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Colorado has just over 100 colleges. Colorado has more than 300,000 college students, and has the 9th largest percentage of its population attending colleges and adult education institutions (more than 7%). A relatively low percentage of students in Colorado live in dorms (less than 15%). Only 9% of states have a smaller percentage of their students living in dorms.
Colorado colleges require a relatively high SAT score (greater than 1040) compared to the national average. Colorado has a lot of for-profit adult education schools with more than 50% of its schools being for-profit, higher than all but 5 other states. While less than 15% of the enrolled students attend for-profit schools, this is still higher than all but 3 other states.
The University of Colorado is the largest school in the state, with over 45,000 students and locations in Boulder, Denver, and Colorado Springs. The United States Air Force Academy is also in Colorado, just 14 miles north of Colorado Springs.
The State Department of Education for Colorado is located in Denver at 201 East Colfax Avenue. The web site for the Colorado DOE is http://www.cde.state.co.us/.
We call these QuickSchools -- Our term for schools with flexible schedules, simple applications, online info request forms, and very rapid response to requests for info.
| School | City | Degrees | Open Admission | Quick Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting & Business School of the Rockies | Greenwood Village, Northglenn | Certificate | Yes | |
| Anthem College | Aurora | Associate, Bachelor, Diploma | Yes | |
| Argosy University | Denver | Associate, Bachelor, Doctorate, Master | Yes | |
| CollegeAmerica | Colorado Springs, Denver, Fort Collins | Associate, Bachelor | Yes | |
| Colorado Technical University | Colorado Springs, Denver, Greenwood Village | Associate, Bachelor, Diploma, Doctorate, Master | Yes | |
| Culinary School of the Rockies | Boulder | Diploma | Yes | |
| Denver School of Hypnotherapy | Aurora | Certificate | Yes | |
| Denver School of Massage Therapy | Aurora, Westminster | Coursework, Diploma | Yes | |
| DeVry University | Colorado Springs, Denver South, Westminster | Associate, Bachelor, Diploma, Master | Yes | |
| DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management | Colorado Springs, Denver, Westminster | Graduate Certificate, Master | Yes | |
| Empire Beauty Schools | Arvada, Aurora, Lakewood, Littleton, Thornton | Diploma | Yes | |
| Everest College | Aurora, Colorado Springs, Thornton | Associate, Bachelor, Coursework, Diploma | Yes | |
| Holmes College | Denver | Certificate | Yes | |
| IntelliTec College | Colorado Springs, Grand Junction, Pueblo | Associate, Certificate | Yes | |
| IntelliTec Medical Institute | Colorado Springs | Associate, Certificate | Yes | |
| ITT Technical Institute | Thornton | Associate, Bachelor, Diploma, Master | Yes | |
| Kaplan College KHE | Denver | Associate, Certificate, Diploma | Yes | |
| Lincoln College of Technology | Denver | Associate, Bachelor, Coursework | Yes | |
| Lincoln College of Technology Automotive | Denver | Certificate | Yes | |
| National American University Campus | Colorado Springs, Denver | Associate, Bachelor, Diploma, Master, Professional Diploma | Yes | |
| TechSkills | Greenwood Village | Certificate, Coursework | Yes | |
| TechSkills Medical | Denver | Certificate, Diploma | Yes | |
| The Art Institutes | Denver | Advanced Diploma, Associate, Bachelor, Bachelor , Certificate, Certificate , Diploma | Yes | |
| Illinois Centers for Broadcasting | Denver | Diploma | Yes | |
| United States Truck Driving School | Longmont, Pueblo, Wheat Ridge | Certificate | Yes | |
| University of Phoenix | Aurora, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Lone Tree, Pueblo, Westminster | Associate, Bachelor, Doctorate, Master | Yes |
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