Pickens Technical College

Aurora, Colorado

  • Public technical or community college
  • Public
  • City
  • 686 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.

Agriculture and horticulture

  • Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,375

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 134 finishedGraduates here earned $59,416 a year after finishingNationally: $43,278

Carpentry and construction

  • Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
  • Construction Trades, OtherCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,285

Cosmetology and barbering

  • Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 107 finishedGraduates here earned $28,882 a year after finishingNationally: $23,574

Culinary arts

  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 28 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130

Dental assisting and hygiene

  • Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 37 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,575

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124

Engineering technology

  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
  • Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 43 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256

Graphic and applied design

  • Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047

Industrial and equipment maintenance

  • Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 29 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 71 finishedGraduates here earned $32,819 a year after finishingNationally: $32,268

Office and business support

  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 31 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026

Practical nursing and nursing assistant

  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 25 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 55 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (3)
  • Film/Video and Photographic ArtsCertificate · 18 finishedNationally: $29,024
  • MarketingCertificate · 16 finishedNationally: $43,966
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 16 finishedNationally: $29,038
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$4,140$30–48k$3,691$48–75k$3,844$75–110k$8,306Over $110kNot reportedSource: College Scorecard
Average net price
$4,687per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$11,523sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$5,140Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
0%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
88%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$39,0166 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$42,40910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard

Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Pickens Technical 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 5, 2026.

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