Colorado Springs
Picture this: You wake up just before your alarm. A new blanket of snow coats the ground, the foothills, and Pikes Peak. Take a deep breath: You're over a mile high.
This is our reality.
华体会 is located just blocks from downtown Colorado Springs, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Life at CC is busy and fast-paced, but it's just a slice of the vibrant community that comprises the Pikes Peak Region.
Here are a few of our students' local favorites:
- Visit for themed dance parties or a silent disco and then end the night with a scoop or three of homemade ice cream at (free if the temperature outside is below zero degrees!)
- Take a day trip and picnic (with items from the or ) to the , one of the Springs' best-kept secrets.
- Stroll just across campus to see the latest exhibits at the .
- Spend an afternoon getting lost among the thrift shops and hipster-chic boutiques in , and then relax on a comfy old couch at during Wednesday open mic and Thursday Irish pub
Within 15 minutes of campus:
- Park
- Shopping and hiking in
- Division 1 CC Hockey games at the Ed Robson Arena
- The Pikes Peak trailhead &
- U.S. Olympic Training Center
- Weidner Field
Within an hour or less of campus:
- Concerts at the world-famous natural venue, Red Rocks Amphitheatre
- Boutique shopping in Cherry Creek, Larimer Square, or 16th Street Mall in Denver
- Professional sports (Colorado Rockies, Denver Nuggets, Denver Broncos, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rapids, Colorado Springs Switchback FC)
- Gold-medal fly fishing on the South Platte River
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