Aims Community College

Greeley, CO · Public · www.aims.edu/ ↗

Aims Community College is a public college in Greeley, Colorado, located in a midsize city. It enrolls 3,635 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards certificates. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Precision Metal Working; Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians; and Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Aims Community College at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
3,635
Similar schools: 878
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$2,470
Similar schools: $8,761
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
27.6%
Similar schools: 32.8%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$47,170
Similar schools: $42,807
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$8,000
Similar schools: $9,750
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
72.2%
Similar schools: 72.2%

What the data shows about Aims Community College

Comparisons below use the medians for the 662 public schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $2,470 a year, lower than the $8,761 median for similar schools. 72.2% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 72.2%). 27.6% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, lower than the 32.8% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $47,170, higher than the $42,807 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $8,000 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,750).