Pickens Technical College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Pickens Technical College

Pickens Technical College operates as a public institution located in Aurora, Colorado (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 686 students of which 1,090 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Pickens Technical College is categorized as “-2” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $6,600, with published in-state tuition of $5,140 and a Pell grant recipient share of 31.0%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, rising to 67.9% at six years. Graduates earn a median of $39,210 ten years after enrolling, compared with $36,111 six years post-enrollment, and 48.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.