Student Fees

CCD Students Pay the Following Fees | 2024-2025

Students at the Auraria Campus pay set fees that support a variety of services and programs. Students enrolled exclusively online or at CCD's satellite campuses pay all fees except the AHEC Bond Fee, RTD Pass, Student Facilities Fee, and AHEC Clean Energy Fee.

Auraria Higher Education Center Resource Library Fee | $8.75 Per Credit Hour

This fee supports Auraria Library functions.

Auraria Bond Fee

$52.94 for 1-3 credits, $73.24 for 4-6 credits, $97.65 for 7-11 credits, $111.91 for 12 credits or more. Auraria Campus students voted to approve a fee to pay off the bonds that funded construction on the Tivoli Student Union, Auraria Early Learning Center, campus health physical education, and recreation facilities. The students of all three Auraria institutions pay this fee.

Student Building Renovation Fee | $8.00 Per Credit Hour

This fee supports the construction of the Confluence building and the renovation of the Cherry Creek Building.

Clean Energy/ Student Sustainability Fee | $10.61 Per Semester

This student-approved fee is for purchasing clean, renewable electrical power for the Auraria Campus.

Health Center Fee - MSU Denver Medical Center | $24.00 Per Semester

This fee allows students to use the medical center located on the Auraria Campus.

Immunization/Vaccination Fee| $2.00 Per Semester

This fee supplements the provision of immunizations on campus for CCD students.

Malpractice Insurance Fee | $10.01 Per Semester

A Malpractice Insurance fee is assessed to those Health Science courses that require clinical activity, see the course description for more information.  

Mental Health Fee | $13.02 Per Semester

This student-approved fee provides access for all CCD students to mental health counseling services on the Auraria Campus.

Registration Fee | $17.15 Per Semester

The CCCS charges this mandatory fee per semester registration fee to students at all 13 of its colleges.

RTD Pass Fee| $250 Per Semester

The Auraria student RTD pass covers fares for local bus service in the Denver-metro area, Light Rail, and all Express or Express Regional services. With the pass, students get a discount on all Sky-Ride routes. The pass is not valid for special services like the BroncosRide, RockiesRide, Access-a-Ride, and Guaranteed Ride Home  You can learn more about the RTD pass program here.

Student Government Operations/ Student Activity Fee| $9.45 Per Credit Hour

This fee supports CCD student life staff and programs, including new student orientation and first-year experience, CCD student government, student handbook publication, child care scholarships, lending library, food bank, recreational activities, student events, Tivoli student computer lab, Auraria Student Health Center, LGBTQ Student Resource Center, and the Phoenix Center at Auraria.

Student Facilities Fee | $6.96 Per Term

This fee supports the Tivoli Park/Student Spaces.

Additional Fees

Instructional Fees | $8.85 Per Credit Hour

CCD charges an approved rate per credit hour instructional program fee for high and medium-cost classes. Other fees and charges may apply.

Program Fees

Please be aware that certain departments, majors, or classes may assess specific fees in order to offset associated costs, such as textbook fees, lab fees or tool kit fees. View the 2024-2025 Course Specific Fees

These fees are subject to change. A current list of these fees is Tuition Rates Per Credit Hour.

2024-2025 Financial Disclosure:

During the 2024-25 academic year, some or all of the instructional formats may change due to an emergency situation affecting college operations, public safety, or public health, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Tuition and fees are charged at the beginning of the semester and will remain in place regardless of any changes in instructional format. Tuition and fees will not be refunded in the event the curriculum delivery format changes for any part of the 2024-25 academic year.