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Pueblo Community College

Pueblo, Colorado·Public, 4-year or above·Rocky Mountains·pueblocc.edu
6-yr Graduation
31%
+8.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
7,284
peer median 7,625
Avg net price
$12,045
+$3.6k vs Baccalaureate
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
31%+8.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Full-time retention
0%

Pell equity

3.7pp gap
Pell recipients
30%75 of 253
Non-Pell (all)
34%29 of 86
Subsidized loan, no Pell
27%3 of 11
No Federal Aid
35%26 of 75

Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.7-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.

FVT/GE

Of 100 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 93 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
100
Passing
5
5.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
2.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.0%
+1.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

100programs
  • Passing5 · 5.0%
  • No Data93 · 93.0%
  • Failing2 · 2.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
93

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.

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Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
-26.0%
$28,992 vs $39,174
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
-3.1%
$37,959 vs $39,174
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+7.5%
$42,112 vs $39,174
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+17.1%
$45,876 vs $39,174
Precision Metal Working
Associate Degree · Precision Production
+35.7%
$53,160 vs $39,174
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+72.1%
$67,421 vs $39,174
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+122.4%
$87,122 vs $39,174

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

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Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
-3.1%
−$1,215

Debt vs earnings

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

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Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
51%
$14,875 debt · $28,992 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Undergraduate Certificate · Education
43%
$13,500 debt · $31,443 earn
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
29%
$5,750 debt · $19,653 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
29%
$11,055 debt · $37,959 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$9,957 debt · $44,400 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$10,225 debt · $45,876 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$14,775 debt · $67,421 earn
Precision Metal Working
Associate Degree · Precision Production
20%
$10,853 debt · $53,160 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1979Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 7

Action history · 8

  1. Mar 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  2. Feb 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  3. Dec 2023Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  4. Sep 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  5. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$9,941
$30–48k$12,345
$48–75k$11,892
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$12,045
+$3,617vs Baccalaureate median $8,429
Federal loans
16.5%
In-state tuition
$5,049
Out-of-state
$17,649

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,596 students received $10.6M in Pell grants, alongside $4.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,596
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$10.6M
$10,635,718 total
Direct Loans
$4.9M
1,514 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
3k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.4M
1,107 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
404 loan awards
Parent PLUS$30K
3 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,208 borrowers who entered repayment, 48 (3.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.9%
+1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,208
Defaulted
48
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.7%
2017
17.5%
2018
14.4%
2019
3.9%
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 Pueblo Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs75
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

672 total completions
01Health Professions
32348.1%
02Liberal Arts
18327.2%
03Precision Production
446.5%
04Computer Sciences
253.7%
05Security/Protective
233.4%
06Business
233.4%
07Education
192.8%
08Mechanic
152.2%
09Psychology
111.6%
10Social Sciences
60.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
7,284
12-mo unduplicated
9,912
Undergraduate
9,912
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
42%4,157
Women
58%5,755

Race / ethnicity composition

White
45.8%
Hispanic
40.0%
Black
4.9%
Two or more
3.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.5%
Unknown
1.6%
Asian
1.3%
Non-resident
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.15
1 offenses · 6,767 students

3-year trend

0.512 yrs ago0.311 yr ago0.15Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

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
Drugs02
Liquor00

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.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
20.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
104

Pueblo Community College vs Peer comparison

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

IPEDS
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
SubjectPueblo Community College
31%—7,284$12,045Baccalaureate
Colorado Mountain College
14%—5,494$7,813Baccalaureate
Community College of Denver
——7,965$9,450Baccalaureate
Red Rocks Community College
——8,419$9,044Baccalaureate
Pikes Peak State College
——12,556$6,007Baccalaureate
Snow College
——5,577$5,552Baccalaureate
Peer group median23%—7,625$8,429

Institutions like Pueblo Community College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Pueblo Community College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Pueblo Community College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Email
CSC [at] pueblocc.edu
Phone
719-549-3200
Address
900 W. Orman Ave. Pueblo, CO 81004 United States

The mission of the Office of Institutional Research is to provide information that supports the college planning, decision-making, policy formulation, and accreditation processes.

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Common Data Set

Pueblo Community College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

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Affordability & Value

Graduate debt

H4/H5
Grads with debt
0%
Avg debt
$0

0% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $0 on average.

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about Pueblo Community College

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

What is the graduation rate at Pueblo Community College?

Pueblo Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 31% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Pueblo Community College?

Pueblo Community College reports a total enrollment of 7,284 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Pueblo Community College?

The average net price at Pueblo Community College is $12,045 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Pueblo Community College located?

Pueblo Community College is located in Pueblo, Colorado 81004-1499.

Who runs Institutional Research at Pueblo Community College?

Pueblo Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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