Pueblo Community College
Pueblo, Colorado · Website
$37,434
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$37,434
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Pueblo Community College is a public 4-year college in Pueblo, Colorado with 3,619 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $12,045 a year (tuition and fees $5,049 in-state, $17,649 out-of-state). 31% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $37,434 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $10,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,045
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,049
Out-of-state $17,649
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
31%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$10,000
About $106 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$37,434
Rank 3,116 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
- $12,045
- Tuition in-state
- $5,049
- Tuition out-of-state
- $17,649
- Cost of attendance
- $22,002
- Students with a need-based grant
- 28%
- Students with federal loans
- 16%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,941
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,345
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $11,892
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 $6,761 in 2015-16 to $5,049 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
- 3,619
- Part-time students
- 63%
- Women
- 65%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 31%
- Retention rate
- 0%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 58
- 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 3,116 of 5,094 US colleges and 49 of 69 in Colorado (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,045 | $17,042 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,049 | $9,958 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 89% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 31% | 62% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 0% | 72% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $10,000 | $11,008 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $33,368 | $36,984 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $37,434 | $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. 34% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 57% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
58 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 339 | $6,350 | $25,970 | $39,668 | $48,702 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 252 | $11,137 | $30,640 | $37,959 | $44,125 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 219 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,681 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 203 | $6,750 | $25,507 | $65,447 | $56,073 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 145 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,984 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 137 | $14,250 | $72,520 | $87,122 | $80,813 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 132 | Withheld | Withheld | $41,582 | $51,586 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate | Certificate | 129 | $7,000 | $24,960 | $31,443 | $34,631 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 126 | $3,500 | $35,555 | $43,949 | $57,584 |
| Fire ProtectionCertificate | Certificate | 103 | Withheld | Withheld | $58,358 | $62,436 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 74 | $13,125 | $48,715 | $67,421 | $65,389 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 53 | Withheld | $12,890 | $19,653 | $26,307 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 46 | $5,344 | $52,241 | $61,123 | $57,702 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,440 |
| Precision Metal WorkingAssociate's | Associate's | 33 | $6,750 | $43,715 | $53,160 | $56,451 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 33 | $10,125 | $42,297 | $45,876 | $42,269 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,675 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 22 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 18 | $15,000 | $62,355 | $64,622 | $33,673 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,982 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate | Certificate | 17 | $10,500 | $69,953 | Withheld | $80,020 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,424 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,272 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,246 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Pueblo and Colorado on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Pueblo Community College cost?
$12,045 a year is the average net price at Pueblo Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,049 for in-state students and $17,649 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $22,002. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,941 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Pueblo Community College?
Pueblo Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Pueblo Community College graduates earn?
$37,434 a year is the median pay of former Pueblo Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($33,368 after 6 years). That ranks 3,116 of 5,094 US colleges and 49 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 $72,520.
How much student debt do Pueblo Community College graduates have?
$10,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Pueblo Community College graduates, about $106 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 16% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Pueblo Community College?
31% of first-time, full-time students at Pueblo Community College finish within 6 years. 0% 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 Pueblo Community College?
Precision Metal Working (339 certificate graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (252 associate's graduates), Business Operations Support and Assistant Services (219 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 58 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.