Health/Medical Preparatory Programs at Colorado Christian University

The small sample size here demands caution, but the pattern is troubling: graduates earn just $28,534 their first year—below both the state median ($31,112) and well below the national median ($33,642). While this program falls in the middle of Colorado's three health prep programs, the low absolute earnings raise questions about career placement or whether graduates are working in their field immediately after graduation. The debt load of $18,500 is relatively low, which helps the debt-to-earnings ratio stay manageable at 0.65, but it's still among the highest debt levels nationally for this program type (95th percentile).

Health and medical preparatory programs typically serve as stepping stones to graduate or professional school rather than career endpoints. If your student plans to continue their education, these first-year earnings may not reflect the program's true value. However, if they need to work immediately after graduation to pay down debt or save for further schooling, this earning power is concerning. At $28,534, graduates would need to live quite frugally while planning their next steps.

With only a handful of graduates in this dataset, one or two outlier situations could significantly skew these numbers. Before dismissing this program, ask the school directly about typical post-graduation paths: What percentage proceed to medical, dental, or PA school? What do students who enter the workforce immediately actually do? Those answers matter more than these limited statistics.