Colleges in Aurora Colorado

County: Adams

Elevation: 5435 feet

Land Area: 142.5 square miles

Population Density: 2239 people per square mile

Population: 319,057

Population change since 2000: 15.40%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (59.2%), Hispanic (19.8%), Black (13.4%), Other race (8.1%), Two or more races (4.2%), American Indian (1.8%), Korean (1.2%), Vietnamese (0.9%), Other Asian (0.6%), Chinese (0.5%), Filipino (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (18.3%), Irish (10.2%), English (8.8%), United States (4.5%), Italian (3.6%), French (2.7%)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (586.8 miles , pop. 1,321,045)

Nearest cities: South Aurora, CO (1.4 miles ), North Aurora, CO (2.0 miles ), Glendale, CO (2.6 miles ), Foxfield, CO (2.8 miles ), Greenwood Village, CO (2.8 miles ), Cherry Hills Village, CO (2.9 miles ), Denver, CO (2.9 miles ), Castlewood, CO (3.0 miles )

Aurora Compared to State Average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage above state average.

Renting percentage below state average.

Length of stay since moving in below state average.

Number of rooms per house above state average.

House age significantly below state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

High school or higher: 85.00%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.60%

Graduate or professional degree: 6.60%

Colleges/Universities in Aurora:

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA

Full-time enrollment: 2,219, Location: 16000 E CENTRETECH PKY, Public, Website: www.cca.cccoes.edu

PARKS COLLEGE-AURORA

FT enrollment: 787, Location: 6 ABILENE ST, Private, for-profit, Website: www.cci.edu

T H PICKENS TECHNICAL CENTER

FT enrollment: 546, Location: 500 AIRPORT BLVD, Public, Website: www.pickenstech.org

CAMBRIDGE COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 426, Location: 12500 East Iliff Avenue, Private, for-profit, Website: www.high-techinstitute.com

PLATT COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 217, Location: 3100 S PARKER RD, Private, for-profit, Website: www.plattcolorado.edu

XENON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN III

FT enrollment: 42, Location: 2231 S PEORIA, Private, for-profit

AMERICAN HEALTH SCIENCE UNIV & NAT INST OF NUTR ED

Location: 101 S JOLIET STE 107, Private, for-profit

ADVANCED CONCEPTS INC REAL ESTATE ACADEMY

Location: 2821 S PARKER RD STE 115, Private, for-profit

COTTONWOOD SCHOOL OF MASSAGE THERAPY

Location: 11100 E MISSISSIPPI STE B100, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Aurora:

EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL

about 12 miles, DENVER, CO, Full-time enrollment: 3,083

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-COLORADO CAMPUS

about 12 miles, LONE TREE, CO, FT enrollment: 3,098

REGIS UNIVERSITY

about 14 miles, DENVER, CO, FT enrollment: 5,898

FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 18 miles, WESTMINSTER, CO, FT enrollment: 6,858

RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 18 miles, LAKEWOOD, CO, FT enrollment: 3,835

COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

about 21 miles, GOLDEN, CO, FT enrollment: 3,183

METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER

about 22 miles, DENVER, CO, FT enrollment: 12,938