Colorado Heights University
- Colorado Heights University (CHU) is a private, American, not-for-profit, secular, residential, and international university specializing in educating international students as well as Americans seeking to be productive global citizens. The University emphasizes career-related education in degree programs that offer interdisciplinary, intercultural, and international education, as well as English as a second language programs. For its non-native English speakers, the University nurtures the continued acquisition of English language skills throughout their studies as an aid to gaining employment upon graduation and as an aid to functioning within the global economy. Furthermore, the University strives to serve as an Education Center by sharing its extensive campus facilities with other educational institutions, service-oriented organizations, and community groups.
School Highlights
Colorado Heights University serves 154 students (90% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 9:1 is lower than the state community college average of 36:1.
Minority enrollment is 95% of the student body (majority Black and Asian), which is more than the state average of 36%.
Top Placements
Colorado Heights University places among the top 20% of community colleges in Colorado for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Average community college minority breakdown
School Overview
The teacher population of 17 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Colorado Heights University | (CO) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | Less than 2 yrs | Four or more years |
| Institution Control | Private, non-profit | Private, non-profit |
| Total Faculty | 17 staff | 40 staff |
Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Colorado Heights University is Westwood College-Denver South (1.2 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Westwood College-Denver SouthPrivate, for profit236 students | 1.20 Mi3150 S Sheridan Blvd
Denver, CO 80227
(303) 934-1122 1.20236 - 19,427 students | 3.70 Mi5900 S. Santa Fe Dr.
Littleton, CO 80160
(303) 797-4222 3.7019,427 - Colorado School of Healing ArtsPrivate, for profit176 students | 3.80 Mi7655 W Mississippi Ste 100
Denver, CO 80226
(303) 986-2320 3.80176 - 10,296 students | 5.90 Mi1111 W. Colfax Ave.
Denver, CO 80204
(303) 556-2600 5.9010,296 - 8,112 students | 6.10 Mi13300 W Sixth Ave
Denver, CO 80228
(303) 914-6600 6.108,112
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