COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER F-12

PO Box 173363
Denver, CO 80217-3363
Tel: (303)556-2600
Admissions: (303)556-6325
Web Site: http://www.ccd.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Community Colleges of Colorado. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1970. Setting: 171-acre urban campus. Endowment: $857,252. Total enrollment: 9,274. Full-time: 2,232 students, 64% women, 36% men. Part-time: 7,042 students, 64% women, 36% men. Students come from 35 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 2% Native American, 26% Hispanic, 18% black, 6% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 6% international, 47% 25 or older, 2% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Metropolitan State College, University of Colorado at Denver. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for health occupation and computer information systems programs. Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Recommended: interview. Placement: SAT or ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $2183 full-time, $72.75 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $10,355 full-time, $345.15 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $612 full-time, $28 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to location and program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to location and program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 10 open to all; national fraternities. Most popular organizations: Trio Advocates for Multicultural Students, Student Alliance for Human Services, Ad Hoc Nursing, Black Men on Campus, Auraria Fine Arts. Major annual events: Halloween Scene, Cinco de Mayo, Black Community Leaders Luncheon. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Auraria Library plus 1 other with 683,045 books, 1.1 million microform titles, 3,233 serials, 16,821 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 1,142 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See University of Denver.