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Pickens Technical College

Aurora, Colorado Public 2-year Large city

Overview

Pickens Technical College is a public two-year institution in Aurora, Colorado. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,060 students.

Pickens Technical College offers certificates across 27 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician, Welding Technology, and Automobile. It awarded 702 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 67% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,060
Students enrolled
67%
First-year retention
702
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
27
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 27

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 5
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 5
Engineering Technologies 2
Health Professions 5
Precision Production 2
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Construction Trades 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Visual and Performing Arts 2

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
67%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates under 1 year
494
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
170
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
38

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,060
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,060
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,219
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
51%
Men
49%
White
19%
Hispanic or Latino
56%
Black or African American
14%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Executive Director
Teina McConnell
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact

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