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

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.

The student loan default rate at PPCC is 3.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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 2020-2021, 6,076 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 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of PPCC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Pikes Peak Community College was 11.5%. This is the #996 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at PPCC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.