Which Front Range Community College certificate program has the lowest debt?

Welding and Machining graduates leave with a median of $8,347 in federal loans, the lowest among 19 Front Range Community College certificate programs that report debt.

How much does Front Range Community College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $4,663 a year, and $17,263 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $13,031 a year.

How many Front Range Community College programs report graduate pay?

12 associate's programs and 20 certificate programs at Front Range Community College report first-year pay, and 29 of them also report federal debt.

Front Range Community College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Westminster, CO
11,476 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

20 Front Range Community College certificate programs report what graduates earn. Environmental Control Technology pays the most in the first year ($70,888), and Design and Applied Arts the least ($21,397). The median program pays $36,349. Front Range Community College also has 12 associate's programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$4,663Per year. Out-of-state $17,263

Average net price after aid$13,031Per year

Graduation rate35%Within 6 years

All 12 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	NursingAbout 125 graduates a year	$76,014	$75,263	$30,625	2nd of 12
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 32 graduates a year	$58,164	Not reported	$21,416	2nd of 6
3	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 82 graduates a year	$53,219	$68,311	$20,098	1st of 1
4	Computer NetworkingAbout 22 graduates a year	$52,244	$68,429	$19,438	1st of 2
5	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 10 graduates a year	$43,801	$41,695	$18,125	1st of 5
6	Business AdministrationAbout 22 graduates a year	$40,016	$42,466	Not reported	3rd of 5
7	AccountingAbout 20 graduates a year	$38,838	$46,512	$21,625	1st of 2
8	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 20 graduates a year	$36,836	$43,493	Not reported	5th of 7
9	Veterinary TechnologyAbout 32 graduates a year	$35,040	$40,794	$22,228	4th of 4
10	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 1,299 graduates a year	$35,023	$44,411	$14,750	3rd of 13
11	Alternative MedicineAbout 25 graduates a year	$28,076	$30,132	$26,701	1st of 1
12	Graphic CommunicationsAbout 42 graduates a year	$24,989	$46,264	$13,275	2nd of 2

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.

All 20 certificate programs, ranked

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. 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	Environmental Control TechnologyGraduates a year not reported	$70,888	Not reported	$19,200	1st of 2
2	Criminal JusticeAbout 44 graduates a year	$69,776	Not reported	$24,774	2nd of 11
3	Computer NetworkingAbout 79 graduates a year	$52,583	Not reported	$18,875	1st of 3
4	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 78 graduates a year	$45,174	$51,533	$18,799	2nd of 2
5	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 300 graduates a year	$41,745	Not reported	$10,501	2nd of 5
6	Business AdministrationAbout 252 graduates a year	$41,596	$43,389	$13,000	2nd of 3
7	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 124 graduates a year	$38,793	$50,219	$13,841	6th of 8
8	Paralegal StudiesAbout 57 graduates a year	$38,485	Not reported	$19,760	1st of 1
9	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 15 graduates a year	$37,396	$33,829	Not reported	2nd of 7
10	Wildlife ScienceAbout 71 graduates a year	$36,860	Not reported	$19,677	1st of 1
11	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 299 graduates a year	$35,838	$44,473	$16,000	2nd of 8
12	Welding and MachiningAbout 539 graduates a year	$34,125	$55,969	$8,347	3rd of 4
13	Drafting and Design TechnologyAbout 53 graduates a year	$33,893	Not reported	$10,750	1st of 1
14	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 181 graduates a year	$33,294	$35,445	$14,063	2nd of 2
15	Teacher EducationAbout 208 graduates a year	$29,749	$28,623	$16,150	1st of 3
16	Practical NursingAbout 127 graduates a year	$29,021	$59,680	$13,107	9th of 11
17	Applied HorticultureAbout 43 graduates a year	$28,703	$39,243	$14,000	1st of 1
18	Alternative MedicineAbout 33 graduates a year	$25,956	Not reported	$17,035	1st of 1
19	Graphic CommunicationsAbout 100 graduates a year	$25,702	Not reported	$11,250	1st of 1
20	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 23 graduates a year	$21,397	Not reported	$11,000	1st of 1

3 more certificate programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks: certificate programs

Highest first-year pay

Environmental Control Technology$70,888
Criminal Justice$69,776
Computer Networking$52,583
Computer and Information Science$45,174
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$41,745

Lowest median debt

Welding and Machining$8,347
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$10,501
Drafting and Design Technology$10,750
Design and Applied Arts$11,000
Graphic Communications$11,250

Largest programs

Welding and MachiningAbout 539 graduates a year
Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 300 graduates a year
Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 299 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 252 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 208 graduates a year

Common questions

Environmental Control Technology graduates earn a median of $70,888 in their first year, the most of 20 Front Range Community College certificate 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