10-yr median earnings
$48,341
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Littleton, Colorado
Arapahoe Community College
Arapahoe Community College is a public institution in Littleton, Colorado. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $11,571
- Avg net price / yr
- $48,341
- 10-yr median earnings
- 27.9%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Arapahoe Community College posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 32%
- former-student earnings, US
- 27.9%
- 150%-time completion
- +11%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Arapahoe Community College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
53/100
Arapahoe Community College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B-
$48,341
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B
$11,571
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
27.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C
$11,884
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C
62.2%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$11,571
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
27.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 27.9%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Arapahoe Community College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Arapahoe Community College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Arapahoe Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$48,341 Top 32% higher than 68% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Arapahoe Community College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $48,341 | #1623 of 5103 | 68th |
| Average net price | $11,571 | #1417 of 5020 | 72nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 27.9% | #4405 of 4858 | 9th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 5,383 | #698 of 5462 | 87th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
5,383
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
27.9%
150%-time completion
$48,341
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Arapahoe Community College ranks in Colorado
State rank among 69 reporting Colorado colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Arapahoe Community College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $48,341 | #19 of 69 | 72nd |
| Average net price | $11,571 | #16 of 69 | 77th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 27.9% | #61 of 65 | 6th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 5,383 | #17 of 75 | 77th |
Highest former-student earnings in Colorado
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado School of Mines | $97,335 | $28,690 |
| 2 | Denver College of Nursing | $81,809 | - |
| 3 | Colorado State University Global | $76,813 | $16,510 |
| 4 | Regis University | $72,105 | $18,397 |
| 5 | University of Denver | $71,155 | $36,131 |
| 6 | University of Colorado Boulder | $69,738 | $25,346 |
| 7 | Colorado College | $65,222 | $33,375 |
| 8 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | $64,270 | $11,900 |
| 9 | Galen Health Institutes-Aurora | $61,480 | - |
| 10 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | $60,543 | $21,279 |
| 11 | Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology | $59,093 | $30,065 |
| 12 | Colorado State University Pueblo | $55,563 | $10,051 |
| 19 | Arapahoe Community CollegeThis school | $48,341 | $11,571 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Arapahoe Community College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$8,588 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$9,523 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$10,868 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$18,077 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Arapahoe Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $4,434 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $17,034 |
| Average Net Price | $11,571 |
9.9%
Pell Grant Rate
7.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$11,884
Median Debt
$126/mo
Monthly Payment
2013–2023: what Arapahoe Community College costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +22.7% over 10 years, from $8,792 to $10,790 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $8,7922023 · $10,790
Over the same years, enrollment went -39.6% (8,920 → 5,392 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
63.5%
Female
38.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
$43,676
Median Earnings (6yr)
62.9%
Earning Over $25K
62.2%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 27.9% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $43,676 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $48,341 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 62.9% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 62.2% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $11,884 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $126/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 14 | 726 | $60,532 | $83,150 | $14,419 |
| Certificate | 7 | 437 | $53,590 | $64,662 | $9,625 |
Top programs at Arapahoe Community College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$83,150 median earnings
- Computer Systems Networkin…
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
$73,287 median earnings
- Computer and Information S…
Computer and Information Sciences, General
$71,635 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$64,662 median earnings
- Criminal Justice and Corre…
Criminal Justice and Corrections
$64,108 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$61,975 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$60,817 median earnings
- Vehicle Maintenance and Re…
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
$60,131 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Matches use Scorecard measures among reporting colleges — not state-system recommendations or geographic proximity.
Similar Enrollment and Sector
Other Public institutions closest in reported enrollment, preferring the same Carnegie classification.
Similar Reported Net Price
Other Public institutions with the nearest reported average net price.
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$11,578 net price · $7 apart
Lorain County Joint Vocational School District
Oberlin, OH
$11,578 net price · $7 apart
Linn-Benton Community College
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$11,553 net price · $18 apart
Helena College University of Montana
Helena, MT
$11,593 net price · $22 apart
Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
Same-sector institutions with the same direction and nearest fitted annual change; only series with R² of at least 0.40 qualify.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Arapahoe Community College? ▼
Arapahoe Community College is a public institution in Littleton, Colorado. Undergraduate enrollment is 5,383 students.
How much do Arapahoe Community College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Arapahoe Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $48,341 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $43,676.
How much does Arapahoe Community College cost? ▼
The average net price at Arapahoe Community College is $11,571. In-state tuition is $4,434 and out-of-state tuition is $17,034. Median student debt at graduation is $11,884.
What is the graduation rate at Arapahoe Community College? ▼
Arapahoe Community College has a 27.9% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program).
Is Arapahoe Community College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Arapahoe Community College is $11,884, while former students earn a median of $48,341 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 25% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 62.2% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $126.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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