Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, Colorado
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- Suburb
- 5,383 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 47 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 28 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 17 finishedGraduates here earned $44,358 a year after finishingNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- Construction Trades, GeneralCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,348
- Construction Trades, GeneralAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $74,049
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 96 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,866
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 20 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 23 finishedGraduates here earned $57,903 a year after finishingNationally: $52,694
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 35 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 51 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
- Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 52 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 88 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,214
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 180 finishedGraduates here earned $50,073 a year after finishingNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $69,634
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,323
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,437
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 44 finishedGraduates here earned $39,058 a year after finishingNationally: $31,578
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedGraduates here earned $46,002 a year after finishingNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 27 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 11 finishedGraduates here earned $50,364 a year after finishingNationally: $33,452
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 7 finishedGraduates here earned $60,533 a year after finishingNationally: $41,377
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 70 finishedGraduates here earned $62,300 a year after finishingNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 273 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $74,894
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 82 finishedGraduates here earned $73,297 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's degree · 18 finishedGraduates here earned $86,526 a year after finishingNationally: $84,093
Other programs (30)
- Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $39,059
- Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $44,791
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 7 finishedNationally: $27,737
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $29,515
- Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $33,380
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 9 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 28 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 25 finishedNationally: $40,381
- Communication and Media StudiesAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $33,346
- EconomicsAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $42,934
- English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $27,003
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $35,157
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $24,176
- Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceAssociate degree · 41 finishedGraduates here earned $54,973 a year afterNationally: $45,311
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $52,388
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $44,599
- Geography and CartographyAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $45,792
- Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $33,448
- HistoryAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $31,926
- JournalismAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $28,005
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 496 finishedGraduates here earned $41,469 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Mechanical EngineeringAssociate degreeNationally: $52,218
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $47,517
- MusicCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $27,777
- PhysicsAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $35,965
- Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 18 finishedNationally: $30,994
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $27,917
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $41,894
- Science Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $41,828
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $32,424
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $8,551per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $16,730sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $4,626Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 7%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 28%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $49,8356 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $54,77910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $13,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 26%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 35%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Arapahoe Community College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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