Red Rocks Community College PA Program: Requirements, Tuition & Stats

• Middle-of-the-pack GPA: The average accepted overall GPA (3.52) is close to the national middle, so a solid-but-not-spectacular academic record is genuinely competitive here.

• The minimum is not the target: The stated minimum GPA is 3, but the average accepted is 3.52, a gap of 0.52. Meeting the floor gets you screened in, not admitted.

• Experience-heavy: A 2,000-hour patient care minimum is at or above the national 75th percentile. Plan on a year or more of full-time work before you apply.

• Lower cost: In-state tuition of $78,497 is in the least expensive quarter of PA programs. Over a career that difference is real money.

Red Rocks Community College is located in Colorado. The details below come straight from the program and are re-checked on a rolling basis.

At a glance

• Location: Colorado

• Institution type: Public

• Program length: 27 months

• Class size: 32 students

• Start month: August

• Application deadline: September

• Rolling admissions: No

• In-state tuition: $78,497

• Out-of-state tuition: $89,283

• Average overall GPA: 3.52

• Average science GPA: 3.45

• Minimum overall GPA: 3

• Minimum science GPA: 3

• Minimum PCE hours: 2,000 hours

• Letters of recommendation: 3

• First-time PANCE pass rate: 92%

• Accreditation status: Continued

Admission requirements

• GRE: Yes

• PA-CAT: No

• CASPer: No

• TOEFL (international applicants): Yes

• Supplemental application: Yes (fee $100)

• Letters of recommendation: 3

• Patient care experience: 2,000 hours minimum

• Interview format: interviews are in person or virtual according to Covid protocols

Prerequisites

• Minimum prerequisite grade: C

• Prerequisite expiration: 30 years

• In-progress prerequisites accepted: No

• AP or CLEP credit accepted: Yes

• Pass/Fail coursework accepted: No

• Online coursework accepted: Yes

Required coursework

• College Algebra or higher level math (Trigonometry and/or Calculus), 3 semester credit hours or 4 quarter credit hours

• Statistics (allowable from any department), 3 semester credit hours or 4 quarter credit hours

• Physics (Algebra or higher level math-based, must be taken within a physics or math department), 3 semester credit hours or 4 quarter credit hours

• Cell Biology/Cell Physiology (must be taken within a science department, upper level/division course necessary), 3 semester credit hours or 4 quarter credit hours

• Genetics (must be taken within a science department, upper level/division course necessary, plant-based genetics does not meet this requirement), 3 semester credit hours or 4 quarter credit hours

• Human/Mammalian Anatomy and Physiology (must be taken within a science department, upper level/division course necessary, 3 semester credit hours/4 quarter credit hours each or combination course totaling 6 semester credit hours/8 quarter credit hours), 6 semester credit hours or 8 quarter credit hours

• Organic Chemistry (must be taken in a chemistry department, upper level/division course necessary), 3 semester credit hours or 4 quarter credit hours

Cost

• In-state tuition: $78,497

• Out-of-state tuition: $89,283

• Supplemental application fee: $100

• Seat deposit: $750

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• Program website: Red Rocks Community College

• Admissions page: Admissions information

• Prerequisite details: Prerequisite coursework

• Email: [email protected]

• Phone: 303-914-6048

• Address: Red Rocks Community College, Physician Assistant Program, 10280 West 55th Avenue, Arvada, Colorado 80002

Program information last verified June 24, 2026. Requirements change, always confirm directly with the program before applying.