Colorado School of Healing Arts
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Overview
Colorado School of Healing Arts is located in a midsized city with a population at least 100,000, but less than 250,000. It is in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood CO area.
Highlights
Undergraduate program with the highest reported starting salary ($25K): Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
Largest undergraduate program (81): Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
Address
7655 W Mississippi Ste 100
Lakewood, CO 80226
www.csha.net
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Institutional Control
Colorado School of Healing Arts is a private for-profit organization.
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Accreditation
Accreditation provides important oversight over a school's instructional practices and institutional stability.
Colorado School of Healing Arts holds an accreditation from one of the national accreditors. Credits earned from the national accreditors are often not accepted by schools holding the more prestigious regional accreditation, and it's important to verify that your credits will transfer if you are considering an eventual switch to another school.
Accreditation History
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (Accredited December 28, 1997 - present)
  • The accreditation was recently renewed on November 19, 2018.
  • The next accreditation review is scheduled for August 31, 2023.
Undergraduate Students
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Open Admissions
Colorado School of Healing Arts is an open admissions school and accepts any student who applies.
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Admissions Details
Here are some important dates and little tidbits. Please double-check this information on the Colorado School of Healing Arts's webpage for the most up-to-date and accurate answers! We update this information with each school's annual reporting, but information can change unexpectedly. Select any item to view the details.
Admissions Criteria & Qualifications
Admissions Criteria & Qualifications
Application Fee & Common App
Application Fee & Common App
Colorado School of Healing Arts has an undergraduate application fee of $50. We did not find Colorado School of Healing Arts on the Common Application site. Keep in mind that it never hurts to inquire with an Admissions office to see whether they might be willing to waive your application fee.
Credits accepted from new students
Credits accepted from new students
Colorado School of Healing Arts accepts the following credits:
  • Open admission (school accepts any student who applies)
Programs
0-1 Year Certificate offerings at Colorado School of Healing Arts
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
A program that prepares individuals to provide relief and improved health and well-being to clients through the application of manual techniques for manipulating skin, muscles, and connective tissues. Includes instruction in Western (Swedish) massage, sports massage, myotherapy/trigger point massage, myofascial release, deep tissue massage, cranio-sacral therapy, reflexology, massage safety and emergency management, client counseling, practice management, applicable regulations, and professional standards and ethics
Note: The name and definition of this program are based on Department of Education CIP code descriptions, which ensures uniform reporting across schools in the US. Please check this school's website for detailed program information and their specific course descriptions._
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Completions in Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage by award level
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0-1 Year Certificate
Recently College Scorecard released data on starting salaries and cumulative federal student debt for each school/program combination with sufficient graduates to allow for privacy concerns with data releases. Shown in the box plots below are data for all schools offering somatic bodywork and related therapeutic services (which may contain several related fields) by award level. If a value is reported for Colorado School of Healing Arts, then that is shown in blue.
Starting Salaries
$24,983$0$10,000$20,000$30,000Associate'sCertificate
Cumulative Federal Student Loan Debt
$7,389$0$10,000$20,000$30,000Associate'sCertificate
What can I do if I study Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage?
Below we list the careers that the US Department of Education suggests are best fits for people who studied massage therapy/therapeutic massage. You can get an idea of salary and the level of education you'll need, as well as whether this is a growing or shrinking career field. Sometimes this list of recommended careers doesn't match what people who earned this degree are really doing. Our massage therapy/therapeutic massage program page has much more information about the interplay between study in this field and possible careers. Select any table row to learn more about listed career.
Occupation
Follow these links to learn all about this career!
Salary
Salary distribution for people with this Career
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Middle 80%
Education
No college
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Growth Rate
The projected percentage growth in employment over the next 10 years
Costs
Undergraduate costs
Here's a quick summary of costs to attend Colorado School of Healing Arts. You will find the most up-to-date information at their website for admissions.
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Cost
$750
$10,080
$1,397
$10,200
$5,100
$20,940
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Net price: the best estimate for the cost to attend
Most schools publish tuition rates that give them room to offer both scholarships and financial aid where applicable. Your best estimate of what might pay is to see what others with similar family incomes have paid. A more tailored and accurate estimate is available at this school's net price calculator.
Understanding net price

With their net price calculators, many colleges and universities give an idea of what merit-based aid might accompany need-based aid. For schools that share such data, we also provide financial aid data in the Finanical Aid sections.

There are some caveats to consider when using the net price estimates:

  • The net price calculation is weighted by this school's proportion of students living on- and off-campus and this school's estimate of off-campus costs, which may cause the net price methodology be a bit inconsistent from school to school.
  • Parental income and student financial aid eligibility is sometimes more complicated than the simple family income number reported here.
  • The net price calculation for all students is inclusive of students who received any institutional or government aid, but at the family income levels the net price only considers the tuition paid by those who qualified for federal aid.

You can get a little better guess at what you would pay by using this school's net price calculator.

Percentage of students receiving any aid
The donut, based on 19 full-time first-time degree seeking students at Colorado School of Healing Arts, shows the percentage of those who received any financial aid (including merit-based scholarships), subdivided by family income.
85%
Aid type and family income
Federal: $0-30K
Federal: $30K-48K
Federal: $48K-75K
Federal: $75K-110K
Federal: Above $110K
Only institutional
Net price by family income
All Incomes
Let's look over the past few years at what freshmen who received any financial aid actually paid for tuition, fees, books, and living expenses on average, and how that compares to the tuition usually paid for other private universities in your context group. Public universities only report net price for in-state students.
20112012201320142015201620172018$0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000$50,000
Chart explanation
Colorado School of Healing Arts
On the blue curve, we see how the net annual cost to attend Colorado School of Healing Arts has changed over the years.
Context Schools
The shading shows the spread of the net price for the context schools. The dark shading shows the middle 50% of context schools, and the light shading shows all but the smallest and largest 10%.
Customize your context group using the gear at the top of the page!
Find your net price estimate: www.csha.net/NetPriceCalculator/npcalc.htm...
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Historic Annual Costs
See how this school's published costs have changed over the years, and how their cost trends compare with other private schools.
Published costs may have little to do with what you actually pay

It's important to remember that a school's published costs may not be indicative of what it will actually cost to attend. Time magazine wrote about this in their article Yes, you can get a college to cut its tuition price. Nonetheless, this inflation-adjusted look at the historic annual costs for tuition, fees, books, and supplies can give you an idea of the costs you might expect in the coming years. Comparing the total costs inclusive of room and board (if applicable) with the annual net price estimates in the previous tab will help you determine the financial aid package to expect.

Private and public universities' charges are difficult to compare due to the in-state and out-of-state price differences of public universities, and therefore we only compare Colorado School of Healing Arts to other private schools within your chosen context group.

Undergraduate tuition, fees, books, and supplies over time
20122013201420152016201720182019$0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000
Chart explanation
Colorado School of Healing Arts
On the blue curve, we see how the published annual cost to attend Colorado School of Healing Arts has changed over the years.
Context Schools
The shading shows the spread of the annual cost for the context schools. The dark shading shows the middle 50% of context schools, and the light shading shows all but the smallest and largest 10%.
Customize your context group using the gear at the top of the page!
Financial Aid
Financial aid overview

Understanding the rules and process that determine who gets financial aid can be intimidating. Here are some quick links to help:

  • Visit Colorado School of Healing Arts's Net Price Calculator for the most accurate estimate of your anticipated costs. Every school publishes a Net Price Calculator that does its best to give you a fair estimate of what you might expect to pay. Many calculators consider your high school record as part of the calculation. This will be far more accurate than any of the averages or published tuition values that you see here.
  • FederalStudentAid, a government site that will walk you through the federal financial aid process. There are a number of kinds of student loans and other aid, and this site can walk you through all of the choices you will need to make.

Undergraduate Outcomes
Graduation Rate
Approximately 72% of undergraduate students are full-time. In the last reporting year, 85% of full-time first-time students received a degree within 150% of the expected time for completion.
85%
Time to complete
On time
50% more time
Context: Graduation rate
These numbers reflect the percentage of full-time first-time students who graduate with a 2-year degree or certificate within 3 years.
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Loan Status
This donut shows the percentage of students who are in good standing (green) in repaying any federal student loans five years after leaving Colorado School of Healing Arts.
Status of loans
Closed (fully paid)
Currently paying
In default
Not released due to privacy
Context: Loans with good standing
This is better performance than at least 84% of its context schools, and is evidence that alumni earnings-to-debt ratios are better than for most of the context schools' alumni.
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Context and trends: Repayment Rate
How much progress do you think you'll be able to make towards paying down your college loans seven years after leaving school? In our research, we discovered that a surprisingly large number of students don't default on their loans, but also aren't making progress in paying down their principal amount. The percentages here count alumni who have decreased their loan amounts by at least $1.
Years after leaving school.
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201320142015201620%40%60%80%100%Former students with decreased loan principal
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Colorado School of Healing Arts
On the blue curve, we see the percentage of alumni from Colorado School of Healing Arts who have successfully reduced their federal school loans by at least $1 by the date shown, which is 7 years after leaving the school.
Context Schools
The shading shows the spread of the loan repayment rate for the context schools. The dark shading shows the middle 50% of context schools, and the light shading shows all but the smallest and largest 10%.
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Context and trends: are the loan default rates as small as possible?
The default rate is the percentage of students who are already delinquent on their loans within three years of leaving the school. If a school has a high default rate, that sends an alarm out that the students' educations are not sufficient to earn enough to repay those loans. Read below for details on the typical loan burden, and keep in mind that a low default rate may be more important than loan amounts in predicting your future success.
201420152016201720180%5%10%15%20%25%Former students with loan payment failure
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Colorado School of Healing Arts
On the blue curve, we see the percentage of alumni from Colorado School of Healing Arts who have defaulted on their federal school loans within 3 years ending on the date shown.
Context Schools
The shading shows the spread of the 3-year loan default rate for the context schools. The dark shading shows the middle 50% of context schools, and the light shading shows all but the smallest and largest 10%.
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Loan burden
At Colorado School of Healing Arts, 68% of full-time degree-seeking freshmen receive federal student loans, averaging $4,895 each in just the freshman year. We have much more details about the full loan burden students experience in our Cost and Financial Aid Section.
Context: Percentage of freshmen with federal loans
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Context: Average freshman federal loan amount
$4,895$2,000$4,000$6,000$8,000$10,000
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Classroom Experience
Student attention at Colorado School of Healing Arts
Schools are required to report the ratio of students per instructor, but look for a small number of students for every full-time instructor as your best indicator of personal attention and a modern well-integrated curriculum.
050204060Full-time inst.Any inst.
Campus Safety
Crime at Colorado School of Healing Arts
Check out the number of disciplinary actions (implemented within the school) and arrests (implemented by law enforcement external to the school)
Disciplinary Actions
20190
Liquor Violations
Drug Violations
Weapon Possessions
Arrests
20190
Liquor Violations
Drug Violations
Weapon Possessions
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Context: Disciplinary Actions
Average number of disciplinary violoations at Colorado School of Healing Arts as a percentage of students compared to all of the schools in the comparison group.
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.4%0.6%0.8%Weapon PossessionsDrug ViolationsLiquor Violations
Context: Arrests
Average number of arrests at Colorado School of Healing Arts as a percentage of students compared to all of the schools in the comparison group.
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.02%0.04%0.06%0.08%Weapon PossessionsDrug ViolationsLiquor Violations
Criminal Offenses
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Burglaries/Robberies
Sex Offenses
Vehicle Thefts
Aggrevated Assaults
Context: Criminal Offenses
Average number of criminal offenses at Colorado School of Healing Arts as a percentage of students compared to all of the schools in the comparison group.
1.545%0.000%0.000%0.258%0.000%0.500%1.000%1.500%2.000%Aggrevated AssaultsVehicle TheftsSex OffensesBurglaries/Robberies
Housing
No Student Housing Available
This school does not report any housing for students.
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Activities and Services
Undergraduate services offered
  • Academic/career counseling services
  • Placement services for program completers
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Student Body
Study Types
About 72% of students are full-time. No students take distance education courses.
Full-time
72%
Online classes
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Context: Student body size
Colorado School of Healing Arts enrolled 152 students over the past academic year. The the student body size is smaller than 77% of the context schools.
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Undergraduate student gender
Is the gender balance of Colorado School of Healing Arts students important to you? You can see the breakdown in this donut chart.
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Undergraduate student race/origin
Colorado School of Healing Arts reports that 27% of students are minority, which is less than 99% of the context schools. This school's 0 of international students is near the middle proportion of international students within the context schools.
Race/Origin
White
Black
Hispanic
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Context: Gender Balance
It is very difficult for many types of schools to achieve a gender balance, and this context is valuable in evaluating the balance at Colorado School of Healing Arts.
18%82%0%20%40%60%80%100%MenWomen
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Context: Percentage of women
With 82% women students, Colorado School of Healing Arts has a higher percentage of women than 68% of context schools.
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Context: Student race/origin
Here is how Colorado School of Healing Arts compares to the rest of the context group in terms of diversity in the student race and origin.
1%72%16%1%4%4%1%0%20%40%60%80%100%Pacific IslanderInternationalBlackAsianNot ReportedAmerican IndianMultiracialHispanicWhite
Freshman residences

A high proportion of international and out-of-state students speaks to reputation and offers an opportunity for diverse interactions in and out of class.

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Student age distribution
The age distribution at a school can tell you a lot about its mission. If you're looking for a traditional undergraduate experience, you may prefer to see students who are mostly younger than 25 (lighter shades), but if you want support as a returning student, a large number of students 25 and older (darker shades) may better suit your needs.
Age range
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School Finances
Colorado School of Healing Arts: What its budget can tell you about classroom quality
Where a school spends and collects its money can suggest a lot about the educational experience it offers. The tabs below offer a look at spending that is important for the quality of your experience if you attend.
Instructional spending
Student services spending
Context and trends: Instructional expenditures per student
Instructional expenses are primarily the salary and benefits paid to the heart of a school: its full-time instructors. High expenditures in this area suggest care in hiring enough highly qualified full-time faculty to provide personal attention and up-to-date subject-area excellence.
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Chart explanation
Colorado School of Healing Arts
On the blue curve, we see how the instructional expenses per student at Colorado School of Healing Arts have changed over the years.
Context Schools
The shading shows the spread of the instructional expenses per student for the context schools. The dark shading shows the middle 50% of context schools, and the light shading shows all but the smallest and largest 10%.
All values have been adjusted for inflation. Customize your context group using the gear at the top of the page!
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Does incoming revenue consistently cover expenses?

Colorado School of Healing Arts is a private for-profit school, meaning that its annual goal is to make a profit for its shareholders. The other types of schools are public or not-for-profit, and profit is not a goal.

Total revenue and expenses by category
We divided revenue and expenses for Colorado School of Healing Arts into categories to give some insight to what may have influenced peaks and ditches in the chart above. The purple shades correspond most directly to student education. The blue shades, auxiliary expenses and revenue, are often related to room and board. We show investment gains and losses in apricot.
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Government appropriations etc.
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Instructional expenses
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Academic & instructional support, student services expenses
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