Education - Education & Child Care
Diversity in educational institutions does not come more far-ranging than in the Pikes Peak region. From two of the world’s most competitive, elite higher education colleges to preschools that focus on those already identified as at-risk, our region encompasses it all.
In higher education, there are a plethora of choices. Colleges and universities cater from interests of general studies to rocket science. There are a number of religious-based curriculums, offering programs for those looking at ministry as a profession. And technical and vocational schools prepare the population for careers as diverse as refrigeration repair and massage therapy.
Elementary through secondary schools are just as diverse. There are traditional public schools, magnet public schools, the option to choice into a different school, and charter schools. That’s just public. For private schools there are religious-based, curriculum-based, and boarding schools that allow local day students. If you can’t find the right school for your family, you probably just haven’t done enough research. And in general, the schools are good. Overall, the students in the Pikes Peak region achieve Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) scores and high school graduation rates 3 to 5 percent higher than the state of Colorado averages.
Preschool and child care are populated by a number of national chains, strong public-funded options and many, many local church, community, or private concerns. It’s still a lot of work to explore all the options, but options there are—in abundance.
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Education
Address: 5675 S. Academy Blvd.
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Education
Address: 7450 Campus Dr.
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Education
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Education
Address: 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.
5. Colorado Technical University
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Education
Telephone: (719) 598-0200
Address: 4435 N. Chestnut St.
Description: Started here in 1965, Colorado Technical University (CTU) offers higher education for working students. Although this was the first campus, there are now five others throughout Colorado and bordering states, and an online capability as well. The more than 2,000 students at the Colorado Springs CTU campus earn degrees in business and management, criminal justice and legal studies, and engineering and computer science.
6. Fuller Theological Seminary
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Education
Telephone: (719) 385-0085
Address: 540 N. Cascade Ave.
Description: Fuller has been part of the community since 1977, first as a partner with Young Life, and then as a regional campus since 1995. The main campus is in California. About 300 students attend the Colorado Springs seminary, 75 as local students and the remainder who come in for intensive classes a couple of times each year. Located downtown, Fuller is an evangelical, multidenominational, international, multiethnic community that offers a Master of Divinity degree as well as Masters of Arts in Christian leadership, theology, and theology and ministry. Certificate programs are also offered in youth ministry and Christian studies.
7. Intellitec Colleges
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Education
Telephone: (719) 632-7626
Address: 2315 E. Pikes Peak Ave.
Description: IntelliTec has been in Colorado Springs since 1965. There are two other campuses in the state, including Pueblo, but the Colorado Springs campus is the main one. The college offers career-focused training in allied health care, business, and technology. Programs lead to professional certificates or an associate degree. The Colorado Springs campus population is about 650 students. Specific programs include automotive technician, HVAC–refrigeration technician, computer and networks systems technician, architectural drafting and design/CAD, mechanical drafting/CAD mechanical, medical administration, and medical assistant. The Pueblo campus has recently started training in cosmetology.
8. Nazarene Bible College
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Education
Telephone: (719) 884-5000 or (800) 873-38
Address: 1111 Academy Park Loop
Description: The Pikes Peak region is home to more than 100 Christian organizations, so the 43-acre Nazarene Bible College campus is a natural fit in the community. The college was opened in 1967 to prepare ministers, rather than the broader assignment of providing liberal arts education for both laity and clergy. Nazarene Bible College is one of the 10 Nazarene institutions in the US given the responsibility and funding to deliver multicultural contextual education. Graduates of the four-year Bachelor of Arts in ministry degree, with a major in pastoral ministries, meet denominational requirements for ordination to the ministry. The approximately 1,500 students have an average age of 38 years and come from across the country and the world.
9. Remington College
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Education
Telephone: (719) 532-1234
Address: 6050 Erin Park Dr., Suite 250
Description: Remington gives students hands-on training so they’re ready to enter the workforce. The school works with Colorado Springs employers to make sure the curriculum and training is relevant and in demand. The college has been serving the area for more than 10 years and regularly sees an enrollment of 200 and up. The program covers bachelor’s and associate’s degrees in criminal justice and diplomas in medical assisting, medical billing and coding, and pharmacy technician. The school also encourages students to volunteer locally at area schools, on civic committees, and in civic organizations.
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Education
Address: 1110 Chapel Hills Dr.
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Education
Address: 1775 LaClede St.
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Education
Address: 1115 N. El Paso St.
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Education
Address: 1060 Harrison Rd.
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Education
Address: 1820 Main St.
15. Colorado Springs School
City: Colorado Springs, CO
Category: Education
Telephone: (719) 475-9747
Address: 21 Broadmoor Ave.
Description: The beautiful, historic grounds of the Colorado Springs School (CSS) serve about 450 students from pre-K to grade 12. Founded in 1961, the school offers small class size (about 16) and small student-to-teacher ratio (about seven students to a teaching faculty). With recent SAT scores at 1873/2400 and 1269/1600, recent graduates attend almost all the state schools as well as MIT, Wake Forest University, and Williams College, among others.