Colorado Media School

#18324 / #4519
Global Influence / U.S. Influence

Colorado Media School at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#4519
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$18,870
Graduation rate
85%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
38

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About Colorado Media School

According to Wikipedia, The Colorado Media School is a private, for-profit college located in Lakewood, Colorado. It is an affiliate campus of the Ohio Center for Broadcasting. The Colorado Media School first opened in Colorado in 2001. It is currently located in the Belmair shopping district in Lakewood, Colorado. The college offers a certificate program that is designed to take 36 weeks to complete. The Tuition and Fees in 2015 cost $16,465 and 88% of program graduates took out loans.

Colorado Media School Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
55%85%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Colorado Media School Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$18,870

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Colorado Media School Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Colorado Media School students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $42,471 a year, and 86% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Colorado Media School's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
159159

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Colorado Media School?

Colorado Media School is located at 4380 S. Syracuse St. Suite 400, Denver, CO 80237.

How Safe is Colorado Media School?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Colorado Media School’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Colorado Media School has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Denver has a violent crime rate of 1.00% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 4.78%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Colorado Media School Known For?

Colorado Media School is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Colorado Media School's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Colorado Media School's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Communications
#15059
World Rank
#15070
Historical Rank
#4078
USA Rank

Colorado Media School ranks #4078 in the U.S. and #15059 worldwide for influence in Communications.

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