Colorado: Colleges & Universities

Colleges & Universities in Colorado

Public, Community, Technical & Private Institutions

Colorado is home to a wide range of higher-education institutions, including public four-year universities, community colleges, technical colleges, and private colleges and universities.

This directory brings together Colorado's major public and Colorado-based private higher-education institutions in one convenient list. It is designed to help high-school students, college applicants, parents, and anyone researching higher-education opportunities compare institutions, locations, and official websites.

The list includes 31 public institutions and 18 Colorado-based private institutions. Private theological/seminary institutions and out-of-state universities that merely maintain authorization or online operations in Colorado are not included in the main private-institution count.

Colorado Higher Education at a Glance

Public Institutions	31
Public 4-Year Institutions	13
Public 2-Year / Community Colleges	15
Technical / Local Public Institutions	3
Colorado-Based Private Institutions	18
Total Listed Institutions	49

1. Public 4-Year Institutions — 13

#	Institution	Address	Official Website
1	Adams State University	208 Edgemont Blvd., Suite 300, Alamosa, CO 81101	adams.edu
2	Colorado Mesa University	1100 North Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81501	coloradomesa.edu
3	Colorado School of Mines	1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401	mines.edu
4	Colorado State University	1062 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523	colostate.edu
5	Colorado State University Pueblo	2200 Bonforte Boulevard, Pueblo, CO 81001	csupueblo.edu
6	Colorado State University Global	585 Salida Way, Aurora, CO 80011	csuglobal.edu
7	Fort Lewis College	1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301	fortlewis.edu
8	Metropolitan State University of Denver	890 Auraria Parkway, Denver, CO 80204	msudenver.edu
9	University of Colorado Boulder	2055 Regent Drive, Boulder, CO 80309	colorado.edu
10	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO 80918	uccs.edu
11	University of Colorado Denver	1201 Larimer Street, Denver, CO 80204	ucdenver.edu
12	University of Northern Colorado	501 20th Street, Greeley, CO 80639	unco.edu
13	Western Colorado University	1 Western Way, Gunnison, CO 81231	western.edu

2. Public 2-Year & Community Colleges — 15

#	Institution	Address	Official Website
1	Aims Community College	5401 West 20th Street, Greeley, CO 80634	aims.edu
2	Arapahoe Community College	5900 South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, CO 80120	arapahoe.edu
3	Colorado Mountain College	901 South Main Street, Breckenridge, CO 80424	coloradomtn.edu
4	Colorado Northwestern Community College	500 Kennedy Drive, Rangely, CO 81648	cncc.edu
5	Community College of Aurora	16000 East CentreTech Parkway, Aurora, CO 80011	ccaurora.edu
6	Community College of Denver	1000 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80204	ccd.edu
7	Front Range Community College	3645 West 112th Avenue, Westminster, CO 80031	frontrange.edu
8	Lamar Community College	2401 South Main Street, Lamar, CO 81052	lamarcc.edu
9	Morgan Community College	920 Barlow Road, Fort Morgan, CO 80701	morgancc.edu
10	Northeastern Junior College	100 College Avenue, Sterling, CO 80751	njc.edu
11	Otero College	1802 Colorado Avenue, La Junta, CO 81050	oterocollege.edu
12	Pikes Peak State College	5675 North Academy Boulevard, Colorado Springs, CO 80918	pikespeak.edu
13	Pueblo Community College	900 West Orman Avenue, Pueblo, CO 81004	pueblocc.edu
14	Red Rocks Community College	13300 West 6th Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80228	rrcc.edu
15	Trinidad State College	600 Prospect Street, Trinidad, CO 81082	trinidadstate.edu

3. Public Technical & Local Institutions — 3

#	Institution	Address	Official Website
1	Emily Griffith Technical College	1860 Lincoln Street, Denver, CO 80203	emilygriffith.edu
2	Pickens Technical College	500 Airport Boulevard, Aurora, CO 80011	pickenstech.org
3	Technical College of the Rockies	1765 US Highway 50, Delta, CO 81416	tcr.edu

4. Colorado-Based Private Institutions — 18

This section focuses on Colorado-based private institutions identified in Colorado higher-education records. Institutions based outside Colorado but authorized to operate online or through a Colorado location are not counted here.

#	Institution	Address	Official Website
1	College for Financial Planning	9000 E. Chenango Avenue, Greenwood Village, CO 80112	cffp.edu
2	Colorado Chinese Medicine University	1441 York Street, Denver, CO 80206	ccmu.edu
3	Colorado Christian University	8787 W. Alameda Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80226	ccu.edu
4	Colorado College	14 East Cache La Poudre Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903	coloradocollege.edu
5	Colorado Technical University	4435 North Chestnut Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80907	coloradotech.edu
6	Columbia College – Denver Campus	500 South Park Avenue, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80209	ccis.edu
7	Concorde Career College – Denver	111 North Havana Street, Aurora, CO 80010	concorde.edu
8	Denver College of Nursing	1401 19th Street, Denver, CO 80202	denvercollegeofnursing.edu
9	Denver Seminary	6399 South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, CO 80120	denverseminary.edu
10	Iliff School of Theology	2201 South University Boulevard, Denver, CO 80210	iliff.edu
11	Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture	1537 Race Street, Denver, CO 80206	itea.edu
12	Naropa University	2130 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 80302	naropa.edu
13	Reach University	Colorado-based programs / online institution	reach.edu
14	Regis University	3333 Regis Boulevard, Denver, CO 80221	regis.edu
15	Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design	1600 Pierce Street, Lakewood, CO 80214	rmcad.edu
16	Rocky Vista University	8401 South Chambers Road, Parker, CO 80134	rvu.edu
17	University of Denver	2199 South University Boulevard, Denver, CO 80210	du.edu
18	William Howard Taft University	1325 S. Colorado Boulevard, Suite B-404, Denver, CO 80222	taft.edu

Important Note: Colorado's higher-education regulatory database contains additional institutions, including Bible colleges, seminaries, out-of-state universities authorized to operate in Colorado, and private occupational schools. Those institutions are maintained separately by the Colorado Department of Higher Education and are not included in the 49-institution main directory above.

Sources / References

1. Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) — Colorado Colleges and Universities / Institution Database
   https://highered.colorado.gov/selecting-an-institution
2. Colorado Department of Higher Education — Institution Search
   Public Institutions Database
3. Colorado Department of Higher Education — Institutional Data
   Higher Education Data Search
4. Colorado Community College System (CCCS) — Official list of Colorado's 13 community colleges
   https://cccs.edu/our-colleges/colleges/
5. Individual Institution Official Websites — Official websites are linked directly in the table above.

Last reviewed: August 2026

This directory is intended for educational and informational purposes. Institution classifications, addresses, programs, and websites may change. Please verify important admission or enrollment information directly with the institution.