Accounting and Related Services programs in Colorado
29 schools in Colorado teach this, at certificate or associate level. 7 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $46,087 at Arapahoe Community College.
What this work pays in Colorado
Accountants and Auditors in Colorado earn a median of $97,030 a year across 35,410 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $54,000 | 26,140 |
| Financial Managers | $182,690 | 10,640 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | $103,850 | 8,040 |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | $64,140 | 2,580 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $78,210 | 2,080 |
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 | — | $46,087 (12 grads) | 12 |
| Front Range Community College Westminster | Associate's degree | $19,405 | $39,249 (56 grads) | 23 |
| Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (22 grads) | 21 |
| IBMC College Fort Collins | Associate's degree | — | $28,960 (58 grads) | — |
| Red Rocks Community College Lakewood | Associate's degree | — | $28,598 (15 grads) | 9 |
| Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs | Associate's degree | $18,887 | $26,977 (133 grads) | 204 |
| Community College of Aurora Aurora | Associate's degree | — | $21,508 (11 grads) | 1 |
| Front Range Community College Westminster | Undergraduate certificate | $12,999 | not published | 63 |
| Aims Community College Greeley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Aims Community College Greeley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Arapahoe Community College Littleton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 34 |
| Colorado Christian University Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Colorado Christian University Lakewood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Community College of Aurora Aurora | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Community College of Denver Denver | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Community College of Denver Denver | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Emily Griffith Technical College Denver | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Lamar Community College Lamar | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Northeastern Junior College Sterling | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 53 |
| Northeastern Junior College Sterling | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 77 |
| Pueblo Community College Pueblo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Pueblo Community College Pueblo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Red Rocks Community College Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 36 |
| Trinidad State College Trinidad | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
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 Accounting and Related Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.