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Aims Community College

Greeley, Colorado·Public, 4-year or above·Rocky Mountains·aims.edu
6-yr Graduation
40%
Total enrollment
8,542
peer median 7,342
Avg net price
$9,535
+$1.0k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
40%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

13.0pp gap
Pell recipients
34%
Non-Pell
47%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 75 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 71 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
75
Passing
4
5.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

75programs
  • Passing4 · 5.3%
  • No Data71 · 94.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
71

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

4
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+12.2%
$43,969 vs $39,174
Air Transportation
Associate Degree · Transportation And Materials Moving
+28.9%
$50,507 vs $39,174
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+65.2%
$64,726 vs $39,174
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+106.1%
$80,748 vs $39,174

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

4
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
16%
$7,000 debt · $43,969 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
13%
$10,808 debt · $80,748 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
10%
$6,625 debt · $64,726 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Undergraduate Certificate · Security And Protective Services
7%
$5,915 debt · $83,753 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1977Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 3

  1. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Mar 2019Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Mar 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,584
$30–48k$9,586
$48–75k$10,917
$75–110k$13,412
$110k+$13,329

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$9,535
+$1,047vs Community College median $8,489
Federal loans
4.4%
In-state tuition
$2,090
Out-of-state
$11,306

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 2,040 students received $9.0M in Pell grants, alongside $2.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,040
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.0M
$9,009,487 total
Direct Loans
$2.1M
556 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
2k
22
1k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$790K
253 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.1M
290 loan awards
Parent PLUS$186K
13 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 472 borrowers who entered repayment, 13 (2.7%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.7%
+0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
472
Defaulted
13
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.0%
2017
13.2%
2018
8.4%
2019
2.7%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Aims Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs73
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

684 total completions
01Liberal Arts
45967.1%
02Health Professions
8111.8%
03Mechanic
375.4%
04Transportation
253.7%
05Computer Sciences
182.6%
06Security/Protective
172.5%
07Visual/Performing Arts
152.2%
08Communication
121.8%
09Business
121.8%
10Agriculture
81.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
8,542
12-mo unduplicated
10,056
Undergraduate
10,056
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
48%4,843
Women
52%5,213

Race / ethnicity composition

White
48.4%
Hispanic
40.3%
Unknown
3.9%
Black
2.4%
Two or more
2.3%
Asian
1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
Non-resident
0.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.42
3 offenses · 7,178 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.42Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
3

By location

3total
  • On campus3

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs010
Liquor01

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
162

Aims Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Aims Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectAims Community College
40%8,542$9,535Community College
Community College of Aurora
8,833$7,466Community College
College of Western Idaho
11,015$7,697Community College
Dawson Community College
332$10,094Community College
Los Angeles Southwest College
5,371$6,683Community College
College of Alameda
6,141$9,280Community College
Peer group median40%7,342$8,489

Frequently asked questions about Aims Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Aims Community College.

What is the graduation rate at Aims Community College?

Aims Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 40% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Aims Community College?

Aims Community College reports a total enrollment of 8,542 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Aims Community College?

The average net price at Aims Community College is $9,535 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Aims Community College located?

Aims Community College is located in Greeley, Colorado 80634.

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