Arapahoe Community College

What are the graduation rates for students at Arapahoe Community College?

ACC's reported overall graduation rate is 29% in the 2024-25 institutional data. The comparable reported rate was 27% in 2023, indicating a modest increase, but the figure needs its cohort definition to be interpreted fairly.

Federal graduation-rate measures commonly follow first-time, full-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students and count completion within a specified period, often 150% of a credential's expected length. They do not describe the outcome of every student who takes a course at ACC. Part-time students, transfer-in students and people who transfer away without completing an ACC credential may be represented differently or excluded from the measure. Applicants evaluating a program should consider its own completion and, where relevant, licensure outcomes alongside the college-wide rate.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Arapahoe Community College?

A reliable one-year post-completion earnings figure is not established here for ACC's nursing, allied-health diagnostic or homeland-security fields. No salary claim for those programs should be inferred from the absence of a reported figure.

When comparing published earnings measures, students should check whether a figure is a median or mean, which former students are included, and whether it measures earnings one year after completion or at another point. Program earnings can also reflect occupation, location, prior work experience and whether graduates continue their education. They are useful context, not a prediction of an individual student's pay.