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30.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Colo in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 8.8 percent lower than the state average of 39 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 858.

94.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Colo residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	30	5.6
Regular high school diploma	221	41.2
GED or alternative credential	14	2.6
Some college less than 1 year	46	8.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	64	11.9
Associate's degree	76	14.2
Bachelor's degree	65	12.1
Master's degree	11	2
Professional school degree	7	1.3
Doctorate degree	3	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.