ACC’s 5-Year Imperatives
Outcome-Focused Success
We measure learner success through educational and workforce outcomes, such as graduation, transfer, completion, job placement rates, employer satisfaction, and career advancement aligning with the job market.
Culture of Innovation
We nurture a culture of systematic innovation, encouraging new teaching practices, business processes, industry partnerships, and workforce-aligned program development.
Community-Driven Workforce Collaboration
We partner with industry and our community to design real-world learning opportunities that address regional workforce needs, strengthening the connection between education and economic development.
Solution-Focused Education
We promote continuous learning and up-skilling by creating flexible programs that meet the needs of learners, employers, and the broader community in a rapidly changing economy.
ACC Guiding Principles
We honor everyone’s unique starting point, offering personalized support to help individuals grow and achieve their goals. We actively recognize assumptions and foster meaningful connections by staying present, engaged, and open to courageous conversations.
We create an inclusive and welcoming environment where everyone is respected, included, and empowered to thrive. By removing barriers and embracing diverse perspectives with empathy and relationship preservation, we ensure equitable access to resources and foster a sense of belonging.
We collaborate across teams, disciplines, and the broader community to support shared goals. By fostering constructive, solution-oriented conversations and collaborative problem-solving, we build strong purpose-driven partnerships.
We uphold open, honest, and transparent communication and take responsibility for our actions through consistent, ethical, and compassionate behavior. By exemplifying grace, integrity, and respect for the dignity of all, we foster strong, trustworthy relationships within our community.
ACC’s Value Proposition
Students will experience academic success and career achievement with personalized attention at ACC. ACC makes it possible for everyone to have access to higher education with individualized support, passionate faculty, and a welcoming environment. Our innovative programs utilize hands-on experiences to make learning come alive which enables our diverse community of students to develop the knowledge and skills they need to reach their goals.
- Easy to get to locations in Littleton, Castle Rock, Lone Tree, and online
- One-on-one support
- Affordable
- Recognized as a leader in Colorado education
ACC Equity Statement
We welcome and value the identities and experiences of our students, staff, faculty, and surrounding communities. We seek to engage and support historically marginalized groups whom higher education has traditionally failed to serve. We work to foster an equitable and inclusive learning and work environment that supports our students and employees through professional development, programming, reflection, and transformational change of ACC practices, procedures, services, and teaching. We collectively commit to holding ourselves accountable to our equity goals through assessing these efforts with multiple strategies that include voices of those impacted by this work.