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CCD ... your pathway to success!
College Summary
CCD faculty, administration and staff will get you on the right track and help you stay there, whether you are taking a few refresher courses or working toward a certificate or associate degree. We will give you the individualized attention you need and want. CCD provides tutoring, advising, mentoring and career planning. We guarantee you’ll be competent for a job in your area of study — what you learn here will apply to your work. And we guarantee that the credits you earn at CCD will transfer to any four-year Colorado public college or university.
CCD’s main campus is the 124-acre Auraria Higher Education Center in downtown Denver — the heart of the city.
CCD is the only community college in the City and County of Denver and the only community college in the nation to share a campus with a four-year college and a university – Metropolitan State College of Denver and University of Colorado at Denver. The three institutions share classroom buildings, a regional library, recreational facilities, a performing arts center and a student union.
Unique Programs
At Auraria, CCD offers two-year degree and certificate programs, basic skills instruction, adult basic skills education and GED preparation.
CCD has three community campuses that offer GED, English as a Second Language, general education core classes and certificate programs.
* CCD North, 6221 Downing St. in Adams County, also offers trade programs like Welding and Machine Tool.
* CCD East, 3240 Humboldt St. in the old Cole Middle School building, offers healthcare certificate programs including Certified Nurse Aide and Medical Office Technology.
* CCD Southwest, on the historic Teikyo Loretto Heights University Campus at 3001 S. Federal Blvd., offers programs in International Business and job training for disabled people.
CCD’s community campuses offer classes that fit almost any schedule. The community campuses offer students several start dates throughout the semester. Students can finish a class over the traditional 16-week semester or start later and complete the work in 12, 10 or as few as five weeks.
CCD, in partnership with Denver Public Schools, provides options for Denver high school students to earn dual high school and college credit for classes they take during their junior and senior years. At CEC Middle College of Denver, and Southwest Early College, a charter school collocated with CCD Southwest on the Teikyo Loretto Heights University Campus; students can graduate after their “13th year,” with both a high school diploma and an associate degree.
CCD Lowry, on the former Lowry Air Force Base bordering east Denver and west Aurora, is home to the college’s Center for Health Sciences, Dental Hygiene Clinic and allied health programs including Nursing, Radiology Technology, Veterinary Technology, Massage Therapy, Psychiatric Technician and Emergency Medical Services.
We know your CCD experience will change your life, and we’re glad you are here! We want you to succeed because your success is our success! Educated people make an impact on the economy, their local communities and the nation. CCD continually studies the local economy to provide appropriate transfer educational and occupational programs that meet community and workforce needs and create positive change in individual learners.
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