Community College of Aurora: Narrative Description

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COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA F-12

16000 East Centre Tech Parkway
Aurora, CO 80011-9036
Tel: (303)360-4700; Admissions: (303)360-4700; Web Site: http://www.ccaurora.edu/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1983. Setting: sub-urban campus with easy access to Denver. Educational spending 2002-03: $1337 per student. Total enrollment: 5,525. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 16:1. Full-time: 1,502 students, 51% women, 49% men. Part-time: 4,023 students, 65% women, 35% men. 1% Native American, 11% Hispanic, 20% black, 7% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 59% 25 or older, 1% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study at T. H. Pickens Technical Vocational Center.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Option: early admission. Placement: SAT I or ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $2004 full-time, $66.80 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $10,468 full-time, $345.15 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $125 full-time, $3 per credit hour part-time, $21 per term part-time. College room and board: $5274. College room only: $3416.

Collegiate Environment: Drama-theater group, student-run newspaper. Student services: women's center. Campus security: late night transport-escort service. 120 college housing spaces available; 90 were occupied in 2002-03. 7,440 books, 126 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $12,924. 160 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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