STUDENT TESTIMONIALS
“Pickens is a great place to go for career training. Come to work and learn.”
“I love the teamwork and support I receive from other students and instructors.”
“I love it here. It’s well organized and the price is right.“
Welcome to Pickens Technical College
Our Vision
Pickens Technical College prepares all students for Post-Secondary and Workforce Readiness (PWR).
Our Mission
Pickens Technical College provides unsurpassed, equitable Career and Technical Education.
Check Out What’s Going on at Pickens
All students must complete orientation before the start of class.
Click on and watch each short video that explains a little more about our school and some of the supports that are available at Pickens Technical College.
Welcome to Pickens – Video
Pickens Expectations – Video
Pickens Career Services – Video
Pickens Campus Tour – Video
In addition to watching the videos, all students should follow Pickens on social media to get the latest updates and information.
FALL 2019 REGISTRATION
Please contact the registration office for more details at 303-344-4910, Ext. 27797.
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Rated #1 Community College in Colorado
“According to BestColleges.com, schools featured in their rankings “demonstrate a commitment to high-quality education for their students.”
The ranking was based in part on Pickens’:
- High program completion rates
- High student career placement rates
- A robust career services department
- Low tuition rates
Click on the BestColleges.com badge for more information on the ranking and the selection process.
With almost 50 certificate programs, we offer various types of programs in the following areas of study:
- Arts, Media, and Communication
- Human Services
- Engineering and Technology
- Business Technologies
- Construction and Development
- Transportation
- Health
- Landscape and Environmental
- High School Programs
- Evening Programs
Enhance your career potential by enrolling in one of our technical certificate programs today!
The programs we offer are jointly approved by the Colorado Community College and Occupational Education System and by the Aurora Public Schools Board of Education.
Pickens Technical College operates under the governance of the Aurora Public Schools Board of Education and is accredited by the Council of Occupational Education.
Pickens Technical College accepts transcripts from other Colorado community colleges, but a student must provide the appropriate transcripts and work with our trained advisors on the transfer process.
Our Vision:
Pickens Technical College prepares all students for Post-Secondary and Workforce Readiness (PWR).
Our Mission:
Pickens Technical College provides unsurpassed, equitable Career and Technical Education.
Please Visit Pickens Technical College Today
If you are interested in applying for Pickens Technical College, please visit our college at 500 Airport Blvd, Aurora, CO 80011 for a free tour!
Whether you are a current high school student or an adult student who wishes to find their dream career, Pickens Technical College is the place for you.
To learn more about campus tours and our certificate programs, please call us at (303) 344-4910.
Pickens Technical College is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education
7840 Roswell Road Building 300, Suite 325
Atlanta, GA 30350
Telephone (Local): 770-396-3898
Telephone (Toll-Free): 800-917-2081
www.council.org
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If you’ve been lucky enough to enroll in Pickens Technical College’s Executive Internship Program, you know that working with local companies in your chosen field is a gift that keeps on giving. The Executive Internship program was created to give high school students the chance to get a jump on their careers and their future […]
PTC General Electronics Technology: Maintenance Technicians Wanted
The Pickens Technical College Engineering and Technology pathway includes the General Electronics Technology course taught by John Holmes. This class helps prepare students for careers in several areas, including as a maintenance technician.
Pickens Health Pathway: Demand for Medical Assistants Never Higher
You probably know already that the healthcare industry in the state of Colorado is booming. If you’re in the Health Pathway at Pickens Technical College, your professors have probably already hammered this into your head. That’s why, at PTC, there has never been a greater emphasis on career services focusing on health students and professionals, […]
Pickens Construction and Development Pathway: HVAC Features Getting Smarter
Now, more than ever before in the history of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning, new technology is changing the industry. The introduction of smart homes technology demanded a new way to control HVAC systems in the home, which meant building ways for varying devices in a single household to communicate with each other.
Pickens Photography Students Soon Won’t Have Far to Go to Shoot for the Stars
In the Pickens Technical College Arts, Media, and Communication pathway, the Professional Photography course is extremely popular, and with good reason. Under the careful instruction of Erik Schubert, students get the best instruction for building their skills around what photographers call ‘the eye.’ Having eyes won’t help photographers at all if they can’t develop film, […]
PTC Hospitality and Tourism: Colorado’s Tourism and Hospitality Market Strengthened Even More With New App
The Pickens Technical College Tourism and Hospitality Marketing course in the Business, Marketing, and Public Administration Pathway is designed to put students directly in career paths within the booming tourism industry in Colorado. Students learn how to break in and thrive in many aspects of the massive tourism economy in one of the most beautiful […]