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Community College of Denver

Denver, Colorado · Public college

Welding schoolsCNA classesPhlebotomy classesSurgical technologist programsDental hygiene programsMedical assistant programsRadiology & sonography programsLPN / LVN programsCNC & machining programs
not reportedcompletion rate · Colorado avg 69%
$12,495median debt of graduates
$36,412median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$39,095median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation | Higher Learning Commission (Accredited)
Address: 1111 W. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80204 · Phone: (303) 556-2600 · 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)
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$44,100$58,590$69,540
Nursing assistants$38,690$47,380$49,920
Phlebotomists$39,400$47,180$49,520
Surgical technologists$51,040$75,740$83,000
Dental hygienists$95,680$109,580$125,470
Medical assistants$39,130$48,400$55,570
Radiologic technologists and technicians$63,270$87,760$103,780
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$50,820$73,880$79,800
Machinists$44,650$60,200$74,110

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, 300–899 hours 104 $24,328 $27,488 $9,500
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 79 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 25 $52,604 $44,021 $12,500
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 25 not reported not reported not reported
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate degree 24 $65,734 $65,320 $21,000
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 21 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 18 not reported $36,848 not reported
Precision Metal Working Associate degree 15 $42,992 not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 12 not reported not reported not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 10 $24,328 $27,488 $9,500
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 7 $34,231 not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 4 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 1 $52,604 $44,021 $12,500
Precision Metal Working 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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