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Aims Community College

Greeley, CO988 online only

Aims Community College is a public community college in Greeley, CO, with about 6,541 students on campus.

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Students on campus
6,541
plus 988 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$11,463
tuition and fees $2,258; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
40%
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$41,887
higher than at 53% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Aims Community College

Most students study part-time

59% of undergraduates attend part-time. The graduation rate counts only first-time, full-time students, so it covers a minority of the people studying here. The students ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $6,844, about $73 a month over ten years. That’s 2.2% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

3,635 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 45%Hispanic 41%Black 2%Asian 1%Two or more 2%

Women and men

Women 54%Men 46%
17 : 1
students per teacher
15%
get Pell grants (lower income)
3%
take federal loans
19%
undergrads 25 or older
59%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Aims Community College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Aims Community College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $16,657 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $11,786

Tuition & fees (in state) $2,258Books & supplies $1,488Other costs $12,911

After grants, the average family on aid pays $11,463.

Tuition and fees are $2,258 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$12,570

About $25,140 over 2 years · 25% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
40%
within 1½ times the normal program length
Come back for year two
72%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$41,887
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$6,844
about $73 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

2.2%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$73 a month against about $3,308 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

40%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 39% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$39k
Middle income$30–75k
$46k
Higher incomeover $75k
$51k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 24%Liberal arts 23%Precision production 13%Mechanic & repair 11%Public safety 5%Construction trades 5%Everything else 19%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities403 graduates a year · typical debt $7,000
$44k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing34 graduates a year · typical debt $11,838
$81k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions31 graduates a year · typical debt $6,500
$65k4 yrs out
Fire Protection20 graduates a year
$33k1 yr out
Precision Metal Working17 graduates a year
$46k1 yr out
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians16 graduates a year
—not reported
Air Transportation16 graduates a year
$51k4 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General14 graduates a year
—not reported
The town around it

Living in Greeley

9% of Greeley’s 115,073 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Greeley pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Aims Community College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

University of Northern ColoradoUniversity or college · Public · Greeley
3.7 mi7,626 students
Colorado State University-Fort CollinsUniversity or college · Public · Fort Collins
20.2 mi29,003 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.