by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 977,800 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, health professions is the 2nd most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,927 and had an average of $20,846 in loans still to pay off.
Across Colorado, there were 17,075 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,848 and $22,429 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,936 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,095 and $24,621 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 25 colleges that offer a degree in health professions. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their health professions program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The health professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pima Medical Institute - Denver. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado. Pima Medical Institute - Denver is a small private for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 172 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Concorde Career College - Aurora landed the #2 spot on the list. Concorde Career College - Aurora is located in Aurora, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 144 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Northwestern Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado list. Rangely, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
Full Colorado Northwestern Community College Health Professions Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Otero Junior College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado. Otero JC is a small public school situated in La Junta, Colorado. It awarded 80 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Morgan Community College is located in Fort Morgan, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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IBMC College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado ranking. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this small private for-profit school awarded 19 degrees to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #7, Pueblo Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado list. Pueblo Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Pueblo, Colorado. It awarded 295 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Arapahoe Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado list. Arapahoe Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Littleton, Colorado. It awarded 71 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Community College of Denver landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado ranking. CCD is a medium-sized school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 84 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Trinidad State Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado list. Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school situated in Trinidad, Colorado. It awarded 48 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lamar Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado list. LCC is a small public school situated in Lamar, Colorado. It awarded 15 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Aims Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado ranking. Aims Community College is a medium-sized school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 88 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Denver College of Nursing ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Health Professions at Denver College of Nursing
Northeastern Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #14. Sterling, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Pikes Peak Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado ranking. Pikes Peak Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 156 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado Mountain College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado ranking. Glenwood Springs, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado ranking. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 259 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Health Professions Report
With a ranking of #18, Pima Medical Institute - Colorado Springs did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado list. Pima Medical Institute - Colorado Springs is a small school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 12 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Red Rocks Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #19. Red Rocks Community College is a public institution located in Lakewood, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 63 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, Front Range Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado list. FRCC is located in Westminster, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 174 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Community College of Aurora did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Aurora, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Colorado Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado list. CCU is a medium-sized school located in Lakewood, Colorado that handed out 21 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado Mesa University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado ranking. Colorado Mesa University is located in Grand Junction, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #24, Intellitec College - Grand Junction did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado list. Grand Junction, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 291 students in 2020-2021.
Full Intellitec College - Grand Junction Health Professions Report
Intellitec College - Colorado Springs ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in Colorado list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.
Full Intellitec College - Colorado Springs Health Professions Report
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