Which Community College of Aurora associate's program has the lowest debt?

Liberal Arts and General Studies graduates leave with a median of $12,250 in federal loans, the lowest among 2 Community College of Aurora associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Community College of Aurora cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $4,470 a year, and $17,070 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $8,656 a year.

How many Community College of Aurora programs report graduate pay?

3 associate's programs and 2 certificate programs at Community College of Aurora report first-year pay, and 4 of them also report federal debt.

Community College of Aurora Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Aurora, CO
3,250 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

3 Community College of Aurora associate's programs report what graduates earn. Vehicle Maintenance and Repair pays the most in the first year ($57,677), and Film and Photography the least ($20,533). The median program pays $38,729. Community College of Aurora also has 2 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$4,470Per year. Out-of-state $17,070

Average net price after aid$8,656Per year

All 3 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Colorado" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Colorado. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Colorado
1	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 10 graduates a year	$57,677	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 7
2	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 487 graduates a year	$38,729	$48,154	$12,250	1st of 13
3	Film and PhotographyAbout 47 graduates a year	$20,533	$36,726	$20,750	1st of 1

Program names link to the program's own page, and Colorado ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Colorado programs in the field do too.

Both certificate programs

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Colorado" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Colorado.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Colorado
Business AdministrationAbout 79 graduates a year	$38,496	$56,353	$15,235	3rd of 3
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 46 graduates a year	$37,502	$55,279	$10,925	7th of 8

One more certificate program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Common questions

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair graduates earn a median of $57,677 in their first year, the most of 3 Community College of Aurora associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Colorado rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels