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Community College Of Denver

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Community College of Denver is a public, comprehensive, learning-centered, urban college that provides open access to a diverse population. CCD, with its main campus in downtown Denver and five branch campuses located throughout the city, has an unduplicated student headcount of 10,793 and a full-time equivalent enrollment of 4,027, annualized (2000-2001). The college reflects the center-city: two-thirds of its student body is low income; approximately 65 percent is first generation; nearly 10 percent has a disability; for more than 8 percent, English is the second language; students of color make up more than 58 percent of CCD's population; and the full- and part-time staffs reflect the faces of CCD students.
• Our award-winning faculty, small classes and extensive support services combine to provide you a valuable and successful educational experience. Choose from more than 125 programs that prepare you for a new career, job advancement or for transfer to a four-year school. Learn in a traditional classroom setting at a variety of sites or take classes online.
• Community College of Denver's educational programs are designed to enrich the social, civic and economic fabric of our community, nation and the world. Ideas, innovation and the preparation of a well-trained workforce are essential to a vibrant economy. CCD provides access and opportunity for nontraditional students, workforce development and training resources for local organizations, and community partnerships that are improving high school graduation, college enrollment and career success.
• Profile last updated: 10/25/2009.

In the News:

• Doyle named community college president (Lone Tree Voice)
  posted on March 19, 2010 at 03:00:20 pm
  Arapahoe Community College has a new president. Diana Doyle has been appointed president of ACC by Nancy McCallin, president of the Colorado Community College System. The announcement came March 2.
• Doyle named community college president (Highlands Ranch Herald)
  posted on March 17, 2010 at 12:04:03 am
  Arapahoe Community College has a new president. Diana Doyle has been appointed president of ACC by Nancy McCallin, president of the Colorado Community College System. The announcement came March 2.
• Doyle named community college president (Littleton Independent)
  posted on March 16, 2010 at 12:39:39 pm
  Diana Doyle has been appointed president of Arapahoe Community College by Nancy McCallin, president of the Colorado Community College System.
• DPS Higher Education Expo helps high-schoolers plan ahead (Denver Post)
  posted on March 14, 2010 at 08:26:57 am
  West High School student Margarita Vasquez's career plans don't include a lifetime of fastfood jobs. She wants to be a forensic scientist or a nurse.
• Students, Parents Worry About Violence At Auraria (CBS4 Denver)
  posted on March 11, 2010 at 01:26:29 am
  Violence on and around the Auraria campus in Denver has students asking a lot of questions and some were put to officers during a safety meeting on Wednesday.

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