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Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, Colorado·Public, 4-year or above·Rocky Mountains·coloradomtn.edu
6-yr Graduation
27%
Total enrollment
5,494
peer median 7,625
Avg net price
$6,342
-$3.1k vs Baccalaureate
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
27%
4-year graduation
3%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
14%
Full-time retention
40%

Pell equity

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
36%
Non-Pell
30%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

Of 63 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 57 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
63
Passing
6
9.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

63programs
  • Passing6 · 9.5%
  • No Data57 · 90.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
5
No data
57

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.

6
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+20.7%
$47,274 vs $39,174
Sustainability Studies
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+33.5%
$52,293 vs $39,174
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+65.8%
$64,949 vs $39,174
Hospitality Administration/Management
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+69.8%
$66,500 vs $39,174
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+95.2%
$76,473 vs $39,174
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+135.3%
$92,166 vs $39,174

Debt vs earnings

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

5
Sustainability Studies
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
30%
$15,500 debt · $52,293 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
22%
$14,375 debt · $64,949 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
17%
$8,000 debt · $47,274 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
12%
$9,075 debt · $76,473 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
10%
$5,500 debt · $56,253 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1974Next review Aug 2034

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 3

  1. Jul 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Jun 2020Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Sep 2014Renewal 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$3,280
$30–48k$2,767
$48–75k$5,316
$75–110k$11,633
$110k+$12,738

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

Avg net price
$6,342
-$3,051vs Baccalaureate median $9,394
Federal loans
9.1%
In-state tuition
$2,700
Out-of-state
$12,540

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,067 students received $5.2M in Pell grants, alongside $2.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,067
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.2M
$5,249,120 total
Direct Loans
$2.7M
691 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.4M
431 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$820K
229 loan awards
Parent PLUS$444K
31 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 558 borrowers who entered repayment, 13 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.

Default rate
2.3%
vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
558
Defaulted
13
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.1%
2017
10.5%
2018
10.5%
2019
2.3%
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 Colorado Mountain College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs42
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

641 total completions
01Liberal Arts
34153.2%
02Business
10416.2%
03Health Professions
9014.0%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
274.2%
05Education
264.1%
06Visual/Performing Arts
142.2%
07Personal/Culinary
121.9%
08Security/Protective
101.6%
09Agriculture
91.4%
10Communication
81.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
5,494
12-mo unduplicated
7,821
Undergraduate
7,821
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
44%3,403
Women
56%4,418

Race / ethnicity composition

White
57.7%
Hispanic
33.4%
Two or more
3.3%
Unknown
2.9%
Black
1.1%
Asian
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
12
8 M · 4 W
Women athletes
33.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$181K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$240
$240
Head-coach salaries
$35K
$35K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 1

Skiing
8 M · 4 W
$179K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.39
2 offenses · 5,184 students

3-year trend

0.382 yrs ago0.191 yr ago0.39Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
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

Fondling
2

By location

2total
  • On campus2

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

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
Drugs144
Liquor514

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
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
127

Colorado Mountain College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Colorado Mountain 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
SubjectColorado Mountain College
27%5,494$6,342Baccalaureate
Pueblo Community College
7,284$11,063Baccalaureate
Community College of Denver
7,965$9,431Baccalaureate
Red Rocks Community College
8,419$9,356Baccalaureate
Pikes Peak State College
12,556$9,682Baccalaureate
Snow College
5,577$6,071Baccalaureate
Peer group median27%7,625$9,394

Frequently asked questions about Colorado Mountain College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Colorado Mountain College.

What is the graduation rate at Colorado Mountain College?

Colorado Mountain College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 27% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Colorado Mountain College?

Colorado Mountain College reports a total enrollment of 5,494 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Colorado Mountain College?

The average net price at Colorado Mountain College is $6,342 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Colorado Mountain College located?

Colorado Mountain College is located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601-0233.

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