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Colorado Mesa University
Colorado Mesa University (CMU or Mesa) is a public university in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States. Originally established in 1925 as Grand Junction Junior College, the school was renamed to Mesa College in 1940. The college began offering bachelor's degrees in 1974, and in 1988, changed its name to Mesa State College to reflect its growing educational programs. In 2011, the school officially attained university status and adopted its current name.
CMU's main campus sits on 141 acres (57 ha) in central Grand Junction. CMU's branch campuses include CMU Tech in northwestern Grand Junction and a CMU regional campus in Montrose, about 60 miles (97 km) southeast of Grand Junction. The university offers over 100 undergraduate programs and 11 postgraduate programs across 13 academic departments. Colorado Mesa University enrolled nearly 10,000 students in fall 2024, making it the largest university in western Colorado, as well as the largest university in the state outside of the Front Range Urban Corridor.
Colorado Mesa's athletic teams, known as the Mavericks, compete at the NCAA Division II level as members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The Mavericks have won 70 RMAC regular season titles across the school's 26 NCAA sports.
Mesa County, Colorado, was officially founded in 1883; by the 1920 United States Census, the county's population had more than quintupled to over 22,000 residents, with the city of Grand Junction alone having more than 9,000 residents. As the population of the area continued to rise, the need for education facilities became apparent. Many students in the region had to travel long distances for college; the majority of the state's higher education institutions were along the Front Range Urban Corridor, well over 200 miles from Grand Junction. Even the closest institution, Western State College of Colorado (now known as Western Colorado University), was located in Gunnison, over 120 miles to the southeast. To meet the growing demand for education, in 1925, Colorado Governor Clarence Morley signed Senate Bill 262 into law, which established Grand Junction Junior College. GJJC welcomed its inaugural class of 39 students the same year. At the time of its founding, the college offered seven courses, with tuition at $8 per class.
After a brief stint being known as Mesa County Junior College, the school was renamed to Mesa College in 1940. By this time, enrollment had increased to nearly 300 students. The school's selection of community college programs continued to increase as well, with enrollment surpassing 1,000 students in 1961, and a vocational school being added in 1967.
In 1972, Governor John Arthur Love signed Senate Bill 16 authorizing Mesa College to begin offering bachelor's degrees, effective fall 1974. Due to this expansion of programs, by 1979, enrollment had increased to 3,891 students, nearly tripling since 1963.
In 1988, the school was renamed Mesa State College, as it began transitioning from a junior college into a four-year state college. In 1994, the Colorado legislature authorized Mesa State College to begin offering select graduate programs, as the need for higher education in western Colorado began to increase. In 1996, Mesa State began offering its first graduate program, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. With the addition of this program, Mesa State College became the only four-year institution in Colorado to offer a full range of undergraduate degrees (technical certificates, associate's degrees, and bachelor's degrees) along with graduate programs.
Prior to 2003, all four of Colorado's state colleges (Adams State College, Mesa State College, Metropolitan State College of Denver, and Western State College of Colorado) were governed under a single governing board, the Consortium of State Colleges in Colorado. However, in 2003, the CSCC was abolished; each school was granted its own governing board, and the Colorado General Assembly assigned Mesa State to be the designated higher education provider for 14 counties in western Colorado: Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Grand, Jackson, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, Ouray, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt, San Miguel, and Summit counties. In 2005, the school officially opened Western Colorado Community College (now known as CMU Tech), which would serve as the school's two-year, open admission division.
Colorado Mesa University
Colorado Mesa University (CMU or Mesa) is a public university in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States. Originally established in 1925 as Grand Junction Junior College, the school was renamed to Mesa College in 1940. The college began offering bachelor's degrees in 1974, and in 1988, changed its name to Mesa State College to reflect its growing educational programs. In 2011, the school officially attained university status and adopted its current name.
CMU's main campus sits on 141 acres (57 ha) in central Grand Junction. CMU's branch campuses include CMU Tech in northwestern Grand Junction and a CMU regional campus in Montrose, about 60 miles (97 km) southeast of Grand Junction. The university offers over 100 undergraduate programs and 11 postgraduate programs across 13 academic departments. Colorado Mesa University enrolled nearly 10,000 students in fall 2024, making it the largest university in western Colorado, as well as the largest university in the state outside of the Front Range Urban Corridor.
Colorado Mesa's athletic teams, known as the Mavericks, compete at the NCAA Division II level as members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The Mavericks have won 70 RMAC regular season titles across the school's 26 NCAA sports.
Mesa County, Colorado, was officially founded in 1883; by the 1920 United States Census, the county's population had more than quintupled to over 22,000 residents, with the city of Grand Junction alone having more than 9,000 residents. As the population of the area continued to rise, the need for education facilities became apparent. Many students in the region had to travel long distances for college; the majority of the state's higher education institutions were along the Front Range Urban Corridor, well over 200 miles from Grand Junction. Even the closest institution, Western State College of Colorado (now known as Western Colorado University), was located in Gunnison, over 120 miles to the southeast. To meet the growing demand for education, in 1925, Colorado Governor Clarence Morley signed Senate Bill 262 into law, which established Grand Junction Junior College. GJJC welcomed its inaugural class of 39 students the same year. At the time of its founding, the college offered seven courses, with tuition at $8 per class.
After a brief stint being known as Mesa County Junior College, the school was renamed to Mesa College in 1940. By this time, enrollment had increased to nearly 300 students. The school's selection of community college programs continued to increase as well, with enrollment surpassing 1,000 students in 1961, and a vocational school being added in 1967.
In 1972, Governor John Arthur Love signed Senate Bill 16 authorizing Mesa College to begin offering bachelor's degrees, effective fall 1974. Due to this expansion of programs, by 1979, enrollment had increased to 3,891 students, nearly tripling since 1963.
In 1988, the school was renamed Mesa State College, as it began transitioning from a junior college into a four-year state college. In 1994, the Colorado legislature authorized Mesa State College to begin offering select graduate programs, as the need for higher education in western Colorado began to increase. In 1996, Mesa State began offering its first graduate program, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. With the addition of this program, Mesa State College became the only four-year institution in Colorado to offer a full range of undergraduate degrees (technical certificates, associate's degrees, and bachelor's degrees) along with graduate programs.
Prior to 2003, all four of Colorado's state colleges (Adams State College, Mesa State College, Metropolitan State College of Denver, and Western State College of Colorado) were governed under a single governing board, the Consortium of State Colleges in Colorado. However, in 2003, the CSCC was abolished; each school was granted its own governing board, and the Colorado General Assembly assigned Mesa State to be the designated higher education provider for 14 counties in western Colorado: Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Grand, Jackson, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, Ouray, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt, San Miguel, and Summit counties. In 2005, the school officially opened Western Colorado Community College (now known as CMU Tech), which would serve as the school's two-year, open admission division.