Colorado College is a private institution that was started in 1874. It has a undergraduate enrollment of 2,099, its environment is city, and the campus size is 100 acres. It uses a block plan-based academic calendar. Its tuition/fees are $60,864
At Colorado College, the typical semester does not exist. Instead of taking a full course load like learners at most other schools, CC learners take one class every three-and-a-half weeks through the school’s Block Plan. Classes are small and, with no designated end time, can run as long as a teacher needs. Each month, learners get a four-and-a-half day Block Break to recharge before starting a new course. In total, learners will take eight classes a year. When not in class, learners can experience all the Colorado landscape has to offer. CC is situated in Colorado Springs at the base of Pikes Peak, where learners can hike, bike and climb. In addition, the student Outdoor Recreation Committee facilitates excursions such as backpacking, cross-country skiing, kayaking and ice climbing.

On campus, learners can partake in annual events like the Winter Ball, a formal dance, and CC Llamapalooza, a music festival. Volunteerism is another student body focus: All first-year learners must complete a service trip before freshman year. Later in their studies, learners also have an option to participate in the Community Engaged Leadership Certificate Program. CC has a small Greek community with three fraternities and three sororities. The college has Division I women’s soccer and men’s hockey teams; all other CC Tigers teams participate in the NCAA Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Most learners stay close to the many on-campus activities at CC because freshmen, sophomores and juniors must live in college residence facilities, with a few exceptions.

A faculty-student relationship is encouraged outside of the classroom. Faculty members are reimbursed by the college when they host learners in their homes for dinner. Called the Breaking Bread program, faculty members host about 200 total events a year. Notable alumni of CC include former Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, U.S. Representative Diana DeGette and Nobel Prize-winning economist James Heckman.