Colleges in Cortez Colorado

County: Montezuma

Incorporated: 11/10/1902

Elevation: 6201 feet

Land Area: 5.50 square miles

Population Density: 1565 people per square mile

Population change since 2000: 7.90%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (74.7%), Hispanic (13.3%), American Indian (11.4%), Other race (6.0%), Two or more races (2.4%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (18.5%), English (15.0%), Irish (10.6%), United States (8.7%), French (3.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rio Rancho, NM (178.0 miles , pop. 51,765)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (189.8 miles , pop. 448,607)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (329.6 miles , pop. 1,321,045)

Nearest cities: Dolores, CO (3.1 miles ), Towaoc, CO (3.6 miles ), Mancos, CO (4.0 miles ), Pleasant View, CO (4.2 miles ), Ute Mountain, CO (4.2 miles ), Aneth, UT (5.8 miles ), Dove Creek, CO (5.8 miles ), Rico, CO (6.2 miles )

Cortez Compared to State Average:

Median house value below state average.

Black race population percentage significantly below 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 significantly below state average.

Number of college students below state average.

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

High school or higher: 80.10%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.80%

Graduate or professional degree: 7.10%

Colleges/Universities in Cortez:

SAN JUAN BASIN AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

Full-time enrollment: 516, Location: 33057 HWY 160, Public, Website: www.sanjuanbasintechschool.org)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Cortez:

FORT LEWIS COLLEGE

about 41 miles, DURANGO, CO, Full-time enrollment: 4,051

SAN JUAN COLLEGE

about 46 miles, FARMINGTON, NM, FT enrollment: 2,837

MESA STATE COLLEGE

about 119 miles, GRAND JUNCTION, CO, FT enrollment: 4,415

WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO

about 130 miles, GUNNISON, CO, FT enrollment: 2,199

ADAMS STATE COLLEGE

about 149 miles, ALAMOSA, CO, FT enrollment: 4,147

COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE

about 165 miles, GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO, FT enrollment: 3,400

NORTHLAND PIONEER COLLEGE

about 189 miles, HOLBROOK, AZ, FT enrollment: 2,177