Which Pickens Technical College certificate program has the lowest debt?

Cosmetology graduates leave with a median of $9,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 2 Pickens Technical College certificate programs that report debt.

How much does Pickens Technical College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $5,140 a year, and $9,250 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $6,600 a year.

How many Pickens Technical College programs report graduate pay?

6 certificate programs at Pickens Technical College report first-year pay, and 2 of them also report federal debt.

Pickens Technical College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Aurora, CO
686 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

6 Pickens Technical College certificate programs report what graduates earn. Practical Nursing pays the most in the first year ($53,360), and Cosmetology the least ($22,997). The median program pays $34,753.

In-state tuition and fees$5,140Per year. Out-of-state $9,250

Average net price after aid$6,600Per year

Graduation rate76%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 6 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	Practical NursingAbout 29 graduates a year	$53,360	Not reported	$11,000	5th of 11
2	Environmental Control TechnologyAbout 34 graduates a year	$40,146	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 2
3	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 95 graduates a year	$38,503	$31,741	Not reported	4th of 5
4	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 38 graduates a year	$31,002	Not reported	Not reported	4th of 7
5	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 67 graduates a year	$27,724	Not reported	Not reported	8th of 8
6	CosmetologyAbout 113 graduates a year	$22,997	$21,697	$9,500	3rd of 15

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.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Practical Nursing$53,360
Environmental Control Technology$40,146
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$38,503
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$31,002
Allied Health and Medical Assisting$27,724

Lowest median debt

Cosmetology$9,500
Practical Nursing$11,000

Largest programs

CosmetologyAbout 113 graduates a year
Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 95 graduates a year
Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 67 graduates a year
Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 38 graduates a year
Environmental Control TechnologyAbout 34 graduates a year

Common questions

Practical Nursing graduates earn a median of $53,360 in their first year, the most of 6 Pickens Technical 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