Pueblo Community College

Pueblo Community College is a public college in Pueblo, Colorado. It graduates 31% of its students within six years, and its former students earn a median $37,434 ten years after starting college, more than 7% of the Colorado colleges we cover.

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Acceptance rate
Not reported

College Scorecard

What your family pays
$12,045 /yr

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

Sticker price $22,002. College Scorecard.

Graduation rate
31%

Higher than 15% of Colorado colleges we cover and 13% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.

Within 6 years · College Scorecard

Earnings after college
$37,434

Higher than 7% of Colorado colleges we cover and 8% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.

Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard

Pueblo Community College acceptance rate & admissions

First-year students who return0%
Pell Grant recipients28%
First-generation students47%
Women / men65% / 35%

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

Pueblo Community College 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$5,049
Tuition & fees, out-of-state$17,649
Housing & meals, on campus—
Books & supplies$1,460
Total cost of attendance, in-state$22,002

IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard

Median debt at graduation$5,750
Loan default rate14.4%3-year rate, 2017 repayment cohort

College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal

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

Pueblo Community College majors, earnings & careers

Pueblo Community College offers 4 bachelor's majors across 2 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.

  • Health & Medicine · 3
  • Technology & Computing · 1

Highest-earning majors at Pueblo Community College

Not enough graduates in any one major to report earnings.

Quick list of all 4 majors
  • Allied Health (Imaging / Therapy / Tech)—
  • Dental Support Services and Allied Professions—
  • Information Technology—
  • 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 →

Information Technology → Network / systems administrator

$90,310
Pueblo
$103,370
Colorado
$99,130
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to shrink 4.1% from 2025 to 2035.

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

Allied Health (Imaging / Therapy / Tech) → Radiologic technologist

$86,340
Pueblo
$87,760
Colorado
$80,110
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 5.0% from 2025 to 2035.

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

Living in Pueblo

Cost of living
8% below the U.S. average

Overall prices in the Pueblo, CO area.

BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024

Off-campus rent, 1 bedroom
$978/mo

2 bedrooms $1,263. Housing costs 29% below the U.S. average.

HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027

Weather
47° / 92°

January and July average highs. 14 inches of rain a year, 15 inches of snow.

NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020

Natural hazard risk
Relatively Moderate

Highest: winter weather (very high).

FEMA National Risk Index, Pueblo County

Campus & students

Total enrollment (incl. graduate)6,767
First-year students from Colorado98%
Next most common home statesNew Mexico, Alaska, Missouri
Undergraduate degrees awarded, 2023-241% bachelor's · 24% associate · 74% certificates
Campus typePrimarily nonresidential
Student bodyWhite 46% · Hispanic 40% · Black 5% · Two or more 4%International 0%

IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute

Pueblo County at a glance

Population169,356
Median household income$64,010
Adults with a bachelor's degree26%
Median age40

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

Compare Pueblo Community College 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
Pueblo Community College—$12,04531%$37,434This school
Colorado Mountain College—$7,81327%$44,127
Red Rocks Community College—$9,04432%$46,288
Arapahoe Community College—$11,57129%$48,341
Community College of Denver—$9,45020%$39,095

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

Why the price is different

Pueblo Community College would cost you $4,232 more per year than Colorado Mountain College, on average.

  • Higher sticker price at Pueblo Community College.
  • Pueblo Community College gives aided families $2,971 more in grants, on average.
Per year, Colorado residentPueblo Community CollegeColorado Mountain CollegeDifference
Sticker price$22,002$14,799+$7,203
Average grants−$9,957−$6,986−$2,971
You pay$12,045$7,813+$4,232

“+” means Pueblo Community College 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 Pueblo Community College

How much does Pueblo Community College cost per year?

The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $22,002 a year for in-state students. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $12,045 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $9,941 and families earning $110k+ pay —.

How much do Pueblo Community College graduates earn?

Former Pueblo Community College students earn a median $37,434 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.

What is the Pueblo Community College graduation rate?

31% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 0% 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: “Pueblo Community College: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/pueblo-community-college (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).