Which Pueblo Community College certificate program has the lowest debt?

Welding and Machining graduates leave with a median of $6,625 in federal loans, the lowest among 7 Pueblo Community College certificate programs that report debt.

How much does Pueblo Community College cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $5,049 a year, and $17,649 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $12,045 a year.

How many Pueblo Community College programs report graduate pay?

7 associate's programs and 9 certificate programs at Pueblo Community College report first-year pay, and 12 of them also report federal debt.

Pueblo Community College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Pueblo, CO
3,619 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

9 Pueblo Community College certificate programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($69,953), and Cosmetology the least ($12,890). The median program pays $35,555. Pueblo Community College also has 7 associate's programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$5,049Per year. Out-of-state $17,649

Average net price after aid$12,045Per year

Graduation rate31%Within 6 years

All 7 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 137 graduates a year	$72,520	$85,090	$22,422	6th of 12
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 74 graduates a year	$48,715	$60,800	$20,750	5th of 6
3	Welding and MachiningAbout 33 graduates a year	$43,715	$45,868	$11,300	1st of 1
4	Electrical Engineering TechnologyGraduates a year not reported	$42,852	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
5	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 33 graduates a year	$42,297	$43,414	$17,335	3rd of 3
6	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 252 graduates a year	$30,640	$39,122	$14,962	6th of 13
7	Teacher EducationAbout 11 graduates a year	$28,664	$28,354	Not reported	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.

All 9 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	NursingAbout 17 graduates a year	$69,953	Not reported	$19,250	1st of 1
2	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 18 graduates a year	$62,355	Not reported	$19,549	1st of 7
3	Mental Health and Addiction ServicesAbout 2 graduates a year	$59,198	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
4	Criminal JusticeAbout 46 graduates a year	$52,241	$59,359	$7,656	8th of 11
5	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 126 graduates a year	$35,555	$46,882	$8,700	8th of 8
6	Welding and MachiningAbout 339 graduates a year	$25,970	$40,722	$6,625	4th of 4
7	Practical NursingAbout 203 graduates a year	$25,507	Not reported	$9,975	10th of 11
8	Teacher EducationAbout 129 graduates a year	$24,960	Not reported	$10,750	2nd of 3
9	CosmetologyAbout 53 graduates a year	$12,890	Not reported	Not reported	15th of 15

Quick picks: certificate programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$69,953
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$62,355
Mental Health and Addiction Services$59,198
Criminal Justice$52,241
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$35,555

Lowest median debt

Welding and Machining$6,625
Criminal Justice$7,656
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$8,700
Practical Nursing$9,975
Teacher Education$10,750

Largest programs

Welding and MachiningAbout 339 graduates a year
Practical NursingAbout 203 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 129 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 126 graduates a year
CosmetologyAbout 53 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $69,953 in their first year, the most of 9 Pueblo 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