Founded in 1969, Red Rocks Community College. is a college. Located in Colorado, which is a city setting in Colorado, the campus itself is Urban. The campus is home to 7,738 full time undergraduate students, and 0 full time graduate students.
The Red Rocks Community College Academic calendar runs on a Semester basis. In the school year the student to faculty ratio was 21:1. There are 94 full time instructional teachers. Degrees awarded at Red Rocks Community College include: Bachelor's Degree, Masters Degree, Post-master's certificate, Doctor's degree.
Quick Facts
Acceptance Rate
100%
Application Deadline
Application Fee
0
SAT Range
ACT Range
Admissions at RRCC are considered , with ,6% of all applicants being admitted.
In the school year, of the students who applied to the school, only of those who were admitted eventually ended up enrolling.
0% of incoming freshmen are in the top half of their high school class. 0% were in the top quarter, and 0% were in the top tenth. You can apply online.
STUDENT LIFE Reviews
We asked, and students answered these important questions about student life at Red Rocks Community College.
15 Students rated on-campus housing 1.9 stars. 20 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate off-campus housing?
8 Students rated off-campus housing 4.1 stars. 0 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate campus food?
16 Students rated campus food 3.5 stars. 19 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate campus facilities?
16 Students rated campus facilities 4.6 stars. 63 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate class size?
16 Students rated class size 4.6 stars. 63 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate school activities?
16 Students rated school activities 4.1 stars. 38 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate local services?
16 Students rated local services 3.7 stars. 38 % gave the school a 5.0.
How would you rate academics?
16 Students rated academics 4.4 stars. 44 % gave the school a 5.0.
Red Rocks Community College REVIEWS
What's your overall opinion of Red Rocks Community College?
20 Students rated Red Rocks Community College
Alexis
12/02/2024
Great school to start out with. Red Rocks Community College is in a great location in Lakewood and Arvada Colorado. Both campuses are safe and have decent facilities. I would encourage prospective students to consider attending Red Rocks, especially with the ability to easily transfer to local Universities.
Zachary
11/18/2023
Red Rocks Community College provided the perfect foundation for launching my career in the solar PV industry. I'd do it all over again. The instructors were knowledgable and many were true industry professionals about to relate to real-world scenarios, very willing to share their knowledge and passion.
Gabriela
04/01/2023
Red Rocks Community College is an amazing school where everyone feels included, respected, and the academic are great! Professors are always there to support student in the best way they can but also challenge them within class to ensure student become successful in their schooling career. I love Red Rocks-- my time with him has been nothing but great and I couldn't recommend it enough to students starting college.
Luke
12/24/2021
For a community college, Red Rocks is such an amazing school. The teachers are genuinely there to help the students learn more and they want their students to succeed. The courses I have taken have been super fun and I enjoy going to school each day.
Alyssa
11/27/2021
As a whole I enjoyed my experience at Red Rocks Community College. The facility is built really well and they have a lot of resources students can take advantage of. The financial aid office is always helpful and wanting to help. However, and this may just be my experience, I have had no luck with counselors. I have set up several appointments asking for help with my school schedule or asking about how to go about transferring and either they don't know anything about it or they want to get you out as soon as possible with no real response. I one time set up an appointment for help with my classes for the next semester and the counselor was 30 minutes late and she didn't help she told me to follow the sheet of paper they had given me when I was a freshman. I liked the majority of my teachers though. For a community college I was impressed with the amount of teachers that really wanted to see students succeed. I did have a few teachers that had no office hours and you were mostly teaching yourself, but most teachers like that did respond to emails immediately so you weren't on your own entirely. I did meet a lot of different people at this school and everyone has been nice and are hard working students who are also working a job.
Jessica
09/02/2019
I love the class sizes, it's nice to have access to all of my professors attention if I need it. I also really like that the campus isn't too terribly big so it's easy to find all of your classes. The professors all seem to really know what they are talking about and most of them will give you their personal phone numbers just in case you need help outside of school hours.
Mackenzie
05/30/2019
Great college with teachers who care and the quality of education is great for the affordability of tuition. It's worth it to use RRCC to transfer rather than start out at a 4-year and immediately plunge into student debt. You get to explore your interests before you declare your major, and then get your core classes out of the way so that your Bachelor's is a targeted educational experience. Financial Aid is readily available here, so not only do you experience a discounted tuition from the start, you get the benefit of the College Opportunity Fund stipend, scholarship opportunities, and help/instruction with your FAFSA applications.
As of Summer/Fall 2019, the campus is undergoing construction to optimize design, layout, and efficiency. There are many different clubs students can join, extracurricular activities on campus (billiard room, Foosball, board games, table tennis), a new recreation center that hosts intramural sports and has a rock wall, and a great outdoor campus near a park and right at the foot of the mountains. The classes are varied and there are many options for how you can take them like self-paced, accelerated, hybrid, and on campus courses. We have a coffee shop and a cafeteria; even the bookstore has food. Students who attend range from high school to retirees. You won't feel excluded from this community!
Alissa
12/04/2018
Red Rocks is an amazing Community College, especially when I didn’t truly know what I wanted to do or what college to go to after high school. It was the best option I have ever made!
Heidi
11/20/2018
I like it a lot, but it is kind of isolated from any other services, you can drive through a neighborhood and pop out where there is some stuff though which is good. A lot of students join groups and will talk to classes about them and a lot of the professors are involved in those groups too. Overall my experience is very good so far.
Tiffany
10/25/2018
I absolutely love this college. It is easy to get to and from classes. The teachers are always willing to help. The students staffed at different desks through ought the building are really understanding and helpful--they genuinely know what they are talking about! An amazing school and an amazing atmosphere!!
Robert
03/20/2018
I'm in my second semester here, and I love it. I've made so many friends, and have seen so many friends that I went to high school with. My professors are very kind, know the subjects they're teaching, and want their students to be successful in life. I love how Red Rocks gives so many opportunities to set me up for the real world, and that it'll help me with transitioning to a four year university. I would recommend future students to come to Red Rocks.
Brady
11/09/2017
Red Rocks Community College is good, yet not great. I, personally am a conservative with my political views, so, I do not love how much LGBTQ, Undocumented Students support they show. If it were counterbalanced by some Christian program, I would be fine, but this aspect is definitely a con.
On another note, I love all the professors whom I have had! They are all great, and I have never heard an instant from any of my fellow students to make me believe otherwise.
Krista
11/02/2017
Red Rocks Community College is mostly fantastic. The teachers are great and the campus is easy to get around. The WiFi could be better but it mostly works. Parking is free! I love how affordable it is and the different student resources are wonderful (the writing center is my personal favorite).
Justin
10/06/2017
Red Rocks Community College is a great school that has a vast amount of tutoring available! The campus recently expanded and added on a new student rec. center that features full weight room, yoga, indoor gymnasium and a rock climbing wall. Faculty is helpful and the system is designed to help you succeed.
Annie
08/06/2017
This is an amazing school! I love attending here and recommend it to my friends and family! The class sizes are smaller so there's lots of time with the teacher and to get more presentation time. The biggest part that makes Red Rocks great is that the teachers truly care about their students.
The fall 2020 acceptance rate for Red Rocks Community College is 100%. That means, out of _____ applications received in 2020, _____ students were offered admission.
What should every freshman at your school know before they start?
I didn't do very well in highschool but i did graduate and I know I could have done better. I would have told my self to keep working and start looking for colleges and financial aid at the beginning of my senior year. I also would have told myself to start looking into universities instead of a community college.
I think it's known for being the lost cost communtiy college in Colorado that has transfer agreements with most if not all of the 4 year universities in the state.
Some one who is hard pressed for college money. Starting school at RRCC is cheaper and the education is just as good as a more expensive college. Start at RRCC and then transfer somewhere else if you want to finish a four year degree.
What's the most frustrating thing about your school?
My school offers several quality programs, but not the degree I am looking for. Instead I have to go for a general degree, then transfer to a university before I can pursue my goals and edcuational plans. Though it is a community college, there should be more programs offered for students who are not looking to major in technical programs, but also to prepare for students who plan to enter graduate school as well. If my school went by this process, I would be able to pursue my goals.
Here's your chance: Say anything about your college!
classes are small and professors are very personable. This makes for a wonderful learning environment and allows me to get to know other students as personal friends and as future colleagues. It seems that everyone at Red Rocks has one goal in mind, and that is success, success for ourselves and for our fellow students.
What's the one thing you wish someone had told you about freshman year?
I wish I would have better understood that education is preparation for knowledge, and that knowledge can only be gained through life experience. I wish I would have known that the gift of participating in education is the most rewarding contribution that one can make in their own life. There is no need to delay education; complications can be resolved with determination and use of resources available. I wish I would have known more of my own perseverance and strength. I have found the ability to achieve my dreams and I have my newfound knowledge to thank for that.
What kind of person should not attend this school?
It is a small community college. So, after a semester or two, you know or at least recognize most of the students and faculty. If you hope to disappear in a crowd of people at college, meet a lot of new people, and not know everyone in your school, you'd probably want to consider attending a bigger school.
All students must apply yearly for financial aid. This process starts with the FAFSA.
Though financial aid deadlines vary by school, it is a good idea to apply as soon as possible. For the upcoming school year, you can apply as early as October 1 for the FAFSA. Additional school aid will be dependent on the FAFSA results.
54% of students attending Red Rocks Community College receive some sort of financial aid.
36% were awarded federal grants.25%received federal loans. Many students do also need to apply for additional private student loans.
