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Colorado Technical University (CTU) is a private for-profit university located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was established in 1965 as the Colorado Technical College primarily to train former military personnel in technical and vocational subjects. It adopted its present name when it achieved university status in 1995. The school was acquired by the Whitman Education Group, Inc. in 1996 which merged with the Career Education Corporations in 2003.

Aside from its main campus, Colorado Technical University also maintains other campuses in Denver, Pueblo, and Westminster which are all in Colorado, as well as out-of-state campuses in North Kansas City, Missouri and Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

The university likewise maintains the Colorado Technical University Online. The university is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Colorado Technical University is comprised of the College of Business and Management, College of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, College of Engineering and Computer Science, College of Health Sciences, and the College of Information Systems and Technology. Each of these divisions offers on-campus and online programs. Colorado Tech Online allows students to learn an associate, bachelor’s or master’s degrees completely online.

Online associate degree programs

Are offered by Colorado Technical University Online include the study areas of Accounting, Business Administration, General Studies, Criminal Justice, Paralegal Studies, Computer Systems Security, Electronics Technology, Nursing, Health Administration Services, Medical Assisting, Surgical Technology, and Information Technology. Online bachelor degree programs are offered in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Financial Forensics, Financial Planning, Management, Project Management, Criminal Justice, Cybercrime Investigation, Paralegal Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Systems Security, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Health Services Administration, Healthcare Management, Nursing, Enterprise Information Management, Information Assurance Security, Information Systems Management, Information Technology, and Psychology.

Online master’s degrees

Are offered in Business Administration, Accounting, Management, Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, and IT Management. Online doctoral degrees are offered in Management and Computer Science in various emphases. CTU’s Department of Miltary Education is committed to providing quality college degrees in a more accessible, flexible and rewarding manner.

Military students

Get specific advantages when they choose to enroll in its online programs. These advantages include the military tuition rate, waived application fee, Liberty Grant, military-friendly deployment policy, waived the cost of books, DANTES affiliation and SOC membership, SOCMAR and SOCCOAST privileges, acceptance of military experience for transfer credit and academic programs that can be finished completely online. Many campuses of CTU are located near military bases thus it is easy to make an on-campus visit when necessary. The CTU Wounded Warrior Scholarship offers financial assistance to recovering service personnel and their spouses. Traditional students can avail of traditional financial aid options including federal grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships. These options can either be need-based or academic-based.

The estimated annual tuition cost for traditional students is $10,665.00. There are about 23,094 undergraduate and 2,703 postgraduate students enrolled in CTU. Male/female ratio is 59%:41%. Colorado Technical University is not a member of any athletic conference.

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