Colorado

Colorado

Fast Facts

34,517

Associates Degrees & Certificates Awarded

37.5%

of All Degrees & Certificates Awarded Statewide

Colorado

CTE Secondary Concentrators

No Data Found

Graduation Rate

Go on to Postsecondary Education

CTE Postsecondary Concentrators

No Data Found

Earn a Postsecondary Credential, Certificate, or Diploma

Placed in Employment, Military Service or Apprenticeships Within Six Months

Secondary CTE Enrollment

338

Public High Schools

278,537

Public High School Enrollment

38,856

High School CTE Concentrators

94,681

Total Secondary CTE Enrollment

By Race

Secondary CTE Enrollment

No Data Found

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Asian

Black

Latino

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

White

Two or More Races

By Gender

Secondary CTE Enrollment

No Data Found

Male

Female

Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

11

Community Colleges

29,242

Public Community Colleges Enrollment (full and part-time)

34,831

Postsecondary CTE Concentrators

84,160

Total Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

0

Area Technical Centers

By Race

Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

No Data Found

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Asian

Black

Latino

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

White

Two or More Races

Unknown

By Gender

Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

No Data Found

Male

Female

Perkins Data

Combined State Plan with Perkins and WIOA

Is the State Using the Reserve Fund?

Perkins Eligible Agency

Colorado Community College System

Funding For FY22

$20,677,590

Percentage of Funding Directed to:

No Data Found

Secondary

Postsecondary

$60,000

Amount of Leadership Funds the State Set Aside to Prepare Students for Non-Traditional Careers

15%

Percent of Funds Being Reserved in Total

N/A

Middle Grades That are Eligible for Perkins V Funding

0.32%

Percent of Leadership Funds the State Set Aside for State Correctional Institution

Ways the Secondary CTE, Postsecondary CTE and Workforce Systems Collaborate

  • Through statewide advisory committees/boards
  • Aligning programs of study with career pathways
  • Sharing labor market information
  • Approving a common list of industry-recognized credentials

Secondary Program Quality Indicator(s)

  • Work-based learning

Postsecondary Goals

goal

66%

Attainment by 2025

progress

61%

Statewide Postsecondary
Attainment Progress

Every Student Succeeds Act Metrics

ESSA School Quality and Student Success Indicators

Colorado’s ESSA accountability system does not include any measures of career readiness at this time. The state does include some college- and career-ready metrics in the state-level accountability system and publicly reports measures of career readiness.

State CTE Director

Sarah Heath

State Director, Colorado CTE

sarah.heath@cccs.edu

Colorado Community College System
9101 E. Lowry Blvd.
Denver, CO 80230