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Otero College

Otero College
1802 Colorado Avenue
La Junta, CO 81050-3415

Official telephone: (719) 384-6800
Fax number: (719) 384-6880
Website: https://www.otero.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 61%

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: no

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Agricultural Business and Management, General
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Teacher Education
  • Agriculture, General
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production
  • Anthropology, General
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemistry, General
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections, General
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Crop Production
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • General Studies
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Music, General
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Science Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Science Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Certificates

  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
  • Agricultural Business and Management, General
  • Agricultural Business Technology/Technician
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Production Operations, General
  • Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling
  • Agriculture, General
  • Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
  • Construction Trades, General
  • Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Crop Production
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Farm/Farm and Ranch Management
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  • Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist
  • Precision Production Trades, General
  • Welding Technology/Welder

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for relevant life experience

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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