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Home / Top-20

Colorado Mountain College in US Top 20

Student Success also ranked #1 in Colorado by CNN/Money

Colorado Mountain College was listed in 2012 by CNN/Money in the top 20 nationally (see CNN/Money story) for student success at institutions offering associate degrees for graduation and transfer. The college also ranked #1 for graduation plus transfer rates among Colorado’s institutions offering associate degrees.

Colorado Mountain College is are #17 in the US and #1 in Colorado for student success in graduation and transfer rates.According to CNN/Money:  "College Measures, a joint venture of the American Institutes of Research and Matrix Knowledge Group, has created a chart for CNN/Money to help students find the best options. Based on the percentage of students that graduated within three years or transferred to four-year colleges, they compiled a 'success' rating for each community college in the U.S."

#17 in the Nation

The result? CollegeMeasures.org ranked Colorado Mountain College #17 in the nation for graduation + transfer rates for schools with more than 200 full-time freshmen. This reporting tool is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

This means Colorado Mountain College students are more successful than those at most institutions offering associate degrees for graduation and transfer. They are graduating and/or transferring to traditional four-year colleges and universities at a rate that is rivaled by only 16 other colleges granting associate degrees in America! Compared to similar-sized schools in the same report, Colorado Mountain College is in the top 2 percent.

Great Value in Education

Colorado Mountain College is a great value. Tuition is low. And students are successful. Our national ranking proves it.

Read the report at CNN/Money.

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