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State of Colorado which range in age and focus of programs. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education. The State Commission data is also provided. __TOC__

Colorado Commission on Higher Education

This table includes Locations, Governance, Institution Focus(es), The Enrollment Head count (the sum of

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and graduate students), the number of Full-time equivalent students, and the percentage of these students which qualify as residents of the State.

Four-year Institutions

Defunct Private Colleges and Universities

State institutions

Two-year institutions

Aims Community College Aims Community College is a public community college serving northern Colorado with locations in Greeley, Windsor, Fort Lupton, and Loveland. Aims has more than 200 degree and certificate programs and provides day and night classes. Aims was f ...

** Loveland Campus **

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Campus ** Fort Lupton Campus *

Arapahoe Community College Arapahoe Community College (ACC) is a public community college in Littleton, Colorado. It was founded in 1965 as the first community college to open in the Denver area. History The college began after a grass-roots movement by Littleton reside ...

** Parker Campus ** Castle Rock Campus *

Colorado Mountain College Colorado Mountain College (CMC) is a public community college with multiple campuses in western Colorado. Founded in 1965, the institution offers numerous associate degrees, seven bachelor's degrees and a variety of career-technical certificates. ...

** Residential Campuses *** Leadville Residential Campus,

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*** Roaring Fork Residential Campus in Spring Valley, Glenwood Springs *** Steamboat Residential Campus, Steamboat Springs ** Community Campuses *** Aspen Campus,

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*** Summit Campus, Breckenridge and

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*** Timberline Campus,

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and Salida *** Roaring Fork Campus, Carbondale and Glenwood Springs *** Vail-Eagle Valley Campus, Edwards and

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*** Rifle Campus, Rifle *

Colorado Northwestern Community College Colorado Northwestern Community College is a public community college with campuses in Rangely and Craig, Colorado, plus online. The college participates in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association The National Intercollegiate Flying As ...

** Craig Campus, Craig ** Rangely Campus, Rangely * Community College of Aurora *

Community College of Denver Community College of Denver (CCD) is a public community college in Denver, Colorado. The main campus is at Auraria Campus and it has two other locations in the Denver metropolitan area. CCD focuses on underserved, first-generation, and minority ...

Front Range Community College Front Range Community College (FRCC) is a public community college with multiple campuses in Colorado. It has campuses in Westminster, Longmont, and Fort Collins, as well as centers in Brighton and Loveland. It is the largest community college ...

** Boulder County Campus, Longmont, Colorado ** Larimer Campus, Ft. Collins, Colorado ** Westminster Campus, Westminster, Colorado ** Brighton Center, Brighton, Colorado * Lamar Community College *

Morgan Community College Morgan Community College (MCC) is a community college in Fort Morgan, Colorado Fort Morgan is the home rule municipality city that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The city po ...

Northeastern Junior College Northeastern Junior College (NJC) is a public community college in Sterling, Colorado. It is a member college of the Colorado Community College System. In 2021 Colorado legislators and college administrators considered changing the college nam ...

Otero College Otero College is a public community college in La Junta, Colorado. History Otero College was established in 1941 and was named La Junta Junior College. Which was operated by the school district. In 1949, an election was held to consider proposa ...

Pikes Peak State College Pikes Peak State College is a public community college in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is the largest institution of higher education in the Pikes Peak region. PPSC offers more than 150 programs in liberal arts and sciences transfer and car ...

Pueblo Community College Pueblo Community College (PCC) is a public community college in Pueblo, Colorado. History ''Pueblo Community College'' (PCC) traces its history to the founding of Southern Colorado Junior College (SCJC) in 1933. In 1937 SCJC became part of the ...

** Fremont Campus,

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**Southwest Campus,

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* Red Rocks Community College *

Trinidad State College Trinidad State College is a public community college in Trinidad, Colorado. It was founded in 1925, making it the first community college in the state of Colorado. Trinidad State operates a satellite campus in the nearby city of Alamosa, Color ...

** Trinidad Campus,

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** Alamosa Campus,

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Western Colorado Community College Western Colorado Community College (WCCC) is a division of Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado specializing in vocational studies. Unlike other institutions deemed "community college," WCCC is not a separate entity from its parent ...

** Bishop Campus, Grand Junction

Two-year, for-profit, regionally accredited institutions

* Lincoln College of Technology in Denver

References

External links

Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Colorado
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