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Community College of Aurora

Aurora, Colorado Public 4-year Large city

Overview

Community College of Aurora is a public four-year institution in Aurora, Colorado. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 8,833 students in fall 2024. It is part of Colorado Community College System.

Community College of Aurora offers certificates and associate degrees across 44 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 1,286 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 61% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Mission

Community College of Aurora (CCA) serves our diverse community by providing high-value instruction and support services to advance educational attainment, workforce readiness, and upward socio-economic mobility.

Mission statement as reported by Community College of Aurora

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
8,833
Students enrolled
61%
First-year retention
1,286
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
44
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 44

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Health Professions 7
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Computer and Information Sciences 6
Education 2
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Psychology 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Social Sciences 3
Science Technologies 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Construction Trades 2
Communications Technologies 1
History 1
English Language and Literature 1
Physical Sciences 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
61%
First-year retention, part-time students
40%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
878
Certificates under 1 year
372
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
36

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
8,833
Undergraduates, fall 2024
8,833
Full-time, fall 2024
18%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
12,048
Full-time, 2024-25
15%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
57%
Men
43%
White
25%
Hispanic or Latino
33%
Black or African American
17%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
10%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
21
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
13%
Students taking some online courses
19%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Colorado Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
President
Mordecai Brownlee
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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