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Design Schools in Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, CO (population: 388,306) has five design schools within its city limits. Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy, the highest ranked school in the city with a design program, has a total student population of 39. It is the 987th highest ranked school in the USA and the 12th highest in the state of Colorado (#1 is Colorado College).

Design students from Colorado Springs schools who go on to become interior designers, architecture designers, designers, graphic designers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 46,010 people working as interior designers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $51,990. Also, Floral designers make on average $24,940 per year and there are about 51,470 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Colorado Springs area alone, there are 160 employed floral designers earning an average salary of $25,690. Interior designers in this area earn $42,460/yr and there are 60 employed.

Colorado Springs lies in El Paso county, which is one of the 55 counties in Colorado. Overall, the Colorado Springs area has 246,560 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $21/hr average worker wage, and a $43,790 average annual salary. Thus, about 0 out of every 1000 jobs in Colorado Springs are held by interior designers, and 1/1000 are held by floral designers.

Of the 5 design schools in Colorado Springs, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, International Salon and Spa Academy comes out as the most expensive ($21,510/yr) for design students, with Pikes Peak Community College as the lowest, reported at only $9,506/yr.

Design Programs in Colorado Springs

• Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

• Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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