Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in Colorado
20 schools in Colorado teach this, at certificate or associate level. 16 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $31,999 at Arapahoe Community College.
What this work pays in Colorado
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in Colorado earn a median of $83,210 a year across 480 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arapahoe Community College Littleton | Associate's degree | $13,750 | $31,999 (124 grads) | 396 |
| Red Rocks Community College Lakewood | Associate's degree | $8,985 | $28,960 (172 grads) | 389 |
| Aims Community College Greeley | Associate's degree | $7,000 | $28,909 (119 grads) | 462 |
| Front Range Community College Westminster | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $28,147 (505 grads) | 1,351 |
| Community College of Aurora Aurora | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $27,667 (123 grads) | 475 |
| Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs | Associate's degree | $8,790 | $27,181 (170 grads) | 1,035 |
| Community College of Denver Denver | Associate's degree | $11,250 | $26,850 (141 grads) | 502 |
| Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs | Associate's degree | $7,000 | $26,739 (131 grads) | 315 |
| Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction | Associate's degree | $20,170 | $26,187 (46 grads) | 68 |
| Pueblo Community College Pueblo | Associate's degree | $11,137 | $26,187 (157 grads) | 266 |
| Morgan Community College Fort Morgan | Associate's degree | $4,500 | $23,207 (39 grads) | 75 |
| Trinidad State College Trinidad | Associate's degree | $7,300 | $21,508 (33 grads) | 135 |
| Northeastern Junior College Sterling | Associate's degree | $10,110 | $21,312 (43 grads) | 148 |
| Lamar Community College Lamar | Associate's degree | $7,892 | $18,771 (29 grads) | 75 |
| Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely | Associate's degree | $10,797 | $18,087 (21 grads) | 68 |
| Otero College La Junta | Associate's degree | $8,625 | $14,759 (27 grads) | 100 |
| Colorado Christian University Lakewood | Associate's degree | $25,267 | not published | 43 |
| Adams State University Alamosa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 221 |
| Regis University Denver | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 83 |
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.