College (-0.00/1k)
Pickens Technical College sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE · peer Hiram College. 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-QUIET · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Hiram College (-0.00/1k). National rank #596 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Pickens Technical College reports 0.94 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 58% below Halifax Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Halifax Community College (0.00/1k); Hiram College (0.94/1k); Fisk University (10.39/1k); Huston-Tillotson University (0.00/1k); New York Law School (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Intellitec College-Grand Junction (1.86/1k); Otero College (1.04/1k); Lincoln College of Technology-Denver (4.13/1k); Colorado Northwestern Community College (0.00/1k); Lamar Community College (5.80/1k); Intellitec College-Colorado Springs (2.95/1k); Pima Medical Institute-Denver (0.00/1k); Northeastern Junior College (1.78/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Pickens Technical College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Pickens on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Halifax Community College · lowest peer 0
Halifax Community College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Huston-Tillotson University · near 0
Huston-Tillotson University — near
0 per 1,000 students
- Pickens Technical College · this campus 0.94
Pickens Technical College — this campus
0.94 per 1,000 students
- Hiram College · near 0.94
Hiram College — near
0.94 per 1,000 students
- Fisk University · highest peer
Fisk University — highest peer
10.39 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Pickens Technical College's 0.94/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Pickens Technical College decreased from 2 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, Pickens Technical College is larger than 65% and safer-reporting than 41% - 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.
Read the chart as text
- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 71, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 24
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 59, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 35
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 76, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 12
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 82, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 18
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 41, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 88, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 29
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 35, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 29, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 24, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 18, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- 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
- Pickens Technical College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 65, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
Read the chart as a table
| 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 | 959 | 1.04 | 59 | 35 |
| Pickens Technical College (this campus) | 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 Pickens Technical College fell from 2 to 1 (-50%). The decrease shows up in Burglary (2 to 1).
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 Pickens Technical College
Across 3 reporting years, the only Clery Act category with a recorded on-campus incident here is Burglary.
The remaining 10 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Fondling and Incest. 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 onlyPickens Technical College: Criminal Offenses by year
Stable 0% (1 → 1 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 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
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
Pickens Technical 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).
NC
Halifax Community College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
OH
Hiram College
0.94 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Pickens Technical College sits on price and outcomes
At $6,600, Pickens Technical College's reported average net price is among the lowest reported prices among 67 Colorado colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,052.
- $6,600
- average net price
- $17,052
- Colorado median
Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $36,111 - about 5.5 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly. 68% complete within six years, so roughly 32% leave without the credential - and those students still carry whatever they paid.
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
- $5,140
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $9,250
- Avg Net Price
- $6,600
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 31%
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $36,111
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $39,210
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,250 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Halifax Community College
Weldon, NC · 1,061 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Hiram College
Hiram, OH · 1,061 enrolled
Safety Score 0.94
Fisk University
Nashville, TN · 1,059 enrolled
Safety Score 10.39
Huston-Tillotson University
Austin, TX · 1,059 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
New York Law School
New York, NY · 1,062 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
Pickens Technical College (national rank #596) sits near Genesee Community College (#597) and Hiram College (#595) 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 Pickens Technical 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)
Halifax Community College
Weldon, NC · 1,061 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens
Rego Park, NY · 1,056 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
Minden, LA · 1,065 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston
Livingston, TN · 1,055 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Clinton Community College
Plattsburgh, NY · 1,067 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN · 1,052 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Pima Medical Institute-Houston
Houston, TX · 1,068 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Ozarka College
Melbourne, AR · 1,069 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Genesee Community College
Batavia, NY · 4,240 enrolled
Safety score 0.94
Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ · 10,660 enrolled
Safety score 0.94
Southern Regional Technical College
Thomasville, GA · 5,381 enrolled
Safety score 0.93
American Career College-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · 2,168 enrolled
Safety score 0.92
Contra Costa College
San Pablo, CA · 6,538 enrolled
Safety score 0.92
Lurleen B Wallace Community College
Andalusia, AL · 2,062 enrolled
Safety score 0.97
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City, IA · 5,482 enrolled
Safety score 0.91
Glendale Community College
Glendale, CA · 12,075 enrolled
Safety score 0.91
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Pickens Technical College safe?
Pickens Technical College has a safety score of 0.94 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #596 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Halifax Community College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Intellitec College-Grand Junction (1.86/1k); Otero College (1.04/1k); Lincoln College of Technology-Denver (4.13/1k); Colorado Northwestern Community College (0.00/1k); Lamar Community College (5.80/1k); Intellitec College-Colorado Springs (2.95/1k); Pima Medical Institute-Denver (0.00/1k); Northeastern Junior College (1.78/1k).
What crimes are reported at Pickens Technical College?
For calendar year 2024, Pickens Technical 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 Pickens Technical College compare to similar schools?
Pickens Technical College reports 58% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Halifax Community College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Halifax Community College (0.00/1k); Hiram College (0.94/1k); Fisk University (10.39/1k); Huston-Tillotson University (0.00/1k); New York Law School (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Intellitec College-Grand Junction (1.86/1k); Otero College (1.04/1k); Lincoln College of Technology-Denver (4.13/1k); Colorado Northwestern Community College (0.00/1k); Lamar Community College (5.80/1k); Intellitec College-Colorado Springs (2.95/1k); Pima Medical Institute-Denver (0.00/1k); Northeastern Junior College (1.78/1k).
Does Pickens Technical College have fire safety data?
Pickens Technical College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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