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Phlebotomy classes in Colorado

Colorado has 10 accredited campuses awarding phlebotomy credentials. If you finish and work as a phlebotomist in Colorado, expect to start around $39,400–$44,660 and reach a median of $47,180 with experience; the top quarter earn $49,520 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 $20,401 in their first year, against $24,832 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What phlebotomists earn in Colorado

$39,400starting (10th percentile)
$44,660early career (25th)
$47,180median, all experience
$49,520experienced (75th)
$59,540top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,420 employed in Colorado. National median: $45,230.

Campuses in Colorado, ranked by what their graduates earned

10campuses in Colorado
355credentials awarded / yr
$20,401median earnings, yr 1 (Colorado)
$24,832median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AuroraColorado SpringsDenverGlenwood SpringsGreeleyLa JuntaLakewoodLittletonPuebloWestminster

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Front Range Community College Westminster Public 143 $27,815 $7,000 not reported not reported
Aims Community College Greeley Public 30 $12,987 not reported not reported not reported
Arapahoe Community College Littleton Public 34 not reported $9,500 not reported not reported
Pueblo Community College Pueblo Public 33 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Community College of Aurora Aurora Public 25 not reported not reported 34% not reported
Community College of Denver Denver Public 25 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs Public 21 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Otero College La Junta Public 15 not reported not reported 38% not reported
Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs Public 15 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Red Rocks Community College Lakewood Public 14 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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