Morgan Community College in Fort Morgan set tuition and fees for in-state students at $4,252 in 2024, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
This amount places the college as the second most affordable public institution in Colorado for 2024.
Tuition and fees for in-state students rose by $125 compared to the previous year.
Out-of-state tuition and fees at Morgan Community College reached $16,852 in 2024, an increase of $492 from the prior year.
Within the state, the Colorado School of Mines had the highest tuition and fees for in-state students in 2024.
In the 2023-24 school year, graduate and undergraduate students received more than $256 billion in financial aid.
The average cost of college has more than doubled in the 21st century, growing by approximately 4% every year. In-state students can expect to spend nearly $10,000 on tuition alone per year at a public, 4-year post-secondary school. Meanwhile, out-of-state tuition averages $28,386.
Student loan debt has steadily increased over the last 30 years, reaching $1.75 trillion in 2024, averaging nearly $29,000 per borrower. Federal loans make up 92% of the debt, with over half of students at both public and private four-year colleges graduating with student loans.
| City | Institution Name | College costs |
|---|---|---|
| Greeley | Aims Community College | $3,410 |
| Fort Morgan | Morgan Community College | $4,252 |
| Littleton | Arapahoe Community College | $4,434 |
| Aurora | Community College of Aurora | $4,470 |
| Colorado Springs | Pikes Peak State College | $4,510 |
| Lamar | Lamar Community College | $4,550 |
| La Junta | Otero College | $4,576 |
| Rangely | Colorado Northwestern Community College | $4,594 |
| Trinidad | Trinidad State College | $4,608 |
| Westminster | Front Range Community College | $4,663 |
| Lakewood | Red Rocks Community College | $4,859 |
| Denver | Community College of Denver | $4,902 |
| Pueblo | Pueblo Community College | $5,049 |
| Glenwood Springs | Colorado Mountain College | $5,112 |
| Aurora | Pickens Technical College | $5,140 |
| Sterling | Northeastern Junior College | $5,730 |
| Pueblo | Colorado State University Pueblo | $9,720 |
| Alamosa | Adams State University | $9,824 |
| Grand Junction | Colorado Mesa University | $9,927 |
| Durango | Fort Lewis College | $9,958 |
| Colorado Springs | The University of Colorado Colorado Springs | $10,149 |
| Denver | The University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | $10,383 |
| Denver | Metropolitan State University of Denver | $11,124 |
| Gunnison | Western Colorado University | $11,318 |
| Greeley | The University of Northern Colorado | $12,416 |
Information in this article was obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics. The source data can be found here.
