RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE L-1

13300 West 6th Ave.
Lakewood, CO 80228-1255
Tel: (303)914-6600; Fax: (303)914-6666; Web Site: http://www.rrcc.edu/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Colorado Community College and Occupational Education System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1969. Setting: 120-acre urban campus with easy access to Denver. Educational spending 2002-03: $5674 per student. Total enrollment: 7,693. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 9:1. 4,499 applied, 100% were admitted. full-time: 2,264 students, 46% women, 54% men. Part-time: 5,429 students, 49% women, 51% men. Students come from 27 states and territories, 2% Native American, 11% Hispanic, 1% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 53% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs. Off campus study at Metropolitan State College, University of Colorado at Denver, Colorado School of Mines. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Option: early admission. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. Tuition: $84.45 per credit part-time. State resident tuition: $2198 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $10,571 full-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Student services: personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. College housing not available. Marvin Buckels Library with 55,188 books, 9,958 microform titles, 350 serials, 4,497 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $357,270. 580 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: See Colorado School of Mines.