Aims Community College vs. Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology

Comparable Facts

Compare Aims Community College in Greeley, CO with Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology in Broomfield, CO on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Aims Community College is larger than Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology based on total student enrollment (8,542 students vs. 397 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Aims Community College is located in Greeley, CO (Small City setting); Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology is in Broomfield, CO (Rural Fringe setting).
• Aims Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology is a private, for-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Aims Community College 17:1; Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology 14:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology are 9.7% lower than at Aims Community College ($15,144 vs. $16,776).
• Out-of-state tuition is 71.7% higher at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology than at Aims Community College (about $8,449 more per year; $20,235 vs. $11,786).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Aims Community College than at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology (59% vs. 48%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Aims Community College students is 9.9% larger than aid received by Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology students ($9,369 vs. $8,524).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at both Aims Community College and Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Aims Community College graduates have a $12,282 lower median loan debt than Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology graduates ($8,360 vs. $20,642).
• Among borrowers, Aims Community College graduates have an estimated $127 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology graduates ($86 vs. $213).
• More Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Aims Community College students, three years after graduation (41% vs. 40%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.