Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions at Arapahoe Community College

Borrowing around $20,750 for training that could launch you into a $58,000-a-year healthcare career sounds reasonable on paper—and based on what similar allied health programs produce in Colorado, it might well be. The debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.36 sits comfortably below the concerning 1.0 threshold, meaning graduates typically earn nearly three times what they owe in their first year alone. But here's what you can't know from these estimates: which specific specialties Arapahoe trains for (ultrasound tech versus surgical tech, for instance, can mean vastly different earnings trajectories) and whether their particular program places students as successfully as peers like Red Rocks or Front Range.

The good news is Colorado's allied health market appears strong—the state median matches what peer programs report, and even average performers land near $58,000. The challenge is that with both earnings and debt figures estimated from other schools, you're essentially betting on Arapahoe replicating what similar programs achieve. Before committing, get specific: what's their job placement rate, what exactly are graduates certified to do, and do local employers actively recruit from this program? Those answers will tell you whether Arapahoe delivers the typical Colorado outcome or falls short.