Community College of Aurora Catalog
CentreTech Campus
16000 E CentreTech Parkway
Aurora, Colorado 80011
303-360-4700
303-360-4727 (Security)
Lowry Campus
9075 E Lowry Boulevard
Denver, CO 80230
303-419-5557 (Security)
Centennial Campus
12650 E Arapahoe Road, STE 100
Centennial, Colorado 80112
Off Campus Sites
Aurora Fire Rescue Training Branch
25950 E Quincy Avenue
Aurora, CO 80016
www.CCAurora.edu
Published 2026
The Community College of Aurora is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Approved by
Colorado Commission on Higher Education
State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education
The college operates under the jurisdiction of Colorado Community College System.
Vision
We aspire to be the college where every student succeeds.
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.
Values
Be
BRAVE
Belonging. We cultivate an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone feels recognized, valued, and connected, enabling them to thrive.
Respect. We foster an environment valuing individuals, ideas, and diverse perspectives, fostering a positive learning environment, and promoting ethical conduct and inclusivity.
Adaptability. We create a flexible, cyclical, and collaborative approach to teaching, learning, and service, emphasizing agility and continuous improvement to meet evolving needs.
Vision. We envision and plan for the future of education, encouraging innovation and improvement, and inspiring others to achieve a shared outcome.
Equity. We remove barriers and re-design systems to provide access and opportunities to meet individual and collective needs and goals.
CCA Pillars of Excellence
- Student Excellence
- Academic Excellence
- Belonging Excellence
- Operations Excellence
- Community Excellence
CCA's Institutional Outcomes - 4 Cs
All students at CCA are expected to develop competence in our institutional outcomes, the 4 Cs, in addition to competence in occupational and discipline knowledge. The 4 Cs are: Career & Transfer Readiness, Communication, Critical Thinking, and Civic Engagement. These skills are the foundation of students’ education at the Community College of Aurora. Students develop competence in one or more of these skills in all of their experiences at CCA, both inside and outside of the classroom.
Career & Transfer Readiness
Career and transfer readiness is the ability to adapt, commit to lifelong learning, and demonstrate knowledge and skills applicable in a global economy for successful transition into the workplace or continued coursework.
Communication
Communication is the ability to express, impart, or exchange feelings, thoughts, opinions, and information.
Critical Thinking
Critical thinking is the ability to analyze and evaluate information, evidence, arguments, and theories from multiple perspectives for use in the development of an opinion or conclusion.
Civic Engagement
Civic engagement is the ability to participate in the political, social, cultural, and community life of society with the goal of improving conditions for others and contributing to the public good.
Equal Opportunity
CCA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, nationality, sex, age, or handicap, in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities. Inquiries concerning Title VI, Title IX, and Section 504 and the Americans With Disabilities Act may be referred to Erica Hines, Chief Human Resource & Personnel Success Officer. She serves as the Affirmative Action (AA) Officer, Equal Opportunity (EO), and Title IX Coordinator with the responsibility to coordinate civil rights compliance activities and grievance procedures and she serves as the college’s Compliance Coordinator. Please contact her by e-mail at Erica.Hines@ccaurora.edu, by phone at 303-340-7231 or by US mail at 16000 East CentreTech Parkway, Administration Building, Office A207E, Aurora, Colorado 80011.
This catalog contains pertinent information affecting students, current through the date of its issuance. To the extent that any provision of this catalog is inconsistent with State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education Policies (BPs) or Colorado Community College System President’s Procedures (SP’s), the BPs and SPs shall supersede and control. BPs and SPs are subject to change throughout the year and are effective immediately upon adoption by the Board or System President, respectively. Students are expected to be familiar with and adhere to the BPs, SPs as well as College directives, including but not limited to the contents of this Handbook.
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Nothing in this catalog is intended to create (nor shall be construed as creating) an express or implied contract or to guarantee for any term or to promise that any specific process, procedures or practice will be followed or benefit provided by the College. The College reserves the right to modify, change, delete or add to the information in this catalog as it deems appropriate.