Photo: Public domain · Public domainRangely is home to Colorado Northwestern Community College
Colorado Northwestern Community College (1,108 students on campus) is inside the town. About 12% of Rangely’s residents are enrolled in college, above Colorado (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Rangely. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in Rangely
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Rangely
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Rangely.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Rangely’s median household income ($66,389) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Rangely: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.
What students study in Rangely
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Colorado Northwestern Community College, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
Biggest programs
College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.
Questions about college in Rangely
Is Rangely a college town?
No. About 12 of every 100 Rangely residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above Colorado (6). The largest campus in the town, Colorado Northwestern Community College, has 1,108 students on campus.
What colleges are in Rangely?
Colorado Northwestern Community College is inside the town.
What is the closest community college to Rangely, and what does it cost?
Colorado Northwestern Community College in Rangely, 0.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,594 a year for Colorado residents; the federal net price, $12,131, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Colorado Northwestern Community College cost if we live in Colorado?
Tuition and fees are $4,594 a year in-state and $7,304 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $8,832 (under $30,000 income) to $18,579 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Rangely. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →