Motto "Go Beyond the Book" Established 1983 Students 10,000+ (annually) Phone +1 303-340-7093 Graduation rate 19.3% (2014) | Type Community College President Dr. Betsy Oudenhoven Location Aurora, Colorado, USA Total enrollment 7,824 (2011) | |
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Address 710 Alton Way, Denver, CO 80230, USA Undergraduate tuition and fees Local tuition: 3,394 USD (2015), Domestic tuition: 12,692 USD (2015) Similar Community College of Denver, Arapahoe Community College, Red Rocks Community College, Front Range Communi, Metropolitan State University Profiles | ||
The Community College of Aurora (CCA) is a community college located in Aurora, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Colorado Community College System. CCA serves over 10,000 students annually at its CentreTech Campus in Aurora; Lowry Campus at Lowry, Denver; and through online classes. Efforts to establish a college in Aurora began with a group of Aurora citizens in the early 1950s, and in May 1983, the Fifty-Fourth Colorado General Assembly created the Community College of Aurora.
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Vision
"We aspire to be the college where every student succeeds."
Mission
"The Community College of Aurora serves our diverse community by providing high quality instruction and support services to prepare students for transfer and employment."
Values
"Respect, Collaboration, Quality, Access, Diversity, Inclusion"
Goals
Goal 1: Increase student retention, completion, transfer, and employment. Goal 2: Improve student learning through instructional and non-instructional efforts and assessment. Goal 3: Optimize enrollment. Goal 4: Optimize fiscal, technological, and physical resources. Goal 5: Increase community partnerships, engagement, and service. Goal 6: Diversify and strengthen human resources.
Accreditation
Community College of Aurora is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.