Colleges in Wheat Ridge Colorado

County: Jefferson

Elevation: 5410 feet

Land Area: 9.09 square miles

Population Density: 3399 people per square mile

Population: 30,894

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (82.1%), Hispanic (13.5%), Other race (5.0%), Two or more races (2.5%), American Indian (1.9%), Black (0.8%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (24.0%), English (13.9%), Irish (13.3%), Italian (7.9%), United States (4.1%), Swedish (4.0%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (1.8 miles , pop. 450,166)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (579.7 miles , pop. 1,321,045)

Nearest cities: Northeast Jefferson, CO (1.4 miles ), Mountain View, CO (1.5 miles ), Lakeside, CO (1.5 miles) , Edgewater, CO (1.5 miles ), Arvada, CO (1.9 miles ), Applewood, CO (1.9 miles ), Berkley, CO (2.1 miles ), East Pleasant View, CO (2.1 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Wheat Ridge: Lutheran Medical Center Heliport

Amtrak station near Wheat Ridge: 6 miles: DENVER (1701 WYNKOOP ST.)

Wheat Ridge Compared to State Average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage above state average.

Median age above state average.

Foreign-born population percentage below state average.

Number of rooms per house above state average.

House age 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: 85.60%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.10%

Graduate or professional degree: 8.10%

Colleges/Universities in Wheat Ridge:

UNITED STATES TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL INC

Location: 8150 W 48TH AVE, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Wheat Ridge:

EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL

about 6 miles, DENVER, CO, Full-time enrollment: 3,083

REGIS UNIVERSITY

about 6 miles, DENVER, CO, FT enrollment: 5,898

COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

about 6 miles, GOLDEN, CO, FT enrollment: 3,183

RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 7 miles, LAKEWOOD, CO, FT enrollment: 3,835

FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 8 miles, WESTMINSTER, CO, FT enrollment: 6,858

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA

about 16 miles, AURORA, CO, FT enrollment: 2,219

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-COLORADO CAMPUS

about 20 miles, LONE TREE, CO, FT enrollment: 3,098