Colorado School of Trades
Acceptance rate
90.9%
2025
Undergraduates
85
Student-faculty ratio 10:1
Peer median 21 : 1
Graduation rate
81.8%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 81.8%
Peer median 66.7%
“Peers” are all 44 private two-year technical schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 2-year
- Location
- Lakewood, Colorado
- Website
- schooloftrades.edu
- Undergraduates
- 85
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Suburb of a large city
- Nearest major city
- Denver, about 10 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Denver International Airport (DEN), about 25 mi
- Academic calendar
- Continuous
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Jessi Ellis (Director of Financial Aid)
- Phone
- 30323346972
- Address
- 1575 Hoyt St, Lakewood, CO 80215-2996
Rankings & Admission
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 9 in 10
44 applicants in 2025, 90.9% admitted
40 admitted 4 not admitted Yield 72.5%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Gunsmithing/Gunsmith. | $37,432 |
Students
85 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 92:8 · Freshman retention 92.9%
- Continuing undergraduates 58
- First-year undergraduates 21
- Transfers and others 6
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (85)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 44 private two-year technical schools in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$2.2M
Expenses$2.0M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 44 private two-year technical schools in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Regis UniversityDenver · 5.0 mi
U.S. News #276
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Colorado School of MinesGolden · 6.4 mi
U.S. News #80
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University of DenverDenver · 8.7 mi
U.S. News #121
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University of Colorado DenverDenver · 14.2 mi
U.S. News #236
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University of Colorado BoulderBoulder · 20.5 mi
U.S. News #109
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United States Air Force AcademyUSAF Academy · 51.8 mi
Liberal Arts #11
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Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins · 57.6 mi
U.S. News #169
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Colorado CollegeColorado Springs · 63.5 mi
Liberal Arts #34
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University of WyomingLaramie · 111.3 mi
U.S. News #250
Peer median 0.0 · all 44 private two-year technical schools in the U.S.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.