Red Rocks Community College
Red Rocks Community College at a Glance
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About Red Rocks Community College
According to Wikipedia, Red Rocks Community College is a public community college in Lakewood and Arvada, Colorado. It is part of the Colorado Community College System. History RRCC was established in 1969 as a campus of the Community College of Denver and opened at a temporary site until the Colorado legislature appropriated funds for construction of a permanent campus at the school's present Lakewood campus. Construction began in 1971 and the first phase of construction was completed in 1973, with a link between the east and west wings of the current building completed in fall 1975. On July 1, 1983, the Red Rocks campus officially became Red Rocks Community College and it opened its second campus in Arvada in 1990.
Red Rocks Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Graduation Rate |
|---|
| 35% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Red Rocks Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $5,016 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $2,833 |
| 30K - 48K | $3,607 |
| 48K - 75K | $4,804 |
| 75K - 110K | $8,199 |
| 110K+ | $16,047 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Red Rocks Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Red Rocks Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $50,999 a year, and 83% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Red Rocks Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads | Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 12,139 | 12,043 | 96 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Red Rocks Community College?
Red Rocks Community College is located at 13300 W Sixth Ave, Lakewood, CO 80228-1255.
How Safe is Red Rocks Community College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Red Rocks Community College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Red Rocks Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Lakewood has a violent crime rate of 0.80% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 5.17%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Red Rocks Community College Known For?
Red Rocks Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Literature
- Anthropology
- Criminal Justice
- Engineering
- Economics
- Political Science
- History
- Mathematics
- Communications
- Earth Sciences
- Business
- Biology
- Education
- Medical
Red Rocks Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Red Rocks Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Red Rocks Community College ranks #1300 in the U.S. and #3399 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesRed Rocks Community College ranks #1612 in the U.S. and #4952 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesRed Rocks Community College ranks #2278 in the U.S. and #7211 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesRed Rocks Community College ranks #2294 in the U.S. and #6231 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
anthropology DegreesRed Rocks Community College ranks #2315 in the U.S. and #4744 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesRed Rocks Community College ranks #2645 in the U.S. and #11507 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesRed Rocks Community College ranks #2698 in the U.S. and #10329 worldwide for influence in Economics.
economics DegreesRed Rocks Community College ranks #2854 in the U.S. and #11818 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesRed Rocks Community College ranks #2979 in the U.S. and #9968 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesRed Rocks Community College ranks #3034 in the U.S. and #10227 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesRed Rocks Community College ranks #3073 in the U.S. and #11150 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesRed Rocks Community College ranks #3083 in the U.S. and #10417 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
earth-science DegreesRed Rocks Community College ranks #3311 in the U.S. and #12010 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesRed Rocks Community College ranks #3362 in the U.S. and #12453 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesRed Rocks Community College ranks #3438 in the U.S. and #12769 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesRed Rocks Community College ranks #3485 in the U.S. and #12549 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine Degrees