Pikes Peak State College
Pikes Peak State College at a Glance
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About Pikes Peak State College
According to Wikipedia, Pikes Peak State College is a public community college in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is the largest institution of higher education in the Pikes Peak region. PPSC offers more than 150 programs in liberal arts and sciences transfer and career technical education. The college's 60+60 Bachelor's Degree Transfer Program guarantees transfer of the PPSC Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degrees to any public institution of higher education in Colorado. Students take two years of study at PPSC, then transfer as a junior to the four-year college or university of their choice.
Pikes Peak State College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Graduation Rate |
|---|
| 23% |
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 Pikes Peak State College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $4,662 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $2,558 |
| 30K - 48K | $4,107 |
| 48K - 75K | $4,356 |
| 75K - 110K | $7,430 |
| 110K+ | $15,483 |
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 Pikes Peak State College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Pikes Peak State College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $45,162 a year, and 81% 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.
Pikes Peak State College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 16,177 | 16,177 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Pikes Peak State College?
Pikes Peak State College is located at 5675 S Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906-5498.
How Safe is Pikes Peak State College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Pikes Peak State College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Pikes Peak State College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.05%. Colorado Springs has a violent crime rate of 0.72% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 3.49%. 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 Pikes Peak State College Known For?
Pikes Peak State College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Pikes Peak State College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Pikes Peak State College'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
Pikes Peak State College ranks #1645 in the U.S. and #6697 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesPikes Peak State College ranks #2240 in the U.S. and #10118 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesPikes Peak State College ranks #2292 in the U.S. and #8208 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesPikes Peak State College ranks #2304 in the U.S. and #8592 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesPikes Peak State College ranks #2364 in the U.S. and #8311 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesPikes Peak State College ranks #3002 in the U.S. and #8240 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
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