Sep 16, 2024  
2010-2011 Denver Campus Catalog 
    
2010-2011 Denver Campus Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

At A Glance: Downtown Denver and Auraria


Location  
Speer Boulevard and Auraria Parkway  
   

Auraria Campus Facts

 
Opened in 1976  
Serves three institutions and nearly 46,000 students  
Largest campus in Colorado  
Operates seven days per week  
Students range in age from 16 to 80  
27% are ethnic minorities  
Approximately 80% work full- or part-time off campus  

Local Attractions

  Parking
Denver Performing Arts Complex. The   18 parking lots/structures on campus
  second largest performing arts facility in   6,800 parking spaces
  the country and the site of countless   Overflow parking at the Pepsi Center
  symphony concerts, operas, regional    
  theatre, Broadway shows, dance and   Dining on Campus
  cabaret performances.   Tivoli First Floor Food Court
The Pepsi Center. Home to the NBA      
  Denver Nuggets, the Stanley-Cup     Wok & Roll
  winning Colorado Avalanche, the 2005     McDonald’s
  football arena champion Colorado Crush,     Subway
  the 2006 national lacrosse champions, the     Taco Bell
  Colorado Mammoth and major concerts.   Tivoli Second Floor
Unique shops and restaurants along Market     Pete’s Arena, 229
  Street in LoDo (Lower Downtown) and     Quick Zone, 271
  on the 16th Street Mall.     Cimarron Café & Grill, 240
Coors Field. Home of the Major League   Around Campus
  Colorado Rockies.     Canteen-Stop Gap
Invesco Field at Mile High. Home of the       South Classroom
  Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos     Courtyard Café Express
  and our latest professional lacrosse       Auraria Library
  franchise, the Outlaws.     Courtyard Café
The Denver Art Museum with its fabulous       North Classroom
  Native American, contemporary and New     Einstein Bros Bagels
  World collections, and the stunning new       The Mercantile, 906 Curtis Street
  Daniel Libeskind-designed addition.     Good Stuff, crossroads between
The Denver Public Library, which       Library and Arts Building
  according to Hennen’s American Public     Colorado Coffee South
  Library Ratings, is one of the top 10       N.E. Entrance
  libraries in the country and is itself an     5th Street Café
  architectural beauty.       Administration Building, first floor
The Colorado Capitol, the gold-domed seat    
  of state government.    
Larimer Square, located in downtown    
  Denver’s historic district, offers dining,    
  shopping and nightlife.    
       

Campus Map

     
http://www.ahec.edu/campusmaps/maps.htm      
       

Transportation

     
Light Rail      
  Colfax at Auraria Station (Lines D, F and H)      
  Auraria West Station (Lines C and E)      
RTD (Bus) Routes      
  Auraria Parkway, Routes 1 and AF      
  Larimer and 12th Street, Routes 2, 12 and 15      
  Colfax at Osage, Routes 7, 16, 16L, 30, 30L, 31, 36L and 50