26,155 students are using VA education benefits at 99 schools in Colorado. Of those schools, 36 take part in Yellow Ribbon, 21 charge veterans the in-state rate, and 7 carry a VA caution flag.
| School | City | Type | On VA benefits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Yellow Ribbon | Colorado Springs | For-profit | 3,061 |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs Yellow Ribbon | Colorado Springs | Public | 2,604 |
| Pikes Peak State College | Colorado Springs | Public | 2,564 |
| University of Colorado Boulder Yellow Ribbon | Boulder | Public | 1,843 |
| Colorado State University Fort Collins Yellow Ribbon | Fort Collins | Public | 1,710 |
| Colorado State University-Global Campus | Denver | Public | 1,263 |
| Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder Yellow Ribbon | Boulder | For-profit | 1,241 |
| University of Colorado Denver Yellow Ribbon | Denver | Public | 1,131 |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver Yellow Ribbon | Denver | Public | 1,126 |
| Colorado Christian University Yellow Ribbon | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | 784 |
| University of Denver Yellow Ribbon | Denver | Private nonprofit | 749 |
| Front Range Community College | Westminster | Public | 610 |
| Intellitec College-Colorado Springs Yellow Ribbon | Colorado Springs | For-profit | 511 |
| Colorado Mesa University Yellow Ribbon | Grand Junction | Public | 425 |
| Colorado State University-Pueblo Yellow Ribbon | Pueblo | Public | 414 |
| University of Northern Colorado Yellow Ribbon | Greeley | Public | 394 |
| Colorado School of Mines | Golden | Public | 338 |
| Arapahoe Community College Yellow Ribbon | Littleton | Public | 329 |
| United States Truck Driving School-Fountain | Colorardo Springs | For-profit | 322 |
| Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood | Public | 302 |
| Pueblo Community College | Pueblo | Public | 296 |
| Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Yellow Ribbon | Lakewood | For-profit | 290 |
| Regis University Yellow Ribbon | Denver | Private nonprofit | 234 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Denver Yellow Ribbon | Denver | For-profit | 233 |
| Community College of Denver | Denver | Public | 223 |
| Aci Learning Tech Academy - Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | For-profit | 207 |
| Aims Community College Yellow Ribbon | Greeley | Public | 205 |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology-Broomfield Yellow Ribbon Flagged | Broomfield | For-profit | 179 |
| United States Truck Driving School-Wheatridge | Wheatridge | For-profit | 124 |
| Adams State University Yellow Ribbon | Alamosa | Public | 114 |
| Fort Lewis College Yellow Ribbon | Durango | Public | 110 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | For-profit | 110 |
| Concorde Career College-Aurora Yellow Ribbon | Denver | For-profit | 104 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide-Fort Carson Yellow Ribbon | Fort Carson | Private nonprofit | 93 |
| Colorado Technical University-Aurora Yellow Ribbon | Aurora | For-profit | 91 |
| Colorado Mountain College | Glenwood Springs | Public | 87 |
| Naropa University Yellow Ribbon Flagged | Boulder | Private nonprofit | 81 |
| Charis Bible College | Woodland Park | Private nonprofit | 79 |
| Executive Security International Ltd | Grand Junction | For-profit | 77 |
| US Career Institute | Ft Collins | Correspondence | 77 |
| Western Colorado University Yellow Ribbon | Gunnison | Public | 77 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Denver | Denver | For-profit | 75 |
| Intellitec College-Pueblo | Pueblo | For-profit | 64 |
| Denver College of Nursing Yellow Ribbon Flagged | Denver | For-profit | 63 |
| International Salon and Spa Academy | Colorado Springs | For-profit | 59 |
| Tigi Hairdressing Academy Legacy | Colorado Springs | For-profit | 53 |
| Colorado School of Trades | Lakewood | For-profit | 52 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | For-profit | 50 |
| University of Denver - Sturm College of Law Yellow Ribbon | Denver | Private nonprofit | 45 |
| Trinidad State College | Trinidad | Public | 44 |
| Pickens Technical College | Aurora | Public | 39 |
| Rocky Mountain USAF-Flight Training Center | Peterson AFB | Flight school | 39 |
| Flight Training International INC | Denver | Flight school | 38 |
| Denver Seminary | Littleton | Private nonprofit | 36 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora Yellow Ribbon | Aurora | For-profit | 32 |
| Intellitec College-Grand Junction | Grand Junction | For-profit | 32 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | For-profit | 31 |
| Airstreams Renewables INC | Fort Carson | For-profit | 30 |
| Colorado College Yellow Ribbon | Colorado Springs | Private nonprofit | 30 |
| Medical Sales College | Denver | For-profit | 28 |
| Colorado Institute of Massage Therapy | Colorado Springs | For-profit | 26 |
| Columbia College Aurora Yellow Ribbon | Aurora | Private nonprofit | 26 |
| Northeastern Junior College | Sterling | Public | 23 |
| Rocky Vista University Yellow Ribbon Flagged | Englewood | For-profit | 23 |
| Otero College | La Junta | Public | 21 |
| Paragon Culinary School | Manitou Springs | For-profit | 20 |
| University of Maryland Global Campus-Fort Carson Yellow Ribbon | Fort Carson | Public | 20 |
| Pima Medical Institute-South Denver | Aurora | For-profit | 19 |
| Nazarene Bible College Flagged | Colorado Springs | Private nonprofit | 17 |
| United States Truck Driving School-Fort Carson | Colorado Springs | For-profit | 17 |
| Emily Griffith Technical College Flagged | Denver | Public | 16 |
| Colorado Media School | Denver | For-profit | 15 |
| Lamar Community College | Lamar | Public | 15 |
| Concordia University-St Paul Yellow Ribbon | Greenwood Village | For-profit | 14 |
| Trinidad State College-Valley Campus-Alamosa | Alamosa | Public | 14 |
| Institute of Business & Medical Careers-Fort Collins Yellow Ribbon Flagged | Fort Collins | For-profit | 13 |
| McAir Aviation | Broomfield | Flight school | 13 |
| Western Air Flight Academy | Broomfield | Flight school | 13 |
| Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology | Denver | For-profit | 12 |
| University of Colorado Health Memorial Health System Radiologic Technology | Colorado Springs | Private nonprofit | 12 |
| Institute of Business & Medical Careers-Greeley Yellow Ribbon | Greeley | For-profit | 11 |
| St Anthony Hospital Institute of Emergency Medical Training | Lakewood | Private nonprofit | 11 |
| The New Colorado Outdoor Adventure Guide School | Collbran | For-profit | 11 |
| Colorado Crane Operator School | Frederick | For-profit | 10 |
| Direct Connect Flight Academy | Colorado Springs | Flight school | 10 |
| Academy of Massage Essentials | Colorado Springs | For-profit | 9 |
| Sage Truck Driving Schools Denver | Denver | For-profit | 9 |
| Cook Street School of Culinary Arts | Denver | For-profit | 8 |
| Fountain-Fort Carson High School | Fountain | Public | 8 |
| Josh Lyons LLC | Parachute | For-profit | 8 |
| University of Colorado Denver-Graduate Medical Education | Aurora | Public | 8 |
| William Howard Taft University | Denver | For-profit | 8 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Denver | Lakewood | For-profit | 7 |
| Star V Learning Centers | Colorado Springs | For-profit | 7 |
| Aveda Institute-Denver | Denver | For-profit | 6 |
| Colorado Chinese Medicine University | Denver | For-profit | 6 |
| Jeppesen | Englewood | For-profit | 6 |
| Morgan Community College | Fort Morgan | Public | 6 |
| Aspire to Teach | Denver | Public | 5 |
Sorted by how many students use VA benefits there. Schools with fewer than 50 are listed without a page of their own — look them up in VA’s comparison tool.
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