Colleges in Thornton Colorado

County: Adams

Incorporated: 6/12/1956

Elevation: 5342 feet

Land Area: 26.9 square miles

Population Density: 4222 people per square mile

Population: 113,429

Population change since 2000: 37.70%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (72.4%), Hispanic (21.3%), Other race (9.0%), Two or more races (3.1%), American Indian (2.0%), Black (1.5%), Other Asian (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (23.0%), Irish (13.2%), English (9.9%), Italian (5.8%), United States (4.8%), French (3.8%)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (2.8 miles , pop. 259,628)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (591.5 miles , pop. 1,321,045)

Nearest cities: Northglenn, CO (1.2 miles ), West Adams, CO (1.7 miles ), Welby, CO (2.0 miles ), Federal Heights, CO (2.0 miles ), Derby, CO (2.2 miles ), Sherrelwood, CO (2.2 miles ), Commerce City, CO (2.3 miles ), Westminster, CO (2.4 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Thornton: North Suburban Medical Center Heliport

Thornton Compared to State Average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage above state average.

Foreign-born population percentage below state average.

Renting percentage significantly below state average.

Length of stay since moving in below state average.

Number of rooms per house significantly 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: 85.10%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.90%

Graduate or professional degree: 4.80%

Colleges/Universities in Thornton:

ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE

Full-time enrollment: 371, Location: 500 E 84TH AVE STE B12, Private, for-profit, Website: WWW.ITT-TECH.EDU

COLUMBINE BEAUTY SCHOOL III

FT enrollment: 55, Location: 3811 E 120TH, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Thornton:

FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 6 miles, WESTMINSTER, CO, Full-time enrollment: 6,858

REGIS UNIVERSITY

about 7 miles, DENVER, CO, FT enrollment: 5,898

EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL

about 14 miles, DENVER, CO, FT enrollment: 3,083

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA

about 14 miles, AURORA, CO, FT enrollment: 2,219

COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

about 18 miles, GOLDEN, CO, FT enrollment: 3,183

RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-COLORADO CAMPUS

about 26 miles, LONE TREE, CO, FT enrollment: 3,098