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Surgical technologist programs in Colorado
Colorado has 10 accredited campuses awarding surgical tech credentials. If you finish and work as a surgical technologist in Colorado, expect to start around $51,040–$62,930 and reach a median of $75,740 with experience; the top quarter earn $83,000 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 $47,449 in their first year, against $41,966 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What surgical technologists earn in Colorado
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,100 employed in Colorado. National median: $64,650.
Campuses in Colorado, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AuroraColorado SpringsDenverGrand JunctionGreeleyGreenwood VillagePuebloWestminster
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pima Medical Institute-Denver | Denver | for-profit career college | 12 | $53,594 | $26,923 | 73% | $26,476 |
| Community College of Denver | Denver | Public college | 25 | $52,604 | $12,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Concorde Career College-Aurora | Aurora | for-profit college | 13 | $47,449 | $20,000 | not reported | $22,697 |
| Pueblo Community College | Pueblo | Public college | 20 | $45,323 | $13,125 | not reported | not reported |
| Aims Community College | Greeley | Public college | 11 | $44,625 | $6,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Front Range Community College | Westminster | Public college | 32 | not reported | $11,312 | not reported | not reported |
| Pikes Peak State College | Colorado Springs | Public college | 13 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction | Public university | 5 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| ACE Surgical Assisting, Inc. | Greenwood Village | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Royal Academy of Surgical Assisting | Aurora | career school | — | 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.