Program Payoff

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, Colorado. 53 certificate and associate programs, public. 53 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Colorado.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $18,250 $59,011 (43) $100,260
Registered Nurses
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree $53,358 (11) $45,150
Security Guards
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate $48,432 (43) $45,150
Security Guards
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $48,432 (20) $83,260
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree $46,087 (12) $97,030
Accountants and Auditors
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree $18,988 $42,682 (59) $76,600
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $14,000 $41,007 (21) $48,400
Medical Assistants
Legal Support Services Associate's degree $10,250 $39,369 (19) $78,190
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Design and Applied Arts Associate's degree $15,125 $37,208 (33) $66,330
Graphic Designers
Legal Support Services Undergraduate certificate $35,518 (32) $78,190
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science Associate's degree $15,485 $35,416 (30) $60,850
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate $35,060 (18) $76,600
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $13,750 $31,999 (124) $83,210
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $26,353 (14) $92,520
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate $10,500 $24,035 (12) $40,750
Childcare Workers
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $136,930
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Associate's degree $9,500 not published $136,930
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $8,750 not published $47,380
Nursing Assistants
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $97,030
Accountants and Auditors
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree not published $136,930
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $48,400
Medical Assistants
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $76,370
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $76,370
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $56,790
Audio and Video Technicians
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $56,790
Audio and Video Technicians
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Undergraduate certificate not published $51,280
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Associate's degree not published $51,280
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $92,520
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $136,930
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Undergraduate certificate not published $138,390
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Associate's degree not published $138,390
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $138,390
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $138,390
Software Developers
Construction Trades, General Undergraduate certificate not published $81,230
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Construction Trades, General Associate's degree not published $81,230
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Undergraduate certificate not published $37,690
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Associate's degree not published $37,690
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Design and Applied Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $66,330
Graphic Designers
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $77,440
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $66,720
Medical Equipment Repairers
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $79,810
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Journalism Associate's degree not published $77,870
Editors
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $61,280
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $61,280
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Undergraduate certificate not published
Music Undergraduate certificate not published $72,900
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Music Associate's degree not published $72,900
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Undergraduate certificate not published $100,260
Registered Nurses
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other Associate's degree not published $63,760
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Undergraduate certificate not published $49,900
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Associate's degree not published $49,900
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Undergraduate certificate not published $63,410
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $83,260
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.