Red Rocks Community College

Lakewood, CO

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 4,249
Graduate Enrollment: 97
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Medium City (100k-250k)
Four-year, small, primarily nonresidential // higher part-time

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 44% / 56% (2017)

First generation college students: 45.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 16.8% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.9% (2017)

Test scores for admission:


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 44.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 22.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 13.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 8.3% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 63.6%
Black: 2.1%
Hispanic: 21.6%
Asian: 3.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.8%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.3%
2+ races: 4.1%
Non-resident alien: 1.1%
Unknown race: 3.5%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $17,558
In-State tuition: $4,379
Out-of-State tuition: $15,801

Estimated books and supplies: $1,800 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board:
Estimated on-campus other fees:

Estimated off-campus room & board: $11,844 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)

Average Family Income: $53,598 (2017)
Median Family Income: $26,224 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 39.1%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 20.2%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $9,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $101 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $8,886
$30k-48k $9,168
$48k-75k $13,167
$75k-110k $15,835
$110k+ $17,278

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 0%
6-year graduation rate: 22%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.2% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $9,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $4,369 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $4,838 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $5,806 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 51.3% (2015)
@3 year 58.0% (2017)
@5 year 64.7% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 27.2% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 32.6% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $47,331 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $46,678 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 143 $22,170 $101 $103,368 ($8,614) $85,378 ($7,115)
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 478 $11,913 $95 $28,294 ($2,358) $40,153 ($3,346)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. 43
Associate's Degree Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. 9
Associate's Degree Science Technologies/Technicians, Other. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Criminal Justice and Corrections. 97 $17,667 $66,965 ($5,580) $69,271 ($5,773)
Associate's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 5 $81,831 ($6,819)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Fire Protection. 127
Associate's Degree Fire Protection. 23 $49,545 ($4,129)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Homeland Security. 2
Associate's Degree Homeland Security. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. 38
Associate's Degree Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. 21
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. 20
Associate's Degree Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 177
Associate's Degree Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 12
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Precision Metal Working. 162
Associate's Degree Precision Metal Working. 15
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Woodworking. 92
Associate's Degree Woodworking. 9
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 11
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 6
Associate's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. 24
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health and Medical Administrative Services. 16
Associate's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 2 $35,409 ($2,951)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Natural Resources Management and Policy. 7
Associate's Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 19
Associate's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Programming. 34
Associate's Degree Computer Programming. 8
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Software and Media Applications. 8
Associate's Degree Computer Software and Media Applications. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 19
Associate's Degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. 71
Associate's Degree Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Culinary Arts and Related Services. 38
Associate's Degree Culinary Arts and Related Services. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 113 $27,220 ($2,268)
Associate's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. 15
Associate's Degree Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. 8 $49,238 ($4,103)
Bachelor's Degree Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 134
Associate's Degree Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 11 $57,993 ($4,833)
Associate's Degree Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 4
Associate's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 45 $13,600 $144 $52,597 ($4,383) $61,848 ($5,154)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 13
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems. 31
Associate's Degree Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 16
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. 149 $7,006 $31,418 ($2,618)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Administration, Management and Operations. 188 $51,389 ($4,282)
Associate's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 15 $50,605 ($4,217)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Accounting and Related Services. 103 $36,696 ($3,058)
Associate's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 13
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Real Estate. 17
Associate's Degree Real Estate. 1


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $62,091
Full time faculty: 100%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 19.0

School's endowment start of year: $0 (2011)
School's endowment end of year: $0 (2011)