Pikes Peak Community College Computer Science Programs

Pikes Peak Community College is a public institution situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. PPCC is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Pikes Peak Community College?

Contact details for PPCC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5675 S Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906-5498
Phone:	719-502-2000
Website:	www.pikespeak.edu

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How Do I Get Into PPCC?

You can apply to PPCC online at: https://www.pikespeak.edu/admissions/apply.php

As long as you submit the requested materials to Pikes Peak Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Pikes Peak Community College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At PPCC, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $3,706 a year. That adds up to $14,824 over four years for those students.

Pikes Peak Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,845 undergraduate students at PPCC, with 3,962 being full-time and 7,883 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,962 full-time undergraduates at PPCC, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pikes Peak Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	116
Black or African American	253
Hispanic or Latino	901
White	2,230
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	425

Over 19 countries are represented at PPCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, China, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Pikes Peak Community College

In 2022-2023, 6,165 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at PPCC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 7th most popular in Colorado for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of PPCC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	6%
General Computer & Information Sciences	17%

Pikes Peak Community College Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	71	15	2	88
General Computer & Information Sciences	19	16	0	35
Computer & IS Security	0	27	0	27
TOTAL	90	58	2	150

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.