Campus Information

A partner of CCD, Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) is committed to providing an effective, comprehensive, and supportive environment that facilitates the mission of Community College of Denver.

The Auraria Campus is also home to two four-year universities — Metropolitan State University of Denver and the University of Colorado Denver. This unique partnership creates a one-of-a-kind campus experience, allowing CCD students to participate in amazing extracurricular activities and access a university-caliber library, student union, recreation opportunities, and more.

The campus has a unique history, beginning with a gold strike near the site of the campus in 1858. CCD also has additional locations right in downtown Denver. 

P.O. Box 173361
Denver, CO 80217-3361
303.556.5400
303.556.2448 (fax)
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The Auraria Campus offers the following shared services for students, faculty and staff:

Opened in 2015, the Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) is a state-of-the-art 33,280-square-foot facility located directly north of the Regency Student Housing Community and only about four miles from the main Auraria Campus. This facility hosts two trades programs, fabrication welding and machine technologies, as well as non-credit machining and welding training.

2570 31st St.
Denver, CO 80216
303.289.1249
303.556.6319 (fax)
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During the summer of 1999, CCD’s Center for Health Sciences moved to the Lowry neighborhood, bordering east Denver and west Aurora.

Formerly Lowry Air Force Base, classrooms were renovated to house the health programs and the former base dental clinic was adapted for CCD’s dental hygiene program.

Center for Health Sciences at Lowry
1070 Alton Way
Denver, CO 80230
303.365.8300
303.365.8396 (fax)
Get Directions to Lowry Campus

Dental Hygiene Program
1062 Akron Way
Denver, CO 80230
303.365.8338

The Fred N. Thomas Career Education Center Early College of Denver (CEC Early College) is a Denver Public Schools (DPS) urban magnet high school located in northwest Denver near I-25 and Speer Boulevard in Denver, and has been providing CEC Early College high school students with real-life learning experiences in dozens of career-oriented courses since 1976.

CEC Early College
2650 Eliot St.
Denver, CO 80211
303.352.3301 (CCD College Pathways)

The curriculum is college preparatory, focusing on career and technical education by offering concurrent enrollment college classes. The career classes are an innovative way for high school students to earn academic credits towards a college degree or industry certification while completing DPS high school graduation requirements.

CEC Early College became an additional location to Community College of Denver in 2014. Concurrent enrollment and early college programs are administered through CCD's High School Connections office.

Parking

There are many parking options on campus, including short-term parking meters, surface lots with in-and-out accessibility, and parking garages. Additionally, AHEC offers a Handivan service, a NightRider option (if you are on campus after dark), and a motorist assistance program (if your battery dies or you have a flat tire).

Printable Campus & Parking Maps

Public Transportation

The Denver public transportation system, RTD, has two light rail stations on campus, and many city bus routes have stops on or convenient to campus. With a valid campus ID and on-campus class schedule, CCD students can pick up the RTD CollegePass in the Tivoli Student Union, which includes unlimited rides on local, express, and regional services on the bus and light rail.

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Weather and Campus Closures

Inclement Weather can be somewhat subjective and vary greatly from one location to another.

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