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 One of the Auraria Campus signs, located at the intersection of Kalamath and Colfax in Denver, Colorado | |
| Type | Educational facility |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Auraria Higher Education Center, University of Colorado Denver, Community College of Denver, and Metropolitan State University of Denver |
Total staff | 5,000 |
| Students | 38,000 |
| Location | Denver , Colorado , United States |
| Campus | Urban, 150-acre |
| Website | https://www.ahec.edu/ |
Auraria Campus is an educational facility located near downtown Denver, Colorado in the United States. The campus houses facilities of three separate universities and colleges:[1] the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver), Community College of Denver (CCD), and Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver). In 2017, there were approximately 54,812 students between the three schools, with rapid growth projected over the following few years.[2] However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic and declining enrollment, the collective student population in 2022 was approximately 38,000, with an additional 5,000 faculty and staff.[3]
The campus also houses Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC), the administrative body that handles parking, maintenance, and janitorial services. The campus is located southwest of downtown, on the east side of the South Platte River and south of Cherry Creek, near the site of the original Auraria mining camp settlement of 1859.
The Auraria Campus is also home to Tivoli Union, the historical, and currently operating after a hiatus, brewery. The Tivoli/Student Union houses a lounge, brewery, movie theater cafeteria, and housing a significant number of student organizations for all three schools. The building also has functioned as a mall at one point.
The 9th St. Park borders the campus to the west, housing community outreach programs, academic departments, and other campus offices as well as a fast-food restaurant in the Mercantile building. Student housing consists of City Heights[4] and Lynx Crossing (formerly known as Campus Village).[5]
- ^ "AHEC". www.ahec.edu. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ "2017 Master Plan" (PDF), Auraria Higher Education Center
- ^ "AHEC". www.ahec.edu. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "CU Denver First-Year Student Housing Project | Campus Announcements | AHEC". www.ahec.edu. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "Housing & Dining". www.ucdenver.edu. Retrieved January 31, 2023.