Job training programs in Colorado

178 programs in 9 trades, with costs, results and funding that can make them free

40 schools offer these programs, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Compare the trades below, then open one to see each program with its price and how past students did.

Compare job training in Colorado: cost, pay and results

Job training in Colorado, by trade
Training	Programs	Most cost	Earned a year, estimated	Working 6 months later	Finished
EMT classes	37	$1,593 to $6,345	about $52,200	65%	63%
CDL training	32	$3,248 to $4,995	about $52,200	56%	98%
Welding classes	32	$2,372 to $7,090	about $29,700	51%	67%
Medical billing and coding training	22	$1,650 to $3,649	Not reported	Not reported	94%
CNA classes	20	$784 to $1,159	about $39,600	61%	80%
Medical assistant training	14	$5,233 to $10,221	about $23,400	49%	64%
Phlebotomy training	12	$840 to $2,032	about $62,300	62%	77%
HVAC training	5	$2,647 to $9,997	Not reported	Not reported	27%
LPN programs	4	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Each figure is the middle program of that trade. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted; other schools in Colorado may offer more. How these figures are made

Is there free job training in Colorado?

Workforce funding can pay for job training in Colorado

Every program on this page is approved for public workforce funding, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.¹People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.²

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).³

Or pay for training yourself

Without funding, prices differ by trade: most phlebotomy programs in Colorado cost $840 to $2,032, and most HVAC training programs $2,647 to $9,997. Each trade's page lists every program with its price.

Job training in Denver, Rifle, Pueblo and other Colorado areas

Programs with classes in each area, all trades together. An area gets a page once one trade there has 10 programs or more.

Where the Colorado job training numbers come from

Which Colorado programs are counted?

Programs Colorado approved for public workforce funding (the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act). They come from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), covering programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Colorado offers.

What the figures for each trade mean

Each figure is the middle program among those that report it: half did better, half did worse. Prices are what most programs cost if you pay yourself (the middle half). Earnings are for the second quarter after students left, times four. Where too few programs report a figure, the table says "Not reported".

How reliable are the Colorado figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Colorado among the states with "known data quality concerns".⁴ The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

Sources for the funding facts about job training in Colorado

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