Colleges Near Central City
There are no colleges in Central City, but 20 are within 50 miles, enrolling 183,081 students combined.
The closest option is Colorado School of Mines in Golden, 15.8 miles from Central City (about 19-27 minutes by car). Central City (pop. 663) is in Colorado.
University of Denver in Denver ranks #86 nationally. Taft University System in Denver has the lowest tuition at $3,292 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Central City. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Central City. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Central City.
Colorado School of Mines
- Public 4 Year
- Golden, CO
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4.6 | 5 reviews
- 16 miles from Central City
Mines is a public university known for undergraduate engineering focused on mining, petroleum, and the earth sciences. The Golden campus sits against the Rocky Mountain foothills west of Denver.
- SAT Range 1320-1480
- Avg GPA 3.84
- Acceptance Rate 61%
- Net Price $29,925
University of Colorado Boulder
- Public 4 Year
- Boulder, CO
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4.0 | 6 reviews
- 20 miles from Central City
CU Boulder is a large public university known for undergraduate aerospace engineering, environmental sciences, and physics. The campus sits against the Flatirons in the college town of Boulder.
- SAT Range 1240-1430
- Avg GPA 3.68
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $26,231
Naropa University
- Private 4 Year
- Boulder, CO
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| 0 reviews
- 20 miles from Central City
Naropa is a private university known for undergraduate contemplative psychology, writing and poetics, and Buddhist studies. The Boulder campus integrates meditation practice with a liberal arts curriculum.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $27,873
Red Rocks Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Lakewood, CO
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| 0 reviews
- 20 miles from Central City
Red Rocks is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences programs. The suburban Lakewood campus sits in the Denver metro area near Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,478
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
- Private 2 Year
- Broomfield, CO
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| 0 reviews
- 23 miles from Central City
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $29,195
Colorado Christian University
- Private 4 Year
- Lakewood, CO
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| 0 reviews
- 23 miles from Central City
Colorado Christian is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, business, and education. The suburban campus sits in Lakewood in the Denver metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.84
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $30,940
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
- Private 4 Year
- Lakewood, CO
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| 0 reviews
- 24 miles from Central City
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $31,752
Colorado School of Healing Arts
- Private 2 Year
- Lakewood, CO
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| 0 reviews
- 24 miles from Central City
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Front Range Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Westminster, CO
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| 0 reviews
- 26 miles from Central City
Front Range is a community college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and technical career programs. The suburban Westminster campus serves the northern Denver metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,014
Regis University
- Private 4 Year
- Denver, CO
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 26 miles from Central City
Regis is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The urban campus is in northwest Denver.
- SAT Range 1020-1220
- Avg GPA 3.68
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $21,618
Community College of Denver
- Public 2 Year
- Denver, CO
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| 0 reviews
- 28 miles from Central City
Community College of Denver is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, health sciences, and business. Students share the urban Auraria Campus in downtown Denver with two four-year public universities.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,991
Metropolitan State University of Denver
- Public 4 Year
- Denver, CO
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| 0 reviews
- 27 miles from Central City
MSU Denver is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, aviation, and business. Most students commute to the shared Auraria Campus in downtown Denver.
- SAT Range 880-1130
- Avg GPA 3.03
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $14,584
Denver College of Nursing
- Private 4 Year
- Denver, CO
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 28 miles from Central City
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Arapahoe Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Littleton, CO
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| 0 reviews
- 29 miles from Central City
Arapahoe Community College is a public community college known for associate and certificate programs in nursing and the health professions. The suburban Littleton campus sits in the southern Denver metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,332
University of Denver
- Private 4 Year
- Denver, CO
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| 0 reviews
- 30 miles from Central City
University of Denver is a private university known for undergraduate international studies and business. The campus sits in a residential Denver neighborhood near the Rocky Mountains.
- SAT Range 1240-1410
- Avg GPA 3.72
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $45,451
Taft University System
- Private 4 Year
- Denver, CO
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 31 miles from Central City
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Bel Rea Institute of Animal Technology
- Private 2 Year
- Denver, CO
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| 0 reviews
- 35 miles from Central City
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $22,516
Platt College Aurora
- Private 4 Year
- Greenwood Village, CO
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| 0 reviews
- 35 miles from Central City
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -