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Medical assistant programs in Colorado
Colorado has 21 accredited campuses awarding medical assistant credentials. If you finish and work as a medical assistant in Colorado, expect to start around $39,130–$45,280 and reach a median of $48,400 with experience; the top quarter earn $55,570 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 $29,745 in their first year, against $26,692 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical assistants earn in Colorado
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 13,160 employed in Colorado. National median: $45,690.
Campuses in Colorado, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AuroraColorado SpringsDeltaDenverFort MorganFort CollinsGlenwood SpringsGrand JunctionGreeleyLakewoodLittletonPuebloWestminster
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concorde Career College-Aurora | Aurora | for-profit college | 167 | $46,829 | $9,500 | not reported | $22,697 |
| Arapahoe Community College | Littleton | Public college | 57 | $40,483 | $14,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Pima Medical Institute-Denver | Denver | for-profit career college | 232 | $36,019 | $8,890 | 73% | $26,476 |
| Community College of Denver | Denver | Public college | 19 | $34,231 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pueblo Community College | Pueblo | Public college | 42 | $33,083 | $10,125 | not reported | not reported |
| Front Range Community College | Westminster | Public college | 290 | $32,292 | $11,000 | not reported | not reported |
| IBMC College | Fort Collins | for-profit career college | 25 | $29,867 | $11,742 | 86% | $37,025 |
| Pickens Technical College | Aurora | Public technical college | 56 | $29,623 | not reported | 76% | not reported |
| Pima Medical Institute-Aurora | Aurora | for-profit career college | 91 | $27,177 | $8,418 | 72% | $27,677 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | for-profit career college | 80 | $26,901 | $8,890 | 68% | $31,319 |
| Intellitec College-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | for-profit career college | 50 | $26,061 | $9,500 | 51% | $33,637 |
| Intellitec College-Grand Junction | Grand Junction | for-profit career college | 76 | $25,760 | $9,592 | 63% | $25,537 |
| Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction | Public university | 10 | $25,656 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) | Denver | non-profit career college | 155 | not reported | not reported | 80% | $19,826 |
| Aims Community College | Greeley | Public college | 59 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pikes Peak State College | Colorado Springs | Public college | 26 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Colorado Mountain College | Glenwood Springs | Public college | 22 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Emily Griffith Technical College | Denver | Public technical college | 21 | not reported | not reported | 97% | $13,995 |
| Technical College of the Rockies | Delta | Public technical college | 21 | not reported | not reported | 96% | $9,051 |
| Morgan Community College | Fort Morgan | Public college | 12 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood | Public college | 3 | 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.