Public · Community college

Front Range Community College

Westminster, Colorado · Large suburb

26%
Transfer rate: $13,031
Avg net price: 35%
Grad / completion: $45,910
Median earnings

Front Range Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Westminster, Colorado (large suburb setting), enrolling 11,476 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 11,476 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersSnowy

About Westminster, Colorado

Westminster is a home rule city located in Adams and Jefferson counties, Colorado, United States. Gold discovered in the South Platte River Valley in 1858 brought national attention to the area that would become Westminster, Colorado. Companies based in Westminster include Vantor, Ball and the Western Fuels Association. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 11 miles to Denver, CO
To the ocean: 752 miles
Nearest airport: 4 miles to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan (BJC)

How Front Range Community College compares

#84 · Community Colleges with the Best Transfer Rates

Graduation rate35%

Higher than 20% · #40 of 49 in Colorado

First-year retention100%

Higher than 95%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$45,910

Higher than 85% · #6 of 44 in Colorado

Average net price$13,031

Cheaper than 58% · #19 cheapest of 49 in Colorado

Median debt at graduation$12,251

Lower than 26%

Student–faculty ratio22 : 1

Lower than 21%

Undergraduate enrollment11,476

Larger than 97%

Percentiles compare Front Range Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Colorado.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women6,83960%
Men4,63740%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White57%
Black2.4%
Hispanic29%
Asian3.9%
Other or multiracial8.1%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 11,476
Student–faculty ratio: 22 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 17%
First-generation students: 41%
Students over 25: 21%
Median family income: $28,877
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $71,667
Endowment: $2,550,690

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $4,663
Out-of-state tuition: $17,263
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,460
Total cost of attendance: $21,526
Average net price: $13,031

Outcomes

Graduated: 35%
First-year retention: 100%
Transferred to another college: 26%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $40,548
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $45,910
Median debt at graduation: $12,251
Students with federal loans: 11%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 37%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

35%

Low-income (Pell)

20%

First-generation

19%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 8
Property offenses (2022–2024): 7

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

5.0reported offenses a year

2.7 violent a year2.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft

1.7

Fondling

1.3

Robbery

0.7

Burglary

0.7

Aggravated assault

0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$9,955

$30–48k

$11,197

$48–75k

$12,795

$75–110k

$16,596

$110k+

$21,378

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Front Range Community College funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $45,910
Typical debt at graduation: $12,251
Debt vs. one year's pay: 27%
Out-earn a HS grad: 56%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$41,800

Men

$51,920

Men out-earn women by $10,120 (24%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 91°F
Winter low: 19°F
Annual rain: 14.5″
Annual snow: 44.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Northglenn, CO US station (1.3 mi from campus).

What Front Range Community College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

1,299 grads$35k 1 yr$44k 5 yr$15k debt

1,299$35,023$44,411$14,750 Precision Metal WorkingCert.

539 grads$34k 1 yr$56k 5 yr$8k debt

539$34,125$55,969$8,347 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

300 grads$42k 1 yr— 5 yr$11k debt

300$41,745—$10,501 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

299 grads$36k 1 yr$44k 5 yr$16k debt

299$35,838$44,473$16,000 Business Administration, Management and OperationsCert.

252 grads$42k 1 yr$43k 5 yr$13k debt

252$41,596$43,389$13,000 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCert.

208 grads$30k 1 yr$29k 5 yr$16k debt

208$29,749$28,623$16,150 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCert.

181 grads$33k 1 yr$35k 5 yr$14k debt

181$33,294$35,445$14,063 Construction Trades, GeneralCert.

140 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

140———Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

127 grads$29k 1 yr$60k 5 yr$13k debt

127$29,021$59,680$13,107 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

125 grads$76k 1 yr$75k 5 yr$31k debt

125$76,014$75,263$30,625 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCert.

124 grads$39k 1 yr$50k 5 yr$14k debt

124$38,793$50,219$13,841 Graphic CommunicationsCert.

100 grads$26k 1 yr— 5 yr$11k debt

100$25,702—$11,250

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.