• Applying to Pikes Peak State is free and there are no essays or tests required.
• There is no application deadline, so you can apply anytime!*
• It takes most students about 10 minutes to complete the online application.
• If you've attended or applied in the past year, you are an active student and do not need to reapply.

If you have questions about being a Pikes Peak student, or if you would like assistance completing your admission application, connect with our recruitment team.

Transfer students are encouraged to complete the orientation to learn valuable information to help them register for classes and succeed at Pikes Peak.

The orientation is offered on-demand online.

If you have earned college credit elsewhere since previously attending Pikes Peak, order and submit your official transcripts to the Records Department.

How to order and submit transcripts (Video)

Once your transcripts have been evaluated, check Degree Check to see how your credits transferred and applied to your degree at Pikes Peak.

There are several ways that Pikes Peak students pay for their education.

1. Submit the FAFSA or CASFA
Financial aid is based on your income and offered in multiple forms: 

• Grants (money you do not pay back)
• Loans (money you must pay back)
• Work Study (a type of student employment)
• Scholarships (money you do not pay back)

Complete your FAFSA for the desired aid year OR update your FAFSA with Pikes Peak's school code: 008896. If you are not eligible to complete the FAFSA based on citizenship status, learn more about ASSET and complete the Colorado Application for Student Financial Aid (CASFA). 

If you need help completing the FAFSA, we encourage you to attend the FAFSA Lab or visit Centennial or Rampart Range campuses to meet with a financial aid advisor.

Learn more about Financial Aid

Pikes Peak State College offers multiple self-payment options.

Class registration begins leading up to the fall, spring, and summer semesters. 

Spring 2023 semester: Registration opens October 17, 2022. Full-term classes begin in January 2023.

Each semester has more than one part of term. View the academic calendars to see your options.