Which Colorado diagnostic and treatment professions program has the lowest debt?

Pueblo Community College reports the lowest median federal debt, $8,700, with first-year pay of $35,555.

How much do diagnostic and treatment professions graduates earn in Colorado?

The median across 8 Colorado diagnostic and treatment professions certificate programs is $49,647 in the first year after graduating and $51,456 five years after.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Certificate) Programs in Colorado, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many diagnostic and treatment professions certificate programs are in Colorado?

8 Colorado programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 8 of them also report federal debt.

8 programs report first-year pay
8 also report federal debt
Certificate in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Colorado diagnostic and treatment professions certificate program pays its graduates $49,647 in their first year, $3,290 more than the national median. Red Rocks Community College reports the highest first-year pay ($104,021), and Pueblo Community College the lowest median debt ($8,700).

Median first-year pay$49,647National $46,357

Median pay after 5 years$51,456National $52,367

Median federal debt$13,500National $13,230

Debt-to-earnings26%National 28%

All 8 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood · public	$104,021	$100,340	$22,170	21%
2	Community College of DenverDenver · public	$72,086	Not reported	$32,510	45%
3	Arapahoe Community CollegeLittleton · public	$59,024	Not reported	$11,454	19%
4	Aims Community CollegeGreeley · public	$51,145	$48,431	$12,000	23%
5	Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs · public	$48,148	$52,693	$13,500	28%
6	Front Range Community CollegeWestminster · public	$38,793	$50,219	$13,841	36%
7	Community College of AuroraAurora · public	$37,502	$55,279	$10,925	29%
8	Pueblo Community CollegePueblo · public	$35,555	$46,882	$8,700	24%

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

Debt and first-year pay at every Colorado diagnostic and treatment professions program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Colorado medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 8 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to diagnostic and treatment professions, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

$87,760

Median pay in Colorado. 3,960 people work in this job in Colorado. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $63,270Top 10%: $111,730

Emergency Medical Technicians

$45,750

Median pay in Colorado. 3,060 people work in this job in Colorado. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $38,370Top 10%: $58,320

Physician Assistants

$134,540

Median pay in Colorado. 3,270 people work in this job in Colorado. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 21% from 2025 to 2035, with about 11,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $104,590Top 10%: $174,090

Respiratory Therapists

$86,220

Median pay in Colorado. 2,110 people work in this job in Colorado. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $66,560Top 10%: $109,070

Common questions

Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood reports the highest median first-year pay, $104,021. Its median federal debt is $22,170.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Certificate) programs in the US, ranked248 programs by pay and debt Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Associate's) programs in Colorado, ranked6 programs by pay and debt

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.
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.
Medians are across the diagnostic and treatment professions certificate programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024