Education

The Douglas County School District (K-12) is consistently identified as one of the best in the nation, making Douglas County a great place to raise a family.  Douglas County also has several higher learning institutions within the County as well as easy access to those throughout the Metro Denver region. 

Douglas County Higher Education Facilities

Arapahoe Community College Parker Campus

15653 Brookstone Dr.
Parker, CO
303.734.4822
http://www.arapahoe.edu/aboutacc/maps/ucc.html

Colorado Christian University – College of Adult and Graduate Studies

304 Inverness Way
South, Suite 150
Englewood, CO 80112
(303) 963-3030
http://www.ccu.edu/

Rocky Vista University – Osteopathic

8401 S. Chambers Road
Parker, CO 80134
303-373-2008
http://www.rockyvistauniversity.org/

University of Phoenix Colorado Campus

10004 Park Meadows Drive
Lone Tree, CO 80124
(303) 694-9093
http://www.university.phoenix.edu/


Selected Higher Education Facilities in the Metro Denver Region

 

Arapahoe Community College

2500 West College Avenue
P.O. Box 9002
Littleton, CO 80160-9002
(303) 794-1550
http://www.arapahoe.edu

Colorado Christian University Lakewood Campus

180 South Garrison Street
Lakewood, CO 80226
(303) 963-3200
http://www.ccu.edu/

Colorado School of Mines

1500 Illinois
Golden, CO 80401
(303) 273-3220
http://www.mines.edu

Regis University

6380 South Fiddlers Green Circle
Suite 200
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
303.458.4126
http://www.regis.edu/default.asp

University of Colorado – Denver

P.O. Box 173364
Denver, CO  80217
303-556-2400
www.cudenver.edu

University of Colorado – Boulder

Campus Box 30
Boulder, CO  80309
303-492-1411
www.colorado.edu

University of Denver

2199 South University Blvd.
Denver, Colorado 80208
(303) 871-2000
http://www.du.edu/


Success Stories
Brett Lund

Brett Lund, JD,MBA

Vice President

Gevo


Gevo, a second-generation biofuels company, recently relocated to Douglas County, Colorado from the Los Angeles, California area primarily attracted by Douglas County's workforce as well as the willingness of their existing employees to relocate.


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Woody Pastorius

Woody Pastorius

President & CEO

MyWedding.com


Founded in 2001, mywedding.com has quickly become one of the best online wedding planning tools in the country. As one of the most comprehensive online wedding media channels, mywedding.com offers local wedding guides, free wedding websites and blogs to its users making it the first and only social networking site for engaged couples.


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Maureen Tarrant

Maureen Tarrant

President and CEO

Sky Ridge Medical Center


Maureen Tarrant is President and Chief Executive Officer of Sky Ridge Medical Center, which opened in August 2003 in Lone Tree, Colorado. With more than 20 years of healthcare management experience, Maureen was promoted to CEO in 2001 from her position as HealthONE Vice President for Strategic and Administrative Services.


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