by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Otero Junior College was awarded 4 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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Otero JC landed the #1,347 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Out of the 31 colleges in Colorado, Otero JC is ranked at #23.
Since Otero Junior College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
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 Otero Junior College, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Otero Junior College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Otero Junior College this rate is 56%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,216 undergraduates at Otero JC with 528 being full-time and 688 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,852 | $10,240 | $13,527 | $15,576 | $15,775 |
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 Otero JC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Otero JC, approximately 25% of students took out student loans averaging $4,604 a year. That adds up to $18,416 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Otero JC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1802 Colorado Avenue, La Junta, CO 81050 |
| Phone: | 719-384-6800 |
| Website: | www.otero.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 100 | NA |
| Nursing | 80 | NA |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 43 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 34 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 33 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 33 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 10 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 6 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 5 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 5 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 304 students took at least one online class at Otero Junior College. This is a decrease from the 365 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 304 | 81 |
| 2021-2022 | 365 | 93 |
| 2020-2021 | 342 | 82 |
| 2018-2019 | 104 | 39 |
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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