Community College of Denver

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Community College of Denver

CCD's Confluence Building on the Auraria Campus.
Other name	CCD
Motto	Explore. Experience. Engage.
Type	Public community college
Established	1967; 57 years ago (1967)
Parent institution	Colorado Community College System
Academic affiliations	Space-grant
President	Marielena DeSanctis[1]
Academic staff	121 full-time
Students	8,032 [2]
Location	Denver and Aurora, Colorado , United States 39°44′27.49″N 105°0′10.14″W / 39.7409694°N 105.0028167°W / 39.7409694; -105.0028167
Campus	Urban
Colors	Purple, gold, and white
Website	www.ccd.edu

Community College of Denver (CCD) is a public community college in Denver, Colorado. The main campus is at Auraria Campus and it has two other locations in the Denver metropolitan area. CCD focuses on underserved, first-generation, and minority students.

CCD is one of 13 colleges in the Colorado Community College System. The college offers over 100 degree and certification options, including workforce training, career planning and transfer to other state schools. It is the only two-year college in the nation that shares a campus and facilities with two four-year universities, Metropolitan State University of Denver and the University of Colorado Denver.