
CCD's reported recurring activities include a Welcome Back Picnic, Cinco de Mayo programming, and Haunted Harvest. They offer different ways for students to participate: an opening-of-term gathering, a cultural celebration, and a seasonal event.
These are better understood as campus activities than as obligations or evidence of a residential college social calendar. Dates, organizers, and formats may change by year. Students trying to attend should consult the current CCD events calendar rather than assume an event occurs at the same time every term.
CCD does not operate undergraduate residence halls, so students generally arrange their own housing. Admission to the college does not include a room assignment or a college housing application.
Students budgeting for an apartment, a shared rental, or living with family should consider the commute to the location where their classes meet, not just the distance to the main Auraria Campus. The room-and-board amount used in a financial-aid budget estimates living expenses; it is not a CCD housing or meal-plan price.
Food options on and around the shared downtown campus may be useful between classes, but students should verify current vendors and hours, especially for evening courses. There is no CCD residence-hall meal plan to assume when comparing its costs with those of a residential college.
College owned housing available
NoCo-ed housing
NoFreshmen can park on campus
YesHighspeed speed internet
NoCareer Counselling:
Individual: All undergraduates
Group: All undergraduates
Career Center services:
Other information:
Job bank on campus
YesJob fairs on campus
YesIndividual job placement
All undergraduatesOn campus employer recruitment
All undergraduatesMain library name
Auraria LibraryNumber of libraries on campus
1Reservable study rooms in library
Yes24h access
NoPhysical facilities
YesAccess to digital/electronic resources
YesStaff trained to provide and interpret library materials
NoEstablished library hours
YesAccess to library collections that are shared with other institutions
YesData last updated on November 2, 2026
Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026
Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.