Red Rocks Community College
Red Rocks Community College offers hands-on training in various trades, including electrical, HVAC, plumbing, carpentry, and energy technology, with advanced lab facilities and up-to-date equipment. The college emphasizes real-world skills and industry needs, with some programs, like the electrical program, preparing students for state licensure and offering apprenticeship opportunities and industry partnerships. Red Rocks Community College also uses Handshake and RRCC Career Connect to connect students and graduates with job opportunities and internships, and provides career counseling and job search assistance.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Red Rocks Community College
3 trade programs at Red Rocks CC, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
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Criminal Justice
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91 | $72,583/yr | — |
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Allied Health Professions
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80 | $104,021/yr | $9,500 |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
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45 | $27,242/yr | $8,985 |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 3 trade and vocational programs at Red Rocks Community College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.