Community College of Denver

Community College of Denver
CCD's Confluence Building on the Auraria Campus.
Other name
CCD
MottoExplore. Experience. Engage.
TypePublic community college
Established1967; 57 years ago (1967)
Parent institution
Colorado Community College System
Academic affiliations
Space-grant
PresidentMarielena DeSanctis[1]
Academic staff
121 full-time
Students8,032 [2]
Location,
United States

39°44′27.49″N 105°0′10.14″W / 39.7409694°N 105.0028167°W / 39.7409694; -105.0028167
CampusUrban
ColorsPurple, gold, and white
Websitewww.ccd.edu

Community College of Denver (CCD) is a public community college in Denver, Colorado. The main campus is at Auraria Campus and it has two other locations in the Denver metropolitan area. CCD focuses on underserved, first-generation, and minority students.

CCD is one of 13 colleges in the Colorado Community College System. The college offers over 100 degree and certification options, including workforce training, career planning and transfer to other state schools. It is the only two-year college in the nation that shares a campus and facilities with two four-year universities, Metropolitan State University of Denver and the University of Colorado Denver.

  1. ^ "CCCS Announces Next President for Community College of Denver". Community College of Denver. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ "About CCD". March 2019.