Pikes Peak Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Pikes Peak Community College, or PPCC, was established in 1968 as El Paso Community College. In fact, this college is the largest institution of higher education of the Pikes Peak area. In addition to the Centennial campus located Colorado Springs, Colorado, PPCC also has the Downtown Studio campus, Falcon campus, and Rampart Range campus. The education centers of the college include Fort Carson Education Center, Air Force Academy Education Center, and Peterson Air Force Base Education Center.

PPCC has more than 125 degree and certificate programs and is organized into several academic departments. Some of these are architecture and construction technology, business administration, emergency medical services, and multimedia graphic design. Scholarship programs of PPCC include the AES Engineers Scholarship, Linda Lael Miller Scholarship, PPCC Foundation/Law Enforcement Training Corps Scholarships, and many more.

There are several student clubs at PPCC including the Anthropology Club, Black Student Union, International Students Club, Recreation and Sports Club, and Students for Social Justice.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine, conservation and resource management, media, and security and law enforcement.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Pikes Peak Community College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 65% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 11,873 in 2009-2010 (8,148 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 54% of the student body. About 14% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (42 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (54 awarded)

• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (19 awarded)

• Natural Resources/Conservation

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (19 awarded)

• Building/Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (48 awarded)

• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts

DESIGN (11 awarded)

• Interior Design

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (63 awarded)

• Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (53 awarded)

• Child Development

LAW (10 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (469 awarded)

• General Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Sign Language Interpretation and Translation

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (26 awarded)

• Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDIA (44 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (42 awarded)

• Medical Office Management/Administration
• Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (55 awarded)

• Dental Assisting/Assistant
• Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
• Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (497 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (17 awarded)

• Office Management and Supervision

PRODUCTION TRADES (19 awarded)

• Machine Shop Technology/Assistant
• Welding Technology/Welder

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Real Estate

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (106 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting
• Security and Protective Services