Front Range Community College
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(303) 404-5000
- Front Range Community College, the largest community college in Colorado, is a comprehensive, two-year, state-supported community college. Our students are recent high school graduates intending to earn technical certificates or Associate of Applied Science degrees for career. They are young adults intending to earn associate degrees and transfer to four-year schools. They are adult learners with career changes in mind. They are students of all ages pursuing their special interests. And they are the employees of business and industry, learning new skills.
School Highlights
Front Range Community College serves 19,283 students (26% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 20:1 is higher than the state community college average of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 40% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 45%.
Top Rankings
Front Range Community College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Colorado for:
- Category Attribute
- Community Size Largest student body
- Completion Rates Highest completion rates
School Overview
The teacher population of 983 teachers has grown by 109% over five years.
Front Range Community College | (CO) Community College Avg. | |
Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional | Associates Colleges |
Institution Level | Four or more years | Four or more years |
Institution Control | Public | Public |
Total Faculty | 983 staff | 87 staff |
School Calendar | Link to School Calendar |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Our curriculum prepares vocational, academic, and business-oriented students to succeed in a highly competitive, global economy by focusing on quality, innovation, technology, self initiative, and problem solving. Located near the crossroads of Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, and Jefferson counties at the start of the U.S. 36 technology corridor, FRCC-Westminster blends up-to-date technology with an old-fashioned commitment to personal attention and small class size. The area is a prime target for industry expansion and relocation. Students may choose from about a hundred career/technical certificates, degrees, and degree emphases. The Nursing and Interpreter Preparation programs have received Programs of Excellence Awards from the Colorado Commission on Higher Education. The City of Westminster collaborated with FRCC in creating College Hill Library, a joint-use library for college and community alike. The spacious Campus Center serves students as well as community organizations. Front Range Community College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, a commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Front Range Community College is DeVry University-Colorado (1.9 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- DeVry University-ColoradoPrivate for-profit123 students | 1.90 Mi1870 W. 122nd Ave.
Westminster, CO 80234
(303) 280-7400 1.90123 - Prince Institute-Rocky MountainsPrivate, for profit93 students | 3.20 Mi9051 Harlan Street, Unit 20
Westminster, CO 80031
(303) 427-5292 3.2093 - Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyPrivate for-profit325 students | 4.40 Mi10851 W 120th Ave
Broomfield, CO 80021
(303) 466-1714 4.40325 - 767 students | 5.20 Mi7475 Dakin St. Suite 100
Denver, CO 80221
(303) 426-1800 5.20767 - 8,232 students | 11.00 Mi1111 W. Colfax Ave.
Denver, CO 80204
(303) 556-2600 11.008,232
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