$41,887
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Aims Community College is a public 4-year college in Greeley, Colorado with 3,635 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $11,463 a year (tuition and fees $2,258 in-state, $11,786 out-of-state). 40% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $41,887 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $6,844 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$11,463
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$2,258
Out-of-state $11,786
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
40%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$6,844
About $73 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$41,887
Rank 2,387 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $11,463
- Tuition in-state
- $2,258
- Tuition out-of-state
- $11,786
- Cost of attendance
- $16,657
- Students with a need-based grant
- 15%
- Students with federal loans
- 3.3%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,196
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,625
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,570
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $14,579
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $16,344
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $1,835 in 2015-16 to $2,258 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 3,635
- Part-time students
- 59%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 40%
- Retention rate
- 72%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 57
- Endowment
- $9.03M
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,387 of 5,094 US colleges and 36 of 69 in Colorado (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $11,463 | $17,042 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $2,258 | $9,958 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 89% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 40% | 62% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 72% | 72% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $6,844 | $11,008 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $39,696 | $36,984 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $41,887 | $42,169 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 40% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 66% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
57 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 403 | $7,000 | $29,845 | $43,969 | $44,125 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 218 | Withheld | $42,120 | Withheld | $51,586 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 195 | Withheld | $47,680 | Withheld | $48,702 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 147 | Withheld | Withheld | $53,231 | $56,073 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 137 | Withheld | $51,145 | $63,460 | $57,584 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherCertificate | Certificate | 98 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,980 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 88 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,135 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 45 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,272 |
| Fire ProtectionCertificate | Certificate | 44 | Withheld | $44,470 | $77,127 | $62,436 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,675 |
| Air TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 35 | $5,500 | $57,841 | $83,753 | $57,702 |
| CarpentersCertificate | Certificate | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 34 | $11,838 | Withheld | $80,748 | $80,813 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 31 | $6,500 | $46,643 | $64,726 | $65,389 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,984 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,354 |
| Fire ProtectionAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $73,589 |
| Graphic CommunicationsCertificate | Certificate | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,130 |
| Precision Metal WorkingAssociate's | Associate's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,451 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | $47,529 | Withheld | $58,424 |
| Air TransportationAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,507 | $75,495 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,246 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,269 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,589 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Greeley and Colorado on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Aims Community College cost?
$11,463 a year is the average net price at Aims Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $2,258 for in-state students and $11,786 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $16,657. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,196 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Aims Community College?
Aims Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Aims Community College graduates earn?
$41,887 a year is the median pay of former Aims Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($39,696 after 6 years). That ranks 2,387 of 5,094 US colleges and 36 of 69 in Colorado. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate) at $57,841.
How much student debt do Aims Community College graduates have?
$6,844 is the median federal student loan debt of Aims Community College graduates, about $73 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 3.3% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Aims Community College?
40% of first-time, full-time students at Aims Community College finish within 6 years. 72% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Aims Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (403 associate's graduates), Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (218 certificate graduates), Precision Metal Working (195 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 57 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.