Fast Facts
Founded in 1965, Arapahoe Community College (ACC) was the first community college to open in the Denver area. What began as Arapahoe Junior College with 550 students, has grown into a vibrant community college consisting of Littleton Campus, ACC Parker Campus and ACC Castle Rock Campus serving over 21,000 credit and non-credit students yearly.
The College now offers over 100 degree and certificate programs. ACC is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
| Ethnicity of our Students | Gender of our Students | |||||
| Amer Indian/Alaskan Native | 164 | 1.6% | Male | 4,038 | 40.9% | |
| Asian | 330 | 3.3% | Female | 5,947 | 59.5% | |
| Black or African American | 406 | 4.1% | ||||
| Hispanic/Latino | 1,026 | 10.3% | Student Type | |||
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 44 | 0.4% | New to ACC (Includes Transfer) | 2,776 | 27.8% | |
| White | 6,889 | 68.9% | Continuing | 5076 | 50.8% | |
| Two or more Races | 40 | 0.4% | High School | 1,568 | 15.7% | |
| Non-US Citizen | 94 | 0.9% | Readmit | 570 | 5.7% | |
| Other/Unknown | 997 | 9.9% | ||||
| Degree Seeking Status | ||||||
| Full/Part-Time Status | Degree-Seeking | 7,624 | 76.3% | |||
| Full-time | 2,497 | 25.0% | Non-Degree-Seeking | 2,366 | 23.7% | |
| Part-time | 7,493 | 75.0% | |
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| Miscellaneous Facts | ||||||
| The average age (mean) of our students is 27.6 years | ||||||
| The median age of our students is 24 years | ||||||
| The average class size of our traditional classes is 17.7 students | ||||||
| The average student credit load for our students is 7.9 hours | ||||||
*Data is from Fall 2011 Countable student population.