Colorado

Pikes Peak State College

Colorado Springs, Colorado

PublicBachelor's degreesFounded 1968Large suburbSEVP certified
Pikes Peak State College campus
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About

Pikes Peak State College is a public community college in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is the largest institution of higher education in the Pikes Peak region. PPSC offers more than 150 programs in liberal arts and sciences transfer and career technical education. The college's 60+60 Bachelor's Degree Transfer Program guarantees transfer of the PPSC Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degrees to any public institution of higher education in Colorado. In 2018, the college had an enrollment of 13,204, making it the third-largest institution in the Colorado Community College System.

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Cost per year

Tuition and fees (out of state)
US$17,702
Estimated total for international students
US$29,438
Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison)
US$4,662
Total cost for in-state students
US$16,398
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International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.

Students

Undergraduates
9,595
International undergraduates
1%
Students per teacher
22 to 1

Outcomes

Graduation rate
23%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
US$45,162

Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.

Programmes (83)

Bachelor's degrees3 subjects
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHomeland SecurityRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate's degrees39 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAmerican Sign LanguageArchitectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAudiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness/Commerce, GeneralComputer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementConstruction Trades, GeneralCriminal Justice and CorrectionsCulinary Arts and Related ServicesDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsDesign and Applied ArtsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansElectrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansElectromechanical Technologies/TechniciansEnvironmental Control Technologies/TechniciansEnvironmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFire ProtectionGraphic CommunicationsHealth Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)JournalismLegal Support ServicesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMechanical EngineeringParks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, OtherPrecision Metal WorkingRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansZoology/Animal Biology
Undergraduate certificates41 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAmerican Sign LanguageArchitectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAudiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness/Commerce, GeneralClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsComputer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCriminal Justice and CorrectionsCulinary Arts and Related ServicesDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsDesign and Applied ArtsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansElectrical and Power Transmission InstallersElectrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEnvironmental Control Technologies/TechniciansEnvironmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFire ProtectionFoods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesGraphic CommunicationsHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansLegal Support ServicesPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsPrecision Metal WorkingRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingSocial WorkSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansVeterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansVisual and Performing Arts, GeneralZoology/Animal Biology

Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.