Otero Junior College Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Remote town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
619 students
Smaller than 75% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 39.7%
- TypePublic
- ClassTechnical community college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Lamar51 mi
- Pueblo60.9 mi
- Trinidad76.5 mi
- Colorado Springs86.8 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Otero Junior College, the largest reported group is Hispanic (42.7%), followed by White (39.1%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1.5% | 3.6% |
| Asian | 0.5% | 0% |
| Black | 4% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 42.7% | 10.7% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 39.1% | 82.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 9.2% | 0% |
| Unknown | 0.8% | 3.6% |
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Did you know? Otero Junior College
- $4,896average net price after grants for aided students, against $7,549 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $42,694median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 38%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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