Arapahoe Community College

I took an Intro to Law class here and after a year of having left the school the instructor started sending me creepy, passive aggressive «why won’t you go out with me» emails. I contacted the school and they said there was nothing they could do about it because the the instructor was no longer employed there. They also said that «this situation is between two adults». which is true, but wow. They could obviously not care less, and I was talking to a kid in his early 20s and not a supervisor like one should be able to when dealing with this kind of situation.
And really!!! Maybe this school could do a better job of not hiring creeps who have access to student’s emails that the creep obviously took and kept for future use of trying to get laid.

The price is right and I have had great teachers.

I’m about to take the final for the single biology class I am taking here (having been previously at the Community College of Denver) and I like the school in general much better than the Auraria Campus.
ACC itself is a clean and quiet campus in a clean and quiet community. There is very little crime in the area, and there is a light rail station and multiple public bus gates 1 block from the campus.
The campus is not overcrowded as it is at Auraria, and the extra $ 200 a semester you pay at Auraria for facility fees you can keep in your pocket attending Arapahoe.
The gym and swimming pool are never packed as it is with Auraria; at Auraria I had to actually figure out the best times of day to arrive to work out as peak times around lunch and 3pm are crawling with people, usually aggressive males that sometimes roll in packs. At Arapahoe, there is no problem with crowds and rarely do you have to wait to use a piece of equipment but a couple minutes; usually what you want is open. There are ample cardio machines to use and the basketball court tends to have people using it and you can often still get in and there is no basketball team camping out on it ²⁴⁄₇ shutting everyone else out as is the case at Auraria with the Metro State (or whatever they call themselves now) basketball team.
The only drawback at Arapahoe is the seemingly sparse lunch choices. The student food shop has a limited selection of overpriced items and Asian food that isn’t that great. If you want, you can hike a few blocks down from campus to the McDonalds. Downtown Littleton isn’t known for a hopping food culture. They should allow food carts or food trucks on campus to help balance this out. Ham and cheese sandwiches only go so far.

The school as an educational institution is great for nontraditional students like myself who are transitioning into a new career field. However, despite the great academic buffet available, they are lacking in a couple of areas. Firstly, ACC uses Higher One, a «bank» that saves the school money by processing student loan and grant refund checks. In 2009 Higher One cashed out on $ 66 million in fees from student accounts (you can see their fee structure here
), in 2011 they paid $ 11 million in restitution money to 60 thousand students for unfair/​deceptive practices, and judging from the increase in credit card offers I have received since starting at ACC, Higher One sells students information to credit card companies. ACC should drop this silly program and process student loan and grant refunds at their financial aid department.
Secondly, ACC has done little to conform to Senate Bill 14 – 004 (
), which allows Community Colleges to offer bachelor of applied science degree programs e.g. Nursing or Criminal Justice. If they fixed these two issues, I would happily give them 5 out of 5 stars.

It’s a really great school, with a wonderful atmosphere, however the way they handle veterans in their financial department is completely UNSAT! To me, it’s a case of the left hand not speaking to the right hand at all.
I attended the school last year during the summer. They asked me to submit for residency because my DD-​214 was only good for a year (I had attended before). I submitted the paperwork properly and even had it notorized by the ACC personnel. I personally went to admissions and submitted my paperwork. I had also gave a copy to my veteran’s representative at the time.
Fast forward to winter semester (October). I received a phone call from an older sounding gentleman in the financial office telling me I owed money to ACC. I informed him that he was incorrect and that I was a retired Marine Corps veteran and that all of my classes were covered by the G.I. Bill and that all of my paperwork was already given to the school. I asked the gentleman to contact the VA rep office (which is less than 200 feet from his office, or a phone call away). He informed me that it’s not his job and my responsibility to contact these people or he was going to submit me to collections. I then called my VA reps and no one answered the phone. I didn’t have an email address; because the old VA Rep no longer worked there (she resigned during the summer semester). I called the gentleman back at the number given on the website and told him what transpired and asked him to assist me. He then AGAIN caught a nasty attitude and began to get belligerent with me. He told me that he’s just going to send me to collections and let them deal with it. I explained to him that I did everything needed, and that I was a 100% disabled veteran who just couldn’t jump in the car and see him to rectify the issue.
In November (yes, less than 30 days of speaking to this gentleman) I received a notice from the state telling me that I owed them close to 5K for classes that I took. After the holidays I emailed the new VA rep at ACC on 15 Jan 2015, that I was in receipt of a bill from the state, and yes, I attached the bill as an attachment. I called and left several voicemails, and not one call was returned until February I called again and spoke to one of the assistants in the office. I informed him that I spoke to the VA on 14 Jan 2015 and they stated I they never received the 22−1999B form with the tuition amount that is owed. This is also the same thing I stated in the email to the new VA Rep. The assistant said he’d be calling the VA himself to find out the problem. He called back twice and informed me I was correct and that they’re working on the problem.
On 2 March 2015, I receive an email from the new ACC VA Rep stating that she can’t discuss any of my problems on email due to FERPA restrictions and to call her. I called several times, and received no answer. She called back, however I missed the call and she stated to call back prior to 12 noon; because she had a meeting. I called at 11:38 a.m. and no answer.
On 8 March 2015, I received a letter from the VA telling me that I was overpaid $ 41.66 for books/​school supplies. On 10 March I received a call from the new VA Rep, and I sent the letters I received to the new ACC VA Rep. via email. I spoke to her on the phone telling her that I did everything I was asked to do from the old ACC VA Rep, which included the residency application, filling out all my class certification forms and more. I even told her about all the issues I had with the gentleman in the financial office.
I do not completely fault the new ACC VA Rep; because she’s new on the job, however it shouldn’t take over a month to call someone, or get things done with a sense of urgency. To me, all of this is the fault of the older, rude gentleman that is employed in the finance office. He took no steps towards making any resolution towards my case once he heard my sincere grievances towards my expedient efforts to getting residency. He lacked any human compassion, and customer service skills. He never even made an effort to assist a 100% disabled veteran in need, nor did he care. You do not and would not just send someone to collections immediately if you actually just did your job thoroughly. Now I have to await for ACC to contact the state to take the tax lien off my credit report; which by the way is in the 800’s. This has now held me up from doing my personal taxes. At the rate of email and phone call replies, this may end up being resolved by July 2015!
To all those employed by ACC… The most important customer is the one you can’t see, and at that time I was that customer on the phone and on email. Any phone call or email shouldn’t take more than 24 – 48 hours to address. If it weren’t for the customer service from the new ACC VA rep., and sense of urgency I received today via phone call and email, this would have been a one star rating.
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Semper Fi!

This school is great, If you like being nickel and dimed.
Do not take online classes they charge you an extra $ 100 per credit hour, then they will charge you $ 100 for you class pass number and finally books and software (all separately billed), watch as your class costs double. I get it, Charge the student more to pay teachers less.
Multiple e-​mails to management about why this is went completely un-​answered, save time and money and look into someplace else.

ACC is a perfectly fine community college. You just have to understand that you get what you pay for when it comes to higher education, and the Colorado Community College system is some of the cheapest higher education there is.
Overall, the office staff, faculty, and professors are good people and good at their jobs. Every once in a while, you’ll come across a lazy or un-​involved professor. Those are easy to avoid if you are not on a strict schedule to graduate by a certain date; you can drop classes for a full refund at the beginning of the semester, then try to get a different professor later. The faculty change frequently. If you are on a strict schedule, then your experience probably won’t be stellar.
Speaking of refunds, I don’t care for the Higher One bank accounts that ACC uses to disperse refunds. It is a giant pain to get your money. For this reason I almost gave this review two stars instead of three. The school has enough redeeming qualities, though, that three stars is more appropriate.
I did the graphic design program while working full time. I was able to take nearly all my classes online, which was great both for my schedule and my personal style. I highly recommend it. ACC uses a really good online learning platform called Desire to Learn.
The MGD department chair John Hall is a great guy — super helpful, caring, and experienced in his field. He is constantly bending over backwards to help students with all kinds of stuff.
ACC also has a lot of career resources that I didn’t know about until after I had graduated. If you can, try to get involved with the career center as soon as possible. The ladies there are very helpful. They will critique your resume for you and give you interviewing advice. They stay in contact with local employers and refer students to jobs all the time.
To get the most of your ACC experience, you really need to get friendly with the staff and faculty. Otherwise, it’s easy to get lost in the mass of students who shuffle through.

I just started my first semester at ACC, so if I need to revise this, I will. But, so far, I’m quite pleased with everyone I’ve encountered. I’m taking four classes — a full course load — during a short 8-​week session. I’ve taken online classes before, but never attended on campus. So, I had no idea what I’d be in for. I seem to have lucked out with all four of my teachers, and two of them are big standouts, so far. Juliet Hubbell is my Lit teacher, and she’s got the whole teaching thing /​down/​. Lots of class interaction and very little droning lectures. I’ve managed to learn more about tedious crap like MLA formatting from her in two classes than I have in entire semesters with other teachers. For Sociology, I have Preston Driggers. Who knows what to expect with a name like that! Turns out, he’s a fantastic teacher. I’ve read some reviews online for him that stated that he does too much group work and is too openly liberal, etc. Well, it’s a Sociology class. I think it’s apropos to have a lot of group work. All of the people I’ve dealt with in group discussions and assignment were probably people I would never had shared a laugh with, or learned about, if it weren’t for being forced into a group with them. When you’re studying human behavior, what can be better than actually studying the behavior of your classmates?
At any rate, I’ve received random help from many other people who work at ACC, be it something small like directions to a class, or something bigger, like where I needed to turn in paperwork. Everyone I’ve encountered has been fantastic. The grounds are kept clean and neat, and I find the atmosphere to be pretty relaxing.
I’ll revise this if something big and bad happens before the end of the semester, but so far, attending ACC has been a painless situation. And, that’s greatly appreciated.

I say, «Yay for the All Concrete College!» I’ve been attending ACC off and on for over 10 years. It’s a great place to get your general studies out of the way before transferring to a four-​year institution. I did just that back in 2003, graduated with my bachelor’s degree in 2006, and have returned now in 2012 to obtain an associate’s degree in an unrelated field.
ACC is a great place for learning the fundamentals. The class sizes are small, and I never had to tolerate an auditorium full of students at double the price. The students that take night classes (like me) are generally older, but there is a very mixed demographic at ACC. It works well. I’ve met a lot of good people there, and I am looking forward to getting my associate’s degree.

I’ve just started dealing with these people and I’m completely fustrated and angry already. I was told twice by phone to just go to the campus and meet with someone, they only do appointments two weeks in advance and they’re already booked up so just walk in, never more than a 20 minute wait. They didn’t tell me NOBODY is there to help on Saturday, everthing is only open 9 – 5 monday through friday. I thought community colleges were supposed to serve the community. How the hell does that help anyone? Seriously? Like most people I WORK during the week. They gave me an email account I don’t want instead of just sending things to my regular email address. Their website is a huge conglomeration that doesn’t make sense. I just need to find out what classes I need to take and if they’re available online or on weekends and I can’t figure out anything. I hate ACC!

The interior design program is a really good program at ACC– even though there’s no way to get through your associates is two years. Takes 3 years, and that is with taking courses in the summer. You will learn CAD basics, but if you want to learn cutting edge technology for presentation you won’t find that here. The instructors are hit and miss– all of them well meaning but its obvious that some couldn’t make it in the industry so now they teach. Watch out for Lodico… she might make you beg to graduate.
The ceramics studio can’t be beat, and the art and design center in general is a pretty cool campus.

They have an elite nursing school, the only thing that isn’t great is that the student fees go nowhere to help the students. There is no place to eat lunch, no free printing like CCD. where does all my money go?!

I really don’t know anything about the school. I do know that they have a fun disc golf course there. Everyone is friendly and the course is pretty challenging. Its only nine holes groomed, flat, pretty wide open except for some trees. Great for kids or beginning players. No weeds, cliffs, or lakes.

as far as community colleges go this one is pretty good. they have a ton of classes to pick from and there are pretty small class sizes when you look at how many people go here. it’s pretty much a good place to go and get your liberal studies classes out of the way for a cheaper price. If you’re coming right out of high school this is a good place to transition into a major university. College life can be a bit over whelming for some so this is a good place to start. if you;re looking to go back to school after a good chunk of years out then stop in here too. the classes are cheap and there are tons to pick from.
the school also does a good job at helping you continue on into other schools if you’re looking to get a higher level degree.
another plus with this school is how close to public transportation you are. so if you dont want to drive you;re right off the train and bus.

This is a fine little school if you’re interested in small class sizes, having trouble getting into a big university, or just want to be close to home. The instructors are fine, not great, but well meaning and dedicated to their students. I took mostly art classes and was very impressed with the clay department, and the arts campus, which is located slightly off of the main campus. The arts buildings are newer and they really are wonderful for studio space.
This college does a good job helping you transfer into another college too. Two of my favorite things about this school is they have their own little art gallery, and they have a community education department, for students who aren’t interested in college credits. This is great for professional people who have another interest or hobby and want to take a class, year round, for fun.
The parking is free and ample. Parts of the main building are re-​decorated, and pretty cool. They also have a tiny venue for concerts and live comics. They offer seating outside for luncher’s and sunny readers. The cafeteria is in need of an overhaul, staff and all. The library is quiet and comfortable. Everything is within easy walking distance. There aren’t enough «college crowd» businesses around the campus to find fun between or after class with the exception of one little pub.
If you’re looking for a community college in the Metro area, I’d definately check it out, especially if your going to be taking art classes.