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Medical billing & coding programs in Colorado

Colorado has 9 accredited campuses awarding billing & coding credentials. If you finish and work as a medical records specialist in Colorado, expect to start around $45,280–$49,280 and reach a median of $59,020 with experience; the top quarter earn $68,140 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 $37,610 in their first year, against $26,499 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What medical records specialists earn in Colorado

$45,280starting (10th percentile)
$49,280early career (25th)
$59,020median, all experience
$68,140experienced (75th)
$82,980top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,780 employed in Colorado. National median: $51,140.

Campuses in Colorado, ranked by what their graduates earned

9campuses in Colorado
194credentials awarded / yr
$37,610median earnings, yr 1 (Colorado)
$26,499median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: Colorado SpringsFort MorganGrand JunctionLakewoodLittletonPuebloTrinidadWestminster

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Arapahoe Community College Littleton Public 19 $41,343 $18,988 not reported not reported
Front Range Community College Westminster Public 14 $33,878 $12,915 not reported not reported
Intellitec College-Grand Junction Grand Junction for-profit 57 not reported not reported 63% $25,537
Intellitec College-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs for-profit 47 not reported not reported 51% $33,637
Pueblo Community College Pueblo Public 17 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Trinidad State College Trinidad Public 15 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs Public 14 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Red Rocks Community College Lakewood Public 8 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Morgan Community College Fort Morgan Public 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.

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