Pikes Peak Community College

Pikes Peak Community College

Type	Community College
Established	1968
President	Dr. Lance Bolton
Location	Colorado Springs , Colorado
Campus	Multiple Campuses: Centennial Campus Downtown Studio Campus Rampart Range Campus Falcon Campus and three satellite sites: Air Force Academy Education Center Fort Carson Education Center Peterson Air Force Base Education Center
Colors	Black, red
Mascot	Aardvarks
Website	http://www.ppcc.edu

Pikes Peak Community College is a community college in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is the largest institution of higher education in the Pikes Peak region. PPCC offers more than 150 programs in liberal arts and sciences transfer and career technical education. The College's 60+60 Bachelor's Degree Transfer Program guarantees transfer of the PPCC Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degrees to any public institution of higher education in Colorado. Students take two years of study at PPCC, then transfer as a junior to the four-year college or university of their choice. In addition to transfer programs, the College offers a broad range of degrees and certificates in Allied Health, Hi Tech, Business, and Career Tech areas.

Campuses

Pikes Peak Community College has three full-service campuses, three military satellite locations, and an extensive distance education program. The largest campus, the Centennial Campus, is located in southern Colorado Springs near the Fort Carson Army post. The Downtown Studio Campus is located in the heart of downtown Colorado Springs, the Rampart Range Campus is located at the north end of the city, and the newest campus is located east of the city in the town of Falcon. While students may study General Education (CORE) courses at all four campuses, certain programs are site specific. Centennial Campus is the largest campus, and offers all academic disciplines as well as several career and technical programs including an emergency medical services (EMS) training program with a state-of-the-art EMS simulation (SIM) Lab. Rampart Range Campus hosts some of the college's Health Sciences programs including the Nursing Program, which includes a state-of-the-art Nursing SIM Lab. The Downtown Studio Campus is a hub for the fine arts programs. On Saturday, August 9, 2008 the new Falcon Campus was opened to satisfy the high demand for easily accessible higher education for the rapidly growing population to the northeast and on the eastern plains. Three satellite education centers offer a variety of courses and programs at local Military bases. Courses for military education are held at various dates and times which are different from the traditional semester.

President

As of the Fall 2011 semester Dr. Lance Bolton has been appointed president of Pikes Peak Community College. Joseph Garcia served as President of Pikes Peak Community College from 2001 to 2006, and later became Lieutenant Governor of Colorado in January 2011.

Notable alumni

• Dartanyon Crockett, 2014 Judo World Champion
• Max Aaron, 2013 U.S. national champion figure skater
• Dave Ryan, Radio Host
• Alexa Scimeca, 2013 U.S. National Silver Medalist figure skater
• Leslie Smith, professional mixed martial arts fighter competing in the UFC's bantamweight division

External links

• Pikes Peak Community College

References

• Pikes Peak Community College official website. Accessed on February 4, 2007.