10-yr median earnings
$45,516
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Delta, Colorado
Technical College of the Rockies
Technical College of the Rockies is a public institution in Delta, 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.
- $3,796
- Avg net price / yr
- $45,516
- 10-yr median earnings
- 95.7%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Technical College of the Rockies posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 38%
- former-student earnings, US
- 95.7%
- 150%-time completion
- +17%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Fringe
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Technical College of the Rockies 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, 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
A-
College Value Score
80/100
Technical College of the Rockies
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 C+
$45,516
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$3,796
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
95.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$4,750
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
54.5%
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
$3,796
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
95.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 95.7%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Technical College of the Rockies 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 Technical College of the Rockies 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.
Technical College of the Rockies: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$45,516 Top 38% higher than 62% 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 | Technical College of the Rockies | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $45,516 | #1932 of 5103 | 62nd |
| Average net price | $3,796 | #184 of 5020 | 96th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 95.7% | #52 of 4858 | 99th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 165 | #3845 of 5462 | 30th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
165
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
95.7%
150%-time completion
$45,516
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Technical College of the Rockies ranks in Colorado
State rank among 69 reporting Colorado colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Technical College of the Rockies | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $45,516 | #26 of 69 | 62nd |
| Average net price | $3,796 | #1 of 69 | 99th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 95.7% | #1 of 65 | 98th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 165 | #57 of 75 | 24th |
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 |
| 26 | Technical College of the RockiesThis school | $45,516 | $3,796 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Technical College of the Rockies
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$2,785 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$3,715 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$4,669 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Technical College of the Rockies - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $3,796 |
24.0%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$4,750
Median Debt
$50/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Technical College of the Rockies swings rather than trends
Across 9 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $3,790 to $17,424 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -44.4%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$3,790
Highest year
$17,424
Most recent (2023)
$3,790
9 reported years (years the source did not report are left as gaps). Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $6,8202023 · $3,790
Over the same years, enrollment went -45.8% (262 → 142 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
66.3%
Female
55.2%
First Generation
Outcomes
$38,763
Median Earnings (6yr)
61.5%
Earning Over $25K
54.5%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 95.7% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $38,763 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $45,516 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 61.5% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 54.5% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $4,750 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $50/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 65 | $64,079 | $9,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Certificate | 21 | $58,808 | $4,750 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 98 | $25,678 | $5,500 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services | Certificate | 7 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Technical College of the Rockies? ▼
Technical College of the Rockies is a public institution in Delta, Colorado. Undergraduate enrollment is 165 students.
How much do Technical College of the Rockies former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Technical College of the Rockies who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $45,516 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $38,763.
How much does Technical College of the Rockies cost? ▼
The average net price at Technical College of the Rockies is $3,796.. Median student debt at graduation is $4,750.
What is the graduation rate at Technical College of the Rockies? ▼
Technical College of the Rockies has a 95.7% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Technical College of the Rockies worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Technical College of the Rockies is $4,750, while former students earn a median of $45,516 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 10% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 54.5% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $50.
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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