Colorado State University-Pueblo
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With approximately 5,000 students enrolled, Colorado State University-Pueblo sits on more than 275 acres in the Northeastern portion of the city of Pueblo. Students enjoy a small professor-to-student ratio, with an average of 25 individuals in each class, and can choose from 28 undergraduate programs in the College of Science and Mathematics, the Hasan School of Business, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the College of Education, Engineering and Professional Studies. More than 70 clubs and organizations are available to students as well. On the athletic field, with 16 varsity intercollegiate sports, the university competes at the NCAA
Colorado State University
Division II level and is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
Pueblo Community College Pueblo Community College is a two-year community college that offers associate’s degrees, certificates in a variety of programs, and is a state leader in health-care education. Students can study Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology and Health Professions, with 60 completed semester hours required to obtain an associate’s degree and a minimum of two courses necessary to earn a certificate. In addition to its main campus, Pueblo Community College has campus’ located in Canon City, Durango and Cortez Colorado. – Jessica Walker
New Ways to Succeed charter schools offer educational alternatives
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he public and private schools in Pueblo are second to none in terms of achievement. There’s also a third network operating within and alongside them; charter schools that are giving students another option for a first-class educational experience. The Cesar Chavez Network, which includes Dolores Huerta Preparatory High School and Cesar Chavez Academy Public Charter School, as well as The Connect Charter School in District 70, are all examples of how public-private partnerships thrive here. The Chavez Academy has received the James Irwin Award and the El Pomar Foundation’s award for excellence in education, and provides full educational services for grades K-8. It also has an after-school program, cultural and community studies, extended day and extended year learning, tutoring for all students and extracurricular activities ranging from track and field to choir and mariachi. Dolores Huerta Preparatory High is a tuition-free public charter school that also boasts multiple awards and achievements, and is justifiably well known for its successful early-college program, as well as participate in and even complete certification programs. For the middle grades, The Connect Charter School in District 70 consistently makes multiple “best of” lists. It has a string of John Irwin awards, as well as being named a Colorado sustaining school several times. – Joe Morris pu e b lo
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