Which areas on Colorado are the closest and most accessible to a nearby 2 year college?
For example, if someone is coming from out of state to attend college, then that person would obviously want to be near a school rather than far from a school, does anyone have any ideas on what would be some areas where it would be possible to attend school? And which are some areas, where if a room for rent was offered, the student would probably want to turn down, due to NO SCHOOLS being anywhere near it ? Just curious , thanks ?
Denver - 2 Answers
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Answer 1 :
There are many, many 2 and 4 year schools in Colorado. I would guess the vast majority have affordable housing nearby. Here is a link to CraigsList Denver. First find the school, and then look on CraigsList for rentals in that area. http://denver.craigslist.org/ If the school you want is not in Denver, look under CraigsList Colorado (right hand menu under states) for listings all over the state.
Answer 2 :
The Colorado Department on Higher Education's website will be a good resource for you - it's linked in sources. They have reports and information on Colorado's expansive college system. Now, as far as the bad news - the budget for higher education will be cut substantially in the next few years due to the recession and budget shortfalls. For some colleges like Metro State, this will mean tightening admissions standards and a double-digit tuition increase. The worst-case scenario for some smaller colleges might unfortunately call for closure. So making a decision now might see you in a far different situation one or two years from now. What I would suggest is to limit yourself to the major regional areas - Grand Junction, Durango, Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Fort Collins, Greeley. The budget cuts don't look bad enough that I'd imagine we'd shut down higher education totally in any one of these cities. Keep in mind that if you're searching for rooms in Denver, you can also expand that to Englewood, Littleton, Lakewood, Aurora, Wheatridge, Thornton, Northglenn, and Commerce City which are all in the Denver metro area and easily reachable by bus. As far as the regions - Coloradans are used to commuting long distances. I'm not sure where you live now, but one of the things that newcomers find very strange is that we travel a lot, routinely. My commute to school is 45 minutes, for example. Western cities are traditionally very spread out. You do get used to it. To gauge whether a particular address would be right for you, in Denver at least plan on being near a bus route if you won't have a car. A website with trip planner is in the source list. Also, many colleges have bus passes for students, paid for with student fees. Also the bus routes are pretty well networked - I don't even like to drive to Boulder during the weekday because taking the bus from Denver is so much easier! It should be reasonable to limit your bus commute to under an hour, that's a good guideline.
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