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CNA classes in Colorado
Colorado has 20 accredited campuses awarding cna credentials. If you finish and work as a nursing assistant in Colorado, expect to start around $38,690–$44,550 and reach a median of $47,380 with experience; the top quarter earn $49,920 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Colorado). Graduates of these Colorado programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $28,737 in their first year, against $22,196 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What nursing assistants earn in Colorado
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 22,240 employed in Colorado. National median: $42,260.
Campuses in Colorado, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AuroraColorado SpringsDeltaDenverFort MorganGlenwood SpringsGrand JunctionGreeleyLa JuntaLakewoodLamarLittletonPuebloRangelySterlingTrinidadWestminster
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical College of the Rockies | Delta | Public | 47 | $43,850 | $9,500 | 96% | $9,051 |
| Emily Griffith Technical College | Denver | Public | 93 | $34,560 | not reported | 97% | $13,995 |
| Front Range Community College | Westminster | Public | 111 | $28,737 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Pima Medical Institute-Denver | Denver | for-profit | 40 | $25,047 | $8,894 | 73% | $26,476 |
| Community College of Denver | Denver | Public | 104 | $24,328 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Pikes Peak State College | Colorado Springs | Public | 258 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Arapahoe Community College | Littleton | Public | 200 | not reported | $8,750 | not reported | not reported |
| Pueblo Community College | Pueblo | Public | 193 | not reported | $6,750 | not reported | not reported |
| Aims Community College | Greeley | Public | 147 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Colorado Mountain College | Glenwood Springs | Public | 107 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood | Public | 94 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction | Public | 82 | not reported | $19,250 | not reported | not reported |
| Morgan Community College | Fort Morgan | Public | 63 | not reported | $6,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Intellitec College-Grand Junction | Grand Junction | for-profit | 58 | not reported | not reported | 63% | $25,537 |
| Community College of Aurora | Aurora | Public | 54 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Northeastern Junior College | Sterling | Public | 52 | not reported | not reported | 57% | not reported |
| Trinidad State College | Trinidad | Public | 38 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Otero College | La Junta | Public | 21 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Lamar Community College | Lamar | Public | 19 | not reported | not reported | 55% | not reported |
| Colorado Northwestern Community College | Rangely | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.