Front Range Community College in-state students paid among Colorado’s lowest public tuition and fees in 2024

Colleen Simpson, EdD President
Colleen Simpson, EdD President
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Tuition and fees for in-state students at Front Range Community College in Westminster amounted to $4,663 in 2024, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

This places the college as the 10th least expensive public institution in Colorado for the year 2024.

In-state tuition and fees at Front Range Community College decreased by $77 compared to the previous year.

Out-of-state students paid $17,263 in tuition and fees in 2024, an increase of $289 from the prior year.

The Colorado School of Mines charged the highest tuition and fees for in-state students across the state in 2024.

In the 2023-24 school year, graduate and undergraduate students received more than $256 billion in financial aid.

The average cost of college has more than doubled in the 21st century, growing by approximately 4% every year. In-state students can expect to spend nearly $10,000 on tuition alone per year at a public, 4-year post-secondary school. Meanwhile, out-of-state tuition averages $28,386.

Student loan debt has steadily increased over the last 30 years, reaching $1.75 trillion in 2024, averaging nearly $29,000 per borrower. Federal loans make up 92% of the debt, with over half of students at both public and private four-year colleges graduating with student loans.

Cost of Tuition for In-State Students in Coloradoat Public Institutions, 2024 (Top 25 Cheapest Institutions)
City Institution Name College costs
Greeley Aims Community College $3,410
Fort Morgan Morgan Community College $4,252
Littleton Arapahoe Community College $4,434
Aurora Community College of Aurora $4,470
Colorado Springs Pikes Peak State College $4,510
Lamar Lamar Community College $4,550
La Junta Otero College $4,576
Rangely Colorado Northwestern Community College $4,594
Trinidad Trinidad State College $4,608
Westminster Front Range Community College $4,663
Lakewood Red Rocks Community College $4,859
Denver Community College of Denver $4,902
Pueblo Pueblo Community College $5,049
Glenwood Springs Colorado Mountain College $5,112
Aurora Pickens Technical College $5,140
Sterling Northeastern Junior College $5,730
Pueblo Colorado State University Pueblo $9,720
Alamosa Adams State University $9,824
Grand Junction Colorado Mesa University $9,927
Durango Fort Lewis College $9,958
Colorado Springs The University of Colorado Colorado Springs $10,149
Denver The University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus $10,383
Denver Metropolitan State University of Denver $11,124
Gunnison Western Colorado University $11,318
Greeley The University of Northern Colorado $12,416

Information in this article was obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics. The source data can be found here.



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