Community College of Denver
Denver, CO · Public · Large city · CCD
Public institution in Denver, CO · 5,156 undergraduates · $39,095 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 7%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 10%Median graduate debt
- Top 15%Average net price
- Top 15%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $9,431294th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,902146th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $17,136673rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $18,377286th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $12,495195th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,0951,641st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,4121,449th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 15.8%1,946th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5,156487th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 21.0:11,930th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 31.0%1,134th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 19 mi (DEN)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 1 of 1 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Community College of Denver’s 5,156 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CO
- Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, CO · 5,363 undergrads
- Arapahoe Community CollegeLittleton, CO · 5,392 undergrads
- University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, CO · 5,693 undergrads
- Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO · 5,801 undergrads
- Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood, CO · 4,281 undergrads
- University of DenverDenver, CO · 6,059 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, MN · 5,181 undergrads
- Franklin UniversityColumbus, OH · 5,111 undergrads
- University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, MO · 5,108 undergrads
- Bowie State UniversityBowie, MD · 5,207 undergrads
- Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA · 5,098 undergrads
- Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA · 5,216 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteccd.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 126942)
- Compare colleges in CORe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in ColoradoEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Colorado Christian UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Community College of Denver vs Colorado Christian UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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