The Community College of Aurora (CCA) is a

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Aurora, Colorado Aurora (, ) is a home rule municipality located in Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties, Colorado, United States. The city's population was 386,261 at the 2020 United States Census with 336,035 residing in Arapahoe County, 47,720 residing in ...

. It is part of the

Colorado Community College System The Colorado Community College System is a public community college system in the U.S. state of Colorado. Created by legislation in 1967, it has 13 member institutions and serves more than 163,000 students annually. History The 1937 Junior Col ...

. CCA serves over 10,000 students annually at its CentreTech Campus in Aurora; Lowry Campus at the former

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; and through online classes. Efforts to establish a college in Aurora began with a group of Aurora citizens in the early 1950s with the college founded in 1983.

Accreditation

Community College of Aurora is accredited by

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of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

References

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* Colorado Community College System Education in Aurora, Colorado Educational institutions established in 1983 1983 establishments in Colorado {{Colorado-university-stub