Colorado Springs
There are many scholarships for Colorado Springs students. If you are searching for scholarships for a particular
high school located in Colorado Springs, please select the appropriate school from the list below.
The scholarship database contains scholarships for Colorado Springs students in the following categories:
Colorado Springs High School Scholarships
Colorado Springs College Scholarships
Colorado Springs University Scholarships
Scholarships
For School Specific Scholarships, select one of the schools below:
Adult & Family Literacy
Aspen Valley High School
Bijou Alternative Program
Carmel Middle School
Challenger Middle School
Cheyenne Mountain High School
Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School
Civa Charter Academy
Civa Charter School
Colorado Prep Academy
Colorado Springs Early Colleges
Community Preparatory Charter School
Coronado High School
Discovery Canyon Campus High School
Discovery High School
Doherty High School
Eagleview Middle School
Emerson-Edison Junior Charter Academy
Fox Meadow Middle School
Hanover High School
Harrison High School
High School Preparatory Academy
Holmes Middle School
Horizon Middle School
Irving Middle School
James Irwin Charter High School
James Irwin Charter Middle School
Jenkins Middle School
Liberty High School
Life Skills Center Of Colorado Springs
Mann Middle School
Mesa Ridge High School
Mitchell High School
Mountain Ridge Middle School
New Horizons Day School
North Middle School
Palmer High School
Panorama Middle School
Pikes Peak Prep
Pine Creek High School
Rampart High School
Russell Middle School
Sabin Middle School
Sand Creek High School
Shivers Academy Charter School
Sierra High School
Skyview Middle School
Springs Studio For Academic Excellence
Sproul Junior High School
The Classical Academy High School
The Vanguard School
Thomas Maclaren State Charter School
Timberview Middle School
Vista Ridge High School
Wasson High School
Watson Junior High School
West Intergenerational Center
Widefield High School
Located close to Pikes Peak, the city of Colorado Springs is situated on the eastern edge of the Southern Rocky Mountains. Colorado Springs most recent census numbers have the city at over 415,000 people. This makes the city of Colorado Springs Colorado's second largest city. It was also ranked as the 41st most heavily populated city within the United States. During the year 2010, the Colorado Springs MSA or Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated population of 645,613. Colorado Springs is the largest by measures of area in the state, covering 482 km2 or 186.1 square miles.
Colorado Springs' economy is mostly dependent upon tourism, high-technology, and the military. The service sectors have just seen more growth. Several of the largest employers within the city are derived from the defense industry, because they play a huge part in the economy of Colorado Springs. A large portion of this particular industry is dedicated to the operation and development of many projects for missile defense. The aerospace business has additionally influenced the economy of Colorado Springs. Slight increase has been recorded even if a portion of defense corporations have downsized or left city campuses.
The city's various defence contractors consist of: General Dynamics, SAIC, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, L-3 Communications, Harris Corporation, Boeing and ITT.
A vital part in Colorado Springs is due to the United States Military. Colorado Springs is home to both Army and Army and Air Force bases. These many military installations order the city of Colorado Springs, towards the south and the east and to the north, not including Schriever Air Force Base, that is situated east of the city within El Paso County.
The manufacturing of high-tech equipment and complex electronic equipment accounts for a big percentage of the city's economy. In the past 6 years, the high-technology sector within Colorado Springs has considerably downsized from 21,000 to around 8,000. There have been significant reductions within information technology and complex electronic equipment. Tourism has also slowed down and in terms of jobs and total income generated the high-tech sector remains second to the military. Research regarding current trends show that the employment ratio for the high-tech sector would continue to lessen in the near future.