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Colorado Mountain College is a public located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Colorado Mountain College has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Colorado Mountain College is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $40,062 10 years after enrolling, 17th in Colorado, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Colorado Mountain College bachelor students earn 17% less than the national average.
Colorado Mountain College’s median net annual cost of $6,450 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 2 programs at Colorado Mountain College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Registered Nursing - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$6,450
Average years to graduate
4.3
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 37% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Colorado Mountain College is 17% lower than the state average, and 8% below the average for all community college - baccalaureates in the country.
At Colorado Mountain College, Pell Grant recipients represent 12% of the measured graduating class, 23% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Colorado Mountain College graduates within 4.4 years.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Colorado Mountain College’s economic mobility score of 10.64 is calculated by adjusting the 1.22 economic score of lower-income students by the 12% pell grant recipients within the student body. Colorado Mountain College’s EMS of 10.64 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Colorado Mountain College pays $6,450 a year, $8,827 less than the $15,277 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $6,450
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Colorado Mountain College, 51% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $6,450 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 35% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,886. This is 19% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,791
Pell grants
$4,003
State grants
$3,303
Institutional grants
$1,466
Full time
53%
83%
Female
51%
59%
First time
65%
59%
In-state
78%
68%
1st generation
37%
35%
White
63%
52%
Black
1%
14%
Hispanic
29%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
6%
12%