Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 2.8-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 93 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 85 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing8 · 8.6%
- No Data85 · 91.4%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 5
- Aug 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Jul 2020Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Jan 2020Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Jun 2017Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 3,461 students received $13.7M in Pell grants, alongside $9.6M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,611 borrowers who entered repayment, 55 (3.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Community College of Denver
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus5
- Public property6
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 4 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Community College of Denver vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Community College of Denver selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCommunity College of Denver | 20% | — | 7,965 | $9,450 | Baccalaureate |
| — | — | 8,419 | $9,044 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 7,284 | $12,045 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 12,556 | $6,007 | Baccalaureate | |
| 14% | — | 5,494 | $7,813 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 5,577 | $5,552 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 17% | — | 7,625 | $8,429 |
Institutions like Community College of Denver
Explore the federal data for institutions in Community College of Denver's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateColorado
Red Rocks Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,419Net price$9,044View data - BaccalaureateColorado
Pueblo Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,284Net price$12,045View data - BaccalaureateColorado
Pikes Peak State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12,556Net price$6,007View data - BaccalaureateColorado
Colorado Mountain College
Grad rate14%Admit rate—Enrollment5,494Net price$7,813View data - BaccalaureateUtah
Snow College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,577Net price$5,552View data
Community College of Denver Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Institutional Research, Analytics, & Effectiveness (IRAE) provides accurate, timely, easily accessible, relevant data and analyses to facilitate data-driven decision-making and planning at Community College of Denver.
Visit IR office page- Devi Deviyanti, Ph.D.Director Institutional Research, Assessment, & Effectiveness
- Deodatta BaralBusiness Intelligence Analyst
- Dheeraj BeerellyData Analyst
- BJ WiensData Analyst
Common Data Set
Community College of Denver's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Source publications
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