Boulder, CO (population: 95,721) has nine cisco certification schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. University of Denver, the highest ranked school in this group with a cisco certification program, has a total student population of 11,644. It is the 148th highest ranked school in the USA and the 2nd highest in the state of Colorado (#1 is Colorado College).
Cisco Certification students from Boulder schools who go on to become cisco certified professionals, cisco specialists, cisco technology specialists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. Also, Computer systems analysts make on average $80,430 per year and there are about 512,720 of them employed in the US today.
Boulder lies in Boulder county, which is one of the 55 counties in Colorado. Overall, the Boulder area has 156,060 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 2% unemployment rate, $26/hr average worker wage, and a $53,640 average annual salary.
Of the 9 cisco certification schools with a 100-mile radius of Boulder, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Denver comes out as the most expensive ($31,044/yr) for cisco certification students, with Laramie County Community College as the lowest, reported at only $5,768/yr.
Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Boulder |
Longmont | CO | 88,962 | 0 | - | 0 | 12.2 miles |
Westminster | CO | 109,334 | 7 | 21.6728 | 184 | 14.8 miles |
Thornton | CO | 120,487 | 4 | 21.9949 | 44 | 18.2 miles |
Commerce City | CO | 46,807 | 0 | - | 0 | 23.0 miles |
Lakewood | CO | 142,294 | 13 | 20.2254 | 326 | 24.0 miles |
Denver | CO | 609,651 | 24 | 21.7296 | 554 | 27.0 miles |
Loveland | CO | 68,614 | 0 | - | 0 | 28.6 miles |
Greenwood Village | CO | - | 2 | 15.5036 | 87 | 32.7 miles |
Aurora | CO | 334,924 | 11 | 27.59 | 204 | 35.4 miles |
Highlands Ranch | CO | 129,817 | 0 | - | 0 | 36.4 miles |
Fort Collins | CO | 141,921 | 5 | 27.6422 | 154 | 37.9 miles |
Greeley | CO | 94,780 | 4 | 31.0251 | 125 | 38.1 miles |
Lone Tree | CO | - | 1 | 9.20591 | 39 | 39.0 miles |
Parker | CO | 47,600 | 0 | - | 0 | 44.4 miles |
Castle Rock | CO | 49,815 | 0 | - | 0 | 49.7 miles |
Cheyenne | WY | 58,067 | 4 | 11.724 | 116 | 81.2 miles |
Colorado Springs | CO | 388,306 | 17 | 23.417 | 343 | 85.1 miles |