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Dental hygiene programs in Colorado
Colorado has 4 accredited campuses awarding dental hygiene credentials. If you finish and work as a dental hygienist in Colorado, expect to start around $95,680–$102,580 and reach a median of $109,580 with experience; the top quarter earn $125,470 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 $59,238 in their first year, against $51,231 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental hygienists earn in Colorado
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 4,270 employed in Colorado. National median: $98,100.
Campuses in Colorado, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AuroraDenverPuebloRangely
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community College of Denver | Denver | Public | 24 | $65,734 | $21,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Concorde Career College-Aurora | Aurora | for-profit | 24 | $61,896 | $25,250 | not reported | $22,697 |
| Pueblo Community College | Pueblo | Public | 36 | $56,580 | $15,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Colorado Northwestern Community College | Rangely | Public | 22 | $56,321 | $13,000 | 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.