Colleges in Canon City Colorado

County: Fremont

Elevation: 5332 feet

Land Area: 12.0 square miles

Population Density: 1322 people per square mile

Population: 15,889

Population change since 2000: 3.00%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (87.0%), Hispanic (8.3%), American Indian (2.3%), Two or more races (2.0%), Other race (1.6%), Black (1.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (21.7%), English (14.4%), Irish (14.0%), United States (6.4%), Italian (5.2%), French (3.2%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pueblo, CO (35.2 miles , pop. 102,121)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Colorado Springs, CO (37.2 miles , pop. 360,890)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (512.2 miles , pop. 1,321,045)

Nearest cities: Lincoln Park, CO (1.2 miles ), Brookside, CO (1.8 miles ), Williamsburg, CO (2.4 miles ), Rockvale, CO (2.5 miles ), Florence, CO (2.7 miles ), Coal Creek, CO (2.7 miles ), Penrose-Portland, CO (3.4 miles ), Penrose, CO (3.5 miles )

Canon City Compared to State Average:

Median house value below state average.

Unemployed percentage below state average.

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Median age above state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly below 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 below state average.

Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.

Number of college students below state average.

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

High school or higher: 85.20%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.00%

Graduate or professional degree: 6.60%

Colleges/Universities in Canon City:

COLLEGE OF THE CANONS

Location: 1750 FORGE RD INDUSTRIAL PK, Private, not-for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Canon City:

PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 33 miles, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, Full-time enrollment: 5,307

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS

about 37 miles, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, FT enrollment: 4,953

PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 37 miles, PUEBLO, CO, FT enrollment: 2,587

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO

about 38 miles, PUEBLO, CO, FT enrollment: 4,275

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY

about 42 miles, USAFA, CO, FT enrollment: 4,330

ADAMS STATE COLLEGE

about 77 miles, ALAMOSA, CO, FT enrollment: 4,147

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-COLORADO CAMPUS

about 78 miles, LONE TREE, CO, FT enrollment: 3,098