Community College of Aurora

This article is about the community college in Colorado. For the private university in Illinois, see Aurora University.
Community College of Aurora
CCA's Student Centre Rotunda, CentreTech Campus, Aurora, Colorado
MottoStart Smart, Start Strong.
TypePublic community college
Established1983; 41 years ago (1983)
Parent institution
Colorado Community College System
Academic affiliations
Space-grant
PresidentMordecai Brownlee[1]
Students8,343 (fall 2022)[2]
Location
Aurora
,
Colorado
,
United States
CampusCentreTech Campus in Aurora, Colorado and Lowry Campus at the former Lowry Air Force Base
Websitewww.ccaurora.edu

The Community College of Aurora (CCA) is a public community college in Aurora, Colorado. 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 the former Lowry Air Force Base; and through online classes.[3] Efforts to establish a college in Aurora began with a group of Aurora citizens in the early 1950s with the college founded in 1983.[4]

  1. ^ "Dr. Mordecai Brownlee selected as next president of Community College of Aurora |". Colorado Community College System (Press release). 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "College Navigator - Community College of Aurora". National Center for Education Statistics.
  3. ^ "Community College of Aurora Annual Unduplicated Headcount" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  4. ^ "CCA History" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-01-24.[permanent dead link‍]