Lamar Community College
51.0 mi2401 S Main St, Lamar, CO · Public, 2-year
- Trade grads 2023-24
- 24
- In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
- $4,700
- Median pay 10 yrs, all
- $42,998
Otero College
La Junta, Colorado. In the 2023-24 award year this school reported 29 awards in the trades we track: welding, construction trades.
- Address
- 1802 Colorado Avenue, La Junta, CO 81050
Open in Maps - Website
- www.otero.edu
- Phone
- (719) 384-6800
- Type
- Public, 2-year
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Federal student aid
- Eligible (Title IV)
- Undergrads (all programs)
- 619
- Also known as
- Otero Junior College
Trade programs and graduates
Awards (certificates and degrees) conferred July 2023 to June 2024, first majors, as reported to IPEDS.
| Trade | Program (CIP) | Award levels | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welding | Welding Technology/Welder (48.0508) | Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (27) | 27 |
| Construction Trades | Construction Trades, General (46.0000) | Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (2) | 2 |
What it costs
Published charges for 2025-26, as reported to College Scorecard.
| In-state tuition and fees, per year | $4,745 |
| Out-of-state tuition and fees, per year | $7,549 |
| Books and supplies | $1,470 |
| Cost of attendance, per year (incl. living costs) | $17,903 |
| Average net price after grants (aided students) | $4,896 |
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Outcomes
College Scorecard has no field-of-study earnings for this school's trade programs, usually because too few aided graduates were in the cohort to publish.
School-wide College Scorecard measures (all programs, and all campuses that share the federal aid ID):
- Completion rate within 150% of normal time (first-time, full-time students, all programs): 43%
- Median earnings 10 years after entering, all students and programs: $42,694
- Median federal debt of completers, all programs: $9,500
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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Directory (HD2024), NCES; College Scorecard institution data (2025-26 charges, released Nov 2, 2026) and field-of-study data (Oct 15, 2026); FMCSA Training Provider Registry (as of 2026-11-02); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-02. IPEDS unit ID 127778. How we build this list.