Welcome Students!
Back to School, One Class at a Time

Here comes the incoming Class of 2023! Colorado College is welcoming new students as well as transfers and returning students. New Student Orientation runs through Sunday, Aug. 25, and the academic year begins on Monday, Aug. 26. Read more about CC's New Student Orientation. Learn about our one-class-at-a-time schedule, the Block Plan.

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New Student Week
August 17 - August 25
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What’s a Block?
Block Blogs

About the Block Plan

Instead of taking multiple classes at a time, CC students study
one class at a time, for three-and-a-half weeks.

8 Blocks Per Academic Year

8 Blocks
Per Academic Year

3 1/2 Weeks Per Block

3 1/2 Weeks
Per Block

4 1/2 Day Block Break

4 1/2 Day
Block Break


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Featured Courses

Food, Agriculture & the EnvironmentEnvironmental Program

Food, Agriculture & the Environment

An introduction to the legal and policy issues related to food, agriculture, and the environment in the United States; students will take a field trip to the San Luis Valley of Colorado, where they will engage with farmers, government representatives, policy advocates, and other agricultural stakeholders in the area.
Introduction to JournalismNon-Departmental Studies

Introduction to Journalism

American journalism is rapidly changing as technology, economics, and culture increasingly disrupt the ways in which people produce and consume the news. Students in this class will learn about the history and elements of journalism and acquire the skills journalists use to produce accurate, engaging, and responsible journalism.
Race and the Judicial ProcessPolitical Science

Race and the Judicial Process

Where race is concerned, the courts have figured prominently in some of the nation’s proudest and most shameful moments. Slavery, segregation, affirmative action, political representation, and the criminal justice system are some of the topics that will be addressed in this course.
Cryptography: Theory and PracticeMathematics & Computer Science

Cryptography: Theory and Practice

Analyze theory and the implementation of modern cryptosystems with this interdisciplinary mathematics/computer science course! Topics will include the RSA and Diffie-Hellman algorithms, discrete logarithms, elliptic curve cryptography, the TSL protocol, the Signal protocol, and cryptocurrencies.

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Colorado College recognizes and honors the original inhabitants who first settled in the area and who called the nearby highest mountain “Tava,” the original name given by the Ute people to what is now known as Pikes Peak. At CC, we respect all peoples and strive to grow as a unique and welcoming community.