List of colleges and universities in Colorado
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The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Colorado which range in age and focus of programs.[1] 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.
Colorado Commission on Higher Education
This table includes Locations, Governance, Institution Focus(es), The Enrollment Head count (the sum of undergraduate and graduate students), the number of Full-time equivalent students, and the percentage of these students which qualify as residents of the State.
Institution | Location | Governance | Institution Focus(es) | Fall 2008 Enrollment Head count | 2008 Full-time equivalent students | Full Time Residency Percentage | Part Time Residency Percentage | Public/Private | 2-Year/4-Year |
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Adams State University | Alamosa | Dr. David Svaldi, President[1] | A general baccalaureate institution with moderately selective admission standards[1] | 2338[1] | 1919[1] | 87[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction | Tim Foster, President[1] | A comprehensive graduate university with moderately selective admission standards[1] | 6205[1] | 5058[1] | 91[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
Colorado School of Mines | Golden | Bill Scoggins, President[1] | A specialized baccalaureate and graduate research institution with high admission standards; first public institution of higher education to open doors in Colorado (in 1874)[1] | 4704[1] | 4325[1] | 69[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
Colorado State University | Fort Collins | Dr. Tony Frank, President[1] | A comprehensive graduate research university with selective admission standards; one of 68 land‐grant institutions founded by the Morrill Act of 1862[1] | 25496[1] | 22312[1] | 82[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
Colorado State University-Pueblo | Pueblo | Joseph Garcia, President[1] | A regional, comprehensive institution with moderately selective admission standards[1] | 4633[1] | 3806[1] | 94[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
Fort Lewis College | Durango | Dr. Kay Thomas, President | A public liberal arts institution with selective admission standards[1] | 3740[1] | 3530[1] | 72[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
Metropolitan State University of Denver | Denver | Dr. Stephen Jordan, President[1] | A comprehensive baccalaureate institution with modified open admission standards[1] | 21469[1] | 16165[1] | 97[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder | Bruce Benson, System President; Philip P. DiStefano, Chancellor[1] | A comprehensive graduate research university with selective admission standards[1] | 30623[1] | 26815[1] | 67[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | Pam Shockley‐Zalabak, Chancellor[1] | A comprehensive university with selective admission standards[1] | 8010[1] | 6606[1] | 92[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
Pikes Peak Community College | Colorado Springs | Lance Bolton, President | A two-year college with open admission standards | Public | 2-Year | ||||
University of Colorado Denver | Denver and Aurora | Bruce Benson, System President; Don Elliman, Interim Chancellor[1] | An urban comprehensive undergraduate and graduate research university with selective admission standards[1] | 16283[1] | 13217[1] | 90[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
University of Northern Colorado | Greeley | Kay Norton, President[1] | A comprehensive baccalaureate and specialized graduate research university with selective admission standards[1] | 11130[1] | 9691[1] | 88[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
Western State Colorado University | Gunnison | Dr. Jay Helman, President[1] | A general baccalaureate institution with moderately selective admission standards[1] | 2110[1] | 1875[1] | 97[1] | Public | 4-Year | |
Colorado Community College System | Dr. Nancy McCallin, President[1] | A state system of 13 community and technical colleges with open admission standards[1] | 71825[1] | 48004[1] | 33[1] | 67[1] | Public | 2-Year | |
Aims Community College | Greeley, Loveland, Fort Lupton | Marsi Liddell, President[1] | A two‐year local district college with open admission standards[1] | 4840[1] | 3150[1] | 37[1] | 63[1] | Public | 2-Year |
Colorado Mountain College | Glenwood Springs | Dr. Carrie Besnette-Hauser, President[1] | A two‐year local district college with open admission standards[1] | 5092[1] | 2766[1] | 24[1] | 76[1] | Public | 2-Year |
Federal institutions
Four-year institutions
State institutions
Two-year institutions
- Colorado Mountain College
- Residential Campuses
- Leadville Residential Campus, Leadville
- Roaring Fork Residential Campus in Spring Valley Spring Valley
- Steamboat Residential Campus,
- Community Campuses
- Aspen Campus, Aspen
- Summit Campus, Breckenridge and Dillon
- Timberline Campus, Buena Vista and Salida
- Roaring Fork Campus, Carbondale and Glenwood Springs
- Vail-Eagle Valley Campus, Edwards and Eagle
- Rifle Campus, Rifle
- Residential Campuses
- Colorado Northwestern Community College
- Community College of Aurora
- Front Range 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
- Northeastern Junior College
- Trinidad State Junior College
- Western Colorado Community College
- Bishop Campus, Grand Junction
- Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs
Four-year institutions
- Adams State University, Alamosa
- Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction
- Colorado School of Mines, Golden
- Colorado State University System
- Fort Lewis College, Durango (liberal arts college)
- Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver
- University of Colorado System
- University of Northern Colorado, Greeley
- Western State Colorado University, Gunnison
Private institutions
Four-year, non-profit, regionally accredited institutions
- Colorado Christian University, Lakewood
- Colorado College, Colorado Springs (liberal arts college)
- Columbia College, Centennial, Colorado
- Johnson & Wales University, Denver
- Nazarene Bible College, Colorado Springs
- Naropa University, Boulder
- Regis University, Denver
- University of Denver, Denver
Four year, non-profit, nationally accredited institutions
Four-year, for-profit, regionally accredited institutions
- Colorado Technical University
- DeVry University
- Jones International University, Centennial
- National American University
- Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Denver
- University of Phoenix
Two-year, for-profit, regionally accredited institutions
See also
- Outline of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- Colorado Community College System
- List of colleges and universities
- List of colleges and universities by country
- Wikimedia Commons: Universities and colleges in Colorado
References
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