College Scorecard
Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.
Sticker price $18,143. College Scorecard.
Higher than 23% of Colorado colleges we cover and 15% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.
Within 6 years · College Scorecard
Higher than 41% of Colorado colleges we cover and 29% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.
Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard
Red Rocks Community College acceptance rate & admissions
Test scores: College Scorecard. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS
Red Rocks 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)
IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard
College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal
Red Rocks Community College majors, earnings & careers
Red Rocks 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.
- Engineering · 1
- Technology & Computing · 1
Highest-earning majors at Red Rocks Community College
Not enough graduates in any one major to report earnings.
Quick list of all 2 majors
- Environmental Control Technologies / Technicians—
- Information Technology—
— 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
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
Living in Denver
Overall prices in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO area.
BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
2 bedrooms $2,169. Housing costs 47% above the U.S. average.
HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027
January and July average highs. 17 inches of rain a year, 58 inches of snow.
NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020
Highest: tornado (relatively high); wildfire (relatively high); river flooding (relatively high); winter weather (very high).
FEMA National Risk Index, Jefferson County
Campus & students
IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute
Jefferson County at a glance
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024
Compare Red Rocks 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.
| School | Acceptance | You'd pay | Graduation | Earnings, 10 yrs | Price gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Rocks Community College | — | $9,044 | 32% | $46,288 | This school |
| Arapahoe Community College | — | $11,571 | 29% | $48,341 | |
| Pueblo Community College | — | $12,045 | 31% | $37,434 | |
| Community College of Denver | — | $9,450 | 20% | $39,095 | |
| Colorado Mountain College | — | $7,813 | 27% | $44,127 |
College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.
Why the price is different
Red Rocks Community College would cost you $2,527 less per year than Arapahoe Community College, on average.
- Lower sticker price at Red Rocks Community College.
- Red Rocks Community College gives aided families $2,338 more in grants, on average.
| Per year, Colorado resident | Red Rocks Community College | Arapahoe Community College | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sticker price | $18,143 | $18,332 | −$189 |
| Average grants | −$9,099 | −$6,761 | −$2,338 |
| You pay | $9,044 | $11,571 | −$2,527 |
“+” means Red Rocks 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 Red Rocks Community College
How much does Red Rocks Community College cost per year?
The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $18,143 a year for in-state students. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $9,044 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $5,901 and families earning $110k+ pay $18,064.
How much do Red Rocks Community College graduates earn?
Former Red Rocks Community College students earn a median $46,288 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.
What is the Red Rocks Community College graduation rate?
32% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years.
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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: “Red Rocks Community College: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/red-rocks-community-college (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).