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Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, Colorado · Public college

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not reportedcompletion rate · Colorado avg 69%
$11,884median debt of graduates
$43,676median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$48,341median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation | Higher Learning Commission (Accredited)
Address: 5900 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton, CO 80160 · Phone: (303) 797-4222 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Nursing assistants$38,690$47,380$49,920
Emergency medical technicians$38,370$45,750$49,930
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$39,550$61,280$78,300
Hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists$31,520$37,690$59,710
Medical assistants$39,130$48,400$55,570
Phlebotomists$39,400$47,180$49,520
Medical records specialists$45,280$59,020$68,140

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Colorado (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, under 300 hours 200 not reported not reported $8,750
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 87 $28,675 not reported not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 1–2 years 70 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, under 300 hours 70 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 32 $40,483 $41,007 $14,000
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 25 not reported not reported not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Certificate, under 300 hours 20 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 18 $28,675 not reported not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate degree 15 $41,343 $42,682 $18,988
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 15 $37,632 $48,432 not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Associate degree 14 not reported not reported $9,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 13 not reported not reported not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 10 not reported not reported not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 4 not reported $35,060 not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Associate degree 1 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 1 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.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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