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Emily Griffith Technical College

Denver, Colorado

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DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Excellent value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Strong return
+$360,873 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 1 years.

Graduate earnings clearly outpace the cost and debt — this degree pays back quickly.

0.2 yrs
Break-even
+5,014%
10-year ROI
$81,807
Median earnings as of 2024
43% of Emily Griffith Technical College students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

$7,197
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$81,807
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$70,780
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
Graduation rate as of 2024
43%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
Retention rate as of 2024

Lifetime ROI: the long view

Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.

$360,873
After 10 years
$728,943
After 20 years
$1,097,013
After 30 years
$1,465,083
After 40 years

Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender
Women
$30,010
Men
$42,840

30% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$36,531
Independent students
$34,669

5% gap between the two groups

60%
First-generation students
0%
Take federal student loans
84%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 49%Hispanic 40%Asian 2%Black 5%Other 5%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

Net price by family income

What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.

Family incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$7,011
$30k–$48k$8,848
$48k–$75k
$75k–$110k
$110k+

How Emily Griffith Technical College compares

This college against the Colorado and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of Emily Griffith Technical College students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at Emily Griffith Technical College

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate$81,807+5,014%Strong return

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ROI at Emily Griffith Technical College

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10-yr ROI

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Admissions & profile

Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
6,123
Undergraduates

Location

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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