Colleges in Alamosa Colorado

County: Alamosa

Elevation: 7544 feet

Land Area: 3.99 square miles

Population Density: 2192 people per square mile

Population change since 2000: 9.90%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (48.2%), Hispanic (46.8%), Other race (22.4%), Two or more races (4.3%), American Indian (3.3%), Black (1.4%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (12.2%), English (6.9%), Irish (5.6%), United States (3.5%), French (2.6%), Italian (2.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pueblo, CO (87.9 miles , pop. 102,121)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Colorado Springs, CO (113.0 miles , pop. 360,890)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (442.9 miles , pop. 1,321,045)

Nearest cities: Alamosa East, CO (1.1 miles ), Mosca-Hooper, CO (3.5 miles ), La Jara, CO (3.8 miles ), Sanford, CO (3.8 miles ), Monte Vista, CO (4.1 miles ), Hooper, CO (4.4 miles) , Blanca, CO (4.5 miles ), Sargent, CO (4.5 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Alamosa: San Luis Valley Regional/Bergman Field Airport (Runways: 2, Air Taxi Ops: 7,204, Itinerant Ops: 14,568, Local Ops: 8,000, Military Ops: 1,000)

Alamosa Compared to State Average:

Median household income below state average.

Median house value below state average.

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.

Median age below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

House age below state average.

High school or higher: 82.50%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 29.50%

Graduate or professional degree: 12.90%

Colleges/Universities in Alamosa:

ADAMS STATE COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 4,147, Location: 208 EDGEMONT BLVD, Public, Website: www.adams.edu, Offers Master's degree)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Alamosa:

PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 85 miles, PUEBLO, CO, Full-time enrollment: 2,587

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO

about 91 miles, PUEBLO, CO, FT enrollment: 4,275

WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO

about 104 miles, GUNNISON, CO, FT enrollment: 2,199

PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 108 miles, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, FT enrollment: 5,307

FORT LEWIS COLLEGE

about 110 miles, DURANGO, CO, FT enrollment: 4,051

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS

about 112 miles, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, FT enrollment: 4,953

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY

about 119 miles, USAFA, CO, FT enrollment: 4,330