Alternative Credit Project

Credit to Kickstart Your RRCC Program

If you have stopped out of college, the Alternative Credit Project (ACP) provides a pool of online courses that Red Rocks Community College (RRCC) will accept towards your degree (up to 45 ACP credits towards your Associate Degree and up to 50% of the credits required for a certificate). A national program of the American Council on Education, supported by a generous grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the ACP is designed to help adults finish what they started — a two- or four-year degree, or a post-secondary certificate.

Even if you're not ready to apply yet, RRCC is here to help. We have academic, financial aid, and faculty advisors who specialize in helping students who have started careers or families to come back to school and finish their education.

RRCC Accepts These Courses

Red Rocks Community College will accept these ACP courses as transfer credits toward your RRCC program.

NOTE: All ACE credit recommendations are eligible for evaluation for credit at RRCC. If you don’t see your course on this list, contact us to learn about our ACE evaluation process and your opportunities for credit.

Accounting

Arts and Humanities

*** May use this for either ART 110 or ART 111 & ART 112 but not all three

Business

Communication

ACPE-0026 | English Composition II | ENG 1022 English Composition II | Straighterline | 3

Elective

ACPE-0006** | Corporate Communication | COM 1105 | Career Communication | 3
** Earns student both COM 105 and BUS 217

Foreign Language

ACPE-0129 Spanish I SPA 1011 Spanish Language I Straighterline 5
ACPE-0130 Spanish II SPA 1012 Spanish Language II Straighterline 5

Management

Marketing

Mathematics

Natural & Physical Sciences

Student Success

RRCC Offers These Degrees & Certificates

Associate of Arts (AA)
Associate of Science (AS)
Associate in Applied Science (AAS)
Associate in General Studies (AGS)
Certificates
Bachelor of Science (BAS)
Masters of Science (MAS)

Full list of Certificates & Degrees

RRCC Admission Overview

Red Rocks Community College is committed to providing you with a seamless transition from another college or university including your ACP courses.

Applying for admission as a transfer student is relatively easy. We admit transfer students in any semester. Most students will need to complete an application and supply transcripts for all prior college-level work.

IMPORTANT: You may request your ACP transcript directly from the American Council on Education (ACE).

Accreditation

Red Rocks Community College is regionally accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) and other program accreditations.

Location

Red Rocks Community College has two campuses, located in Lakewood and Arvada.

Services for You at RRCC

Coming back to school has its own challenges, and we have professional staff ready to guide and advise you. For more information, please contact one of the departments below.

Admissions
Financial Aid
Transfer
Academic Advising
Writing Center
Tutoring
Child Care
Parking & Campus Maps (Parking is available in any space that is not marked handicap, faculty or police)
Counseling Services
Student Health & Counseling Center
Career Services
Student Life
Veteran Services

A New Lease on Life

"Red Rocks Community College sincerely changed my life. I came to the college shortly after a divorce, with two teenage daughters, no job skills, and no idea what to do. I instantly had a strong support system of instructors, advisors and career counselors. I now have a new lease on life with a vision to help women overcome emotional and psychological wounds. I’m pursuing a degree in psychology so I can provide women with equine assisted therapy. I have found a home away from home at RRCC. I’m so grateful to those who’ve been willing to help me succeed in my desire to help others."

- Stacy McElvaney, 2013 RRCC Outstanding Graduate

About Our Students

RRCC students primarily use online classes as a way to pursue a credential that fits in their schedules. In Fall 2013, 1,304 (15.2%) of our students were exclusively online. Of the 1,304, 1,271 (97.5%) were for-credit students taking online classes as degree- or certificate-seeking students.

While the awarded degrees and certificates for 2014-2015 are not finalized, a preliminary figure is 678 Associate Degrees and 1,322 Certificates. Exact stop-out figures for graduates are not available. However, the majority of RRCC students who do graduate require three or more years to do so.

49% of RRCC undergraduate students are older than 25. Survey data indicates that at least 21% had a dependent child and half (50%) indicate that personal or family responsibilities were a barrier at some point in their student career.

About 33% of our students incur some form of student debt. With an increasing number of low income students attending RRCC, another 33% are eligible for Pell Grants. Between the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 academic years, RRCC reduced unsubsidized loans by 59%, a very significant intervention to lower student loan debt.