by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Colorado Mountain College was awarded 437 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is hospitality management.
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College Factual ranked Colorado Mountain College as #1,183 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 33 colleges in Colorado, Colorado Mountain College is ranked at #21.
Colorado Mountain College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Colorado Mountain College, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Colorado Mountain College is 26%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 35% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at Colorado Mountain College. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,315 undergraduates at Colorado Mountain College with 1,422 being full-time and 3,893 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,118 | $4,248 | $5,566 | $10,759 | $11,121 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Colorado Mountain College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Colorado Mountain College, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $5,886 a year. That adds up to $23,544 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Colorado Mountain College is 10.5%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for Colorado Mountain College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 802 Grand Ave., Glenwood Springs, CO 81601-0233 |
| Phone: | 800-621-8559 |
| Website: | coloradomtn.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 75 | $36,710 |
| Sustainability Science | 39 | $31,639 |
| Nursing | 26 | $71,731 |
| General Education | 9 | NA |
| Accounting | 0 | NA |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 0 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 0 | NA |
| Computer Software & Applications | 0 | NA |
| Data Entry | 0 | NA |
| General Sales & Marketing | 0 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 1,392 students took at least one online class at Colorado Mountain College. This is a decrease from the 1,746 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,392 | 501 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,746 | 673 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,460 | 552 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,248 | 523 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,414 | 659 |
Learn more about online learning at Colorado Mountain College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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