Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, Colorado · Public

Of 19 assessed programs, 18 leave graduates out-earning a typical Colorado high-school graduate (about $40,674/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 37 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$8,588
$30k to $48k	$9,523
$48k to $75k	$10,868
$75k to $110k	$15,437
$110k and up	$18,077
All families (average)	$11,571

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

19 of 56 programs could be assessed 34% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Colorado high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$48,756	+$8,082	clears the bar	$13,750	1.7 yrs	396
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$58,888	+$18,214	clears the bar	$8,750	0.5 yrs	169
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$64,662	+$23,988	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	81
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	$71,635	+$30,961	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	74
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$83,150	+$42,476	clears the bar	$18,250	0.4 yrs	60
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$64,108	+$23,434	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Design	Associate's Degree	$44,888	+$4,214	clears the bar	$15,125	3.6 yrs	48
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$50,280	+$9,606	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$39,736	-$938	falls short	$10,500	insufficient data	42
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	Associate's Degree	$54,411	+$13,737	clears the bar	$15,485	1.1 yrs	32
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$43,863	+$3,189	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	$63,746 1-year earnings	+$23,072	clears the bar	$9,500	0.4 yrs	22
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$61,975	+$21,301	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$57,984	+$17,310	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$56,165	+$15,491	clears the bar	$14,000	0.9 yrs	13
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	$53,181	+$12,507	clears the bar	$10,250	0.8 yrs	11
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	$60,131	+$19,457	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$60,817	+$20,143	clears the bar	$18,988	0.9 yrs	10
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	$73,287	+$32,613	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	111
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Construction Trades, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Construction Trades, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Cosmetology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Music	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Journalism	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($40,674/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.