Front Range Community College
Westminster, Colorado · Also known as FRCC · Website
$45,910
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$45,910
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Front Range Community College is a public 4-year college in Westminster, Colorado with 11,476 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $13,031 a year (tuition and fees $4,663 in-state, $17,263 out-of-state). 35% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $45,910 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $12,251 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$13,031
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$4,663
Out-of-state $17,263
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
35%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$12,251
About $130 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$45,910
Rank 1,892 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
- $13,031
- Tuition in-state
- $4,663
- Tuition out-of-state
- $17,263
- Cost of attendance
- $21,526
- Students with a need-based grant
- 17%
- Students with federal loans
- 11%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,955
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,197
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,795
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $16,596
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $21,378
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 $3,527 in 2015-16 to $4,663 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
- 11,476
- Part-time students
- 67%
- Women
- 60%
- Students per teacher
- 22
- Completion rate
- 35%
- Retention rate
- 100%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 72
- Endowment
- $2.55M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, 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 1,892 of 5,094 US colleges and 24 of 69 in Colorado (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $13,031 | $17,042 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,663 | $9,958 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 89% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 35% | 62% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 100% | 72% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $12,251 | $11,008 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $40,548 | $36,984 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $45,910 | $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. 43% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 67% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
72 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 | 1,299 | $12,000 | $35,023 | $46,453 | $44,125 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 539 | $5,500 | $34,125 | $52,873 | $48,702 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 300 | $9,250 | $41,745 | $54,555 | $51,586 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 299 | $11,000 | $35,838 | $39,577 | $34,272 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 252 | $11,000 | $41,596 | $54,730 | $47,440 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate | Certificate | 208 | $9,500 | $29,749 | $38,380 | $34,631 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 181 | $7,000 | $33,294 | $42,401 | $38,675 |
| Construction Trades, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 140 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 127 | $9,500 | $29,021 | $56,643 | $56,073 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 125 | $20,000 | $76,014 | $80,749 | $80,813 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 124 | $6,500 | $38,793 | $58,274 | $57,584 |
| Graphic CommunicationsCertificate | Certificate | 100 | $9,500 | $25,702 | $34,184 | $32,130 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 82 | $14,925 | $53,219 | $58,524 | $54,246 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate | Certificate | 79 | $11,814 | $52,583 | $64,044 | $50,162 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 78 | $12,875 | $45,174 | $59,741 | $50,984 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 71 | $14,900 | $36,860 | $46,418 | $44,424 |
| Legal Support ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 57 | $18,593 | $38,485 | $61,322 | $49,747 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 53 | $10,750 | $33,893 | $42,277 | $53,359 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 48 | $12,999 | Withheld | $46,083 | $44,589 |
| Precision Metal WorkingAssociate's | Associate's | 46 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,451 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 44 | Withheld | $69,776 | $90,593 | $57,702 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 43 | $10,344 | $28,703 | $44,127 | $37,705 |
| Graphic CommunicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 42 | $13,275 | $24,989 | $41,643 | $36,221 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsCertificate | Certificate | 33 | $15,249 | $25,956 | $31,243 | $36,403 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Westminster and Colorado on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Colorado
Questions and answers
How much does Front Range Community College cost?
$13,031 a year is the average net price at Front Range Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,663 for in-state students and $17,263 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $21,526. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,955 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Front Range Community College?
Front Range Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Front Range Community College graduates earn?
$45,910 a year is the median pay of former Front Range Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($40,548 after 6 years). That ranks 1,892 of 5,094 US colleges and 24 of 69 in Colorado. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $76,014.
How much student debt do Front Range Community College graduates have?
$12,251 is the median federal student loan debt of Front Range Community College graduates, about $130 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 11% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Front Range Community College?
35% of first-time, full-time students at Front Range Community College finish within 6 years. 100% 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 Front Range Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (1,299 associate's graduates), Precision Metal Working (539 certificate graduates), Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (300 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 72 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.