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Colorado School of Trades

Colorado School of Trades

Lakewood, CO · Suburb · 85 students
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$26,083
Average net priceYour net price
2023-24
By household income — tap a bar
81%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
67% typical
$51,591
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$52,873 typical
91%
Acceptance rate
Applied for fall 2024
83% typical · not scored
Accredited by Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
About

The Colorado School of Trades in Lakewood, Colorado, is internationally renowned as one of the nation’s premier and oldest institutions for gunsmithing, offering a highly specialized Associate of Occupational Studies in Gunsmithing. The intensive 14-month program stands out for its hands-on focus on machining, design, stockmaking, and repair, which is uniquely put into practice as students work on real-world projects in the school’s active, on-site public gunsmithing shop. On campus, students enjoy a tight-knit, collaborative workshop culture working alongside experienced master instructors, fostering a dedicated community of craftspeople prepared for immediate entry into the firearms industry.


Wikipedia:The Colorado School of Trades is a private for-profit school in Lakewood, Colorado that focuses exclusively on gunsmithing. Graduates receive an Associate Degree. It was founded in 1947.

Location
Lakewood, CO, 80215-2996 · Suburb campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
DEN · Denver
24 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
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Average net price$26,083
Same price for all students
Average net price$26,083
Net price by family income · 2023-24
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
81%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
80% graduated · 20% left or unknown · none transferred or still enrolled
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$44,718
10 yrs after entry$51,591
Debt
Median at graduation$20,000
Monthly payment$212
Middle 50% owe$8k–$20k
90th percentile$20,000
Green marks a figure above the typical Special focus — technical professions: 67% graduate within 6 yrs.
Admissions
Getting in · applied for fall 2024
Admit rate
91%
Test policy
Not required
Per College Scorecard

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Student Body
Gender
Men 92%Women 8%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell grant
28%
First-gen
32%
Family income
$22,376
Independent
83%
Veterans
30%
Age at entry
28.0
Part-time
0%
Race & ethnicity
White
74%
Hispanic
12%
Black
1%
Asian
4%
Two or more
1%
AI/AN
1%
Unknown
7%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Faculty salary
$4,065/mo
Teaching spend
$6,172
per student
Federal loans
32%
Classification
Carnegie type
Special focus — technical professions
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly full-time

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