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Electrician schools in Colorado
Colorado has 5 accredited campuses awarding electrician credentials. If you finish and work as an electrician in Colorado, expect to start around $45,520–$48,880 and reach a median of $62,230 with experience; the top quarter earn $78,470 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Colorado). Graduates of these Colorado programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $49,662 in their first year, against $34,710 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What electricians earn in Colorado
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 17,010 employed in Colorado. National median: $63,190.
Campuses in Colorado, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Colorado SpringsDenverGrand JunctionLakewood
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction | Public | 17 | $49,709 | $5,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood | Public | 25 | $49,616 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Intellitec College-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | for-profit | 58 | not reported | not reported | 51% | $33,637 |
| Intellitec College-Grand Junction | Grand Junction | for-profit | 31 | not reported | not reported | 63% | $25,537 |
| Emily Griffith Technical College | Denver | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 97% | $13,995 |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.