Colorado Colleges and Universities: Quality Career Training

Published: November, 2010

The financial industry is popular in Denver, Colorado, where accountants make entry-level wages averaging $42,300. Denver is headquarters to homebuilder and Fortune 500 company MDC Holdings, the tenth-largest homebuilder in the nation. Communications companies also figure big in Colorado's statewide economy, including:

Qwest Communications
Echostar Communications
Liberty Media
First Data

Colorado enjoys a healthy job market. The unemployment rate was 3.6% as of May 2007, a figure significantly lower than the national average. The trade, transportation, and utilities industry is Colorado's largest, employing 420,700 workers across the state.

The healthcare industry is expected to see growth in Colorado. Ambulance drivers in Denver, Colorado make an average of $27,900, while clinical nurse specialists earn $80,300 on average. No educational program can guarantee a particular career or salary, of course, but completing a job training program offers evidence of a worker's commitment to the field.

While Denver is Colorado's largest city and home to a number of job opportunities, Fort Collins was recently named by Fast Company magazine as a research & development hot spot in their list of 30 Fastest Cities to Live, Work, and Play. The magazine noted that Fort Collins is a leader in business and technology innovation, partially due to research programs at Colorado State University as well as local companies LSI Logic and Advanced Energy Industries.

Sources:

CNN Money
Salary.com
The Coloradoan, "Fort Collins among 'fastest'"
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Schools in Colorado: Degree, Coursework, & Certificate Programs

Note: This list also contains online schools that accept students from Colorado.

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University of Phoenix

At University of Phoenix, we believe everyone deserves access to higher education.

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Campus Locations:

Online
Colorado Springs
Westminster
Lone Tree

Programs:

A.A. in Information Technology/Desktop Support
MS in Nursing/MBA/ Health Care Management

USC School of Social Work

The USC School of Social Work’s MSW@USC offers the opportunity to earn a Master of Social Work degree through the Virtual Academic Center without relocating to Southern California.

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Campus Locations:

Online

Programs:

Master of Social Work

Arkansas State University Jonesboro

Work toward your degree with Arkansas State University Jonesboro.

Campus Locations:

Online

Programs:

Master of Public Administration
Master of Science in Education in Special Ed - Gifted, Talented, and Creative

South University Online

Designed with the needs of working adult students in mind, South University, Online Programs is built on the same curriculum offered at South University's campus locations. As a student at South University, Online Programs you will receive the same degree, quality instruction, variety of learning options and level of service found at the campus locations.

Campus Locations:

Online

Programs:

Public Administration - Non-Profit Management Specialization (MPA)
Business Administration - Real Estate specialization (BBA)

Stratford Career Institute

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Campus Locations:

Online

Programs:

Electrician
Early Childhood Education

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division

Your creativity is a big part of who you are and where you’re going. To take it, and your future, as far as you want, you need an education that’s focused on developing your talents and putting you on the path toward the creative career that stirs your imagination. A collaborative education at The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, a branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta, is all about the work, the students who create it, and the instructors who guide them.

The first step is to explore these areas of study, and think about where you fit in an industry that runs on ideas.

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