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Colorado School of Trades vs Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

Lakewood, CO · Lakewood, CO · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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FOR-PROFIT-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • FOR-PROFIT-PAIR For-profit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CO
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Colorado School of Trades: average net price rose +52.9% from $14,802 (2013) to $22,635 (2023), r² 0.79.
  • Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design: net price ranged $18,533–$31,129 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +1.1% is not a trend (r² 0.16).
  • Colorado School of Trades: enrollment shrank -40.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -8 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design: enrollment grew +160.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +129 students/yr fitted, r² 0.84.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Colorado School of Trades vs Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Colorado School of Trades leads on 150%-time completion (81.4% vs 33.8% at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Colorado School of Trades leads on median debt at graduation ($20,000 vs $31,000 at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Colorado School of Trades leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($44,718 vs $30,280 at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Colorado School of Trades and Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design?▼
Colorado School of Trades leads on 150%-time completion at 81.4% versus 33.8% at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Colorado School of Trades and Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design?▼
Colorado School of Trades leads on median debt at graduation at $20,000 versus $31,000 at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Colorado School of Trades and Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design?▼
Colorado School of Trades leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $44,718 versus $30,280 at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025