Front Range Community College

Front Range Community College is a public college in Westminster, Colorado. It graduates 35% of its students within six years, and its former students earn a median $45,910 ten years after starting college, more than 37% of the Colorado colleges we cover.

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Acceptance rate
Not reported

College Scorecard

What your family pays
$13,031 /yr

Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.

Sticker price $21,526. College Scorecard.

Graduation rate
35%

Higher than 27% of Colorado colleges we cover and 19% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.

Within 6 years · College Scorecard

Earnings after college
$45,910

Higher than 37% of Colorado colleges we cover and 29% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.

Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard

FRCC acceptance rate & admissions

First-year students who return100%
Pell Grant recipients17%
First-generation students41%
Women / men60% / 40%

Test scores: College Scorecard. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS

FRCC tuition, cost & net price

What families actually pay per year, by income

Average net price after grants and scholarships for Colorado residents who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.

College Scorecard, latest reported year (in-state, federal aid recipients)

Sticker price (before aid)

Tuition & fees, in-state$4,663
Tuition & fees, out-of-state$17,263
Housing & meals, on campus—
Books & supplies$1,460
Total cost of attendance, in-state$21,526

IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard

Median debt at graduation$7,000
Loan default rate9.2%3-year rate, 2017 repayment cohort

College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal

Full cost breakdown, in-state vs out-of-state →

FRCC majors, earnings & careers

Front Range Community College offers 2 bachelor's majors across 2 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.

  • Health & Medicine · 1
  • Social Sciences & Public Service · 1

Highest-earning majors at FRCC

Not enough graduates in any one major to report earnings.

Quick list of all 2 majors
  • Geography—
  • Nursing—

— means too few graduates to report earnings.

College Scorecard field of study, latest release

All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →

Nursing → Registered nurse

$101,130
Denver
$100,260
Colorado
$97,550
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 5.6% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Living in Denver

Cost of living
6% above the U.S. average

Overall prices in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO area.

BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024

Off-campus rent, 1 bedroom
$1,831/mo

2 bedrooms $2,169. Housing costs 47% above the U.S. average.

HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027

Weather
48° / 91°

January and July average highs. 17 inches of rain a year, 45 inches of snow.

NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020

Natural hazard risk
Relatively Moderate

Highest: tornado (relatively high); winter weather (very high).

FEMA National Risk Index, Adams County

Campus & students

Total enrollment (incl. graduate)21,096
First-year students from Colorado98%
Next most common home statesCalifornia, Texas, Illinois
Undergraduate degrees awarded, 2023-241% bachelor's · 39% associate · 60% certificates
Student bodyWhite 57% · Hispanic 29% · Asian 4% · Two or more 4%International 2%

IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute

Adams County at a glance

Population530,225
Median household income$94,571
Adults with a bachelor's degree29%
Median age35

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024

Compare FRCC with similar schools

Similar public colleges in Colorado by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.

SchoolAcceptanceYou'd payGraduationEarnings, 10 yrsPrice gap
Front Range Community College—$13,03135%$45,910This school
Pikes Peak State College—$6,00721%$40,796
Red Rocks Community College—$9,04432%$46,288
Arapahoe Community College—$11,57129%$48,341
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus75%$11,90046%$64,270

College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.

Why the price is different

Front Range Community College would cost you $7,024 more per year than Pikes Peak State College, on average.

  • Higher sticker price at Front Range Community College.
  • Pikes Peak State College gives aided families $3,971 more in grants, on average.
Per year, Colorado residentFRCCPPSCDifference
Sticker price$21,526$18,473+$3,053
Average grants−$8,495−$12,466+$3,971
You pay$13,031$6,007+$7,024

“+” means FRCC costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.

Common questions about FRCC

How much does Front Range Community College cost per year?

The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $21,526 a year for in-state students. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $13,031 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $9,955 and families earning $110k+ pay $21,378.

How much do FRCC graduates earn?

Former Front Range Community College students earn a median $45,910 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.

What is the FRCC graduation rate?

35% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 100% return for their second year.

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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “Front Range Community College: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/front-range-community-college (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).