Colorado Mesa University

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Colorado Mesa University
founding 1925
Sponsorship state
place Grand Junction , Colorado , USA
president Timothy Foster
Students 11,000
University sports NCAA Division II
Website www.coloradomesa.edu

The Colorado Mesa University (CMU) is a state university in Grand Junction in the western US state of Colorado . Around 11,000 students are enrolled at the university. It is a so-called Liberal Arts College .

history

The college was founded as Grand Junction State Junior College in 1925 and renamed Mesa College in 1937 . In 1973 a bachelor's degree was offered for the first time and in 1988 it was renamed Mesa State College . The first master’s degrees were obtained in 1996 and in 2011 it was renamed to its current name.

Sports

The Mesa State College sports teams are the Mavericks . The college is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

Western Colorado Community College

The Western Colorado Community College , founded in 2005, is affiliated with Colarado Mesa University and offers professional training and an associate degree . Although it appears under its own name, the degrees are awarded by Colarado Mesa University .

Personalities

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ University Leadership. In: www.coloradomesa.edu. Colorado Mesa University, accessed February 22, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c Fast Facts. In: www.coloradomesa.edu. Colorado Mesa University, accessed February 22, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b History of CMU. In: www.coloradomesa.edu. Colorado Mesa University, accessed February 22, 2020 .
  4. ^ The Official Website of Colorado Mesa University Athletics. In: cmumavericks.com. Colorado Mesa University Athletics, accessed February 22, 2020 .
  5. ^ About WCCC. In: www.coloradomesa.edu. Colorado Mesa University, accessed February 22, 2020 .

Coordinates: 39 ° 4 ′ 40.7 ″  N , 108 ° 33 ′ 12.5 ″  W.