Fresh Air and Fond Memories Served Daily Ever watch an SUV stuck in city traffic, traveling a few blocks to get the owner a latte? Hear that big engine pulsing? See those oversize tires? What the SUV really wishes it were doing is exploring Colorado, home of the Rockies. Colorado has over 18 million acres of state and national parks and forests, and countless miles of rugged dirt roads in open backcountry. It's precisely the opportunity that SUV's were made for. It might be the precisely the opportunity you were made for, too, if you're looking for a college. Attention Powder Hounds Colorado offers a big, fresh, open welcome, especially if you're a powder hound... Read More

Fresh Air and Fond Memories Served Daily Ever watch an SUV stuck in city traffic, traveling a few blocks to get the owner a latte? Hear that big engine pulsing? See those oversize tires? What the SUV really wishes it were doing is exploring Colorado, home of the Rockies. Colorado has over 18 million acres of state and national parks and forests, and countless miles of rugged dirt roads in open backcountry. It's precisely the opportunity that SUV's were made for. It might be the precisely the opportunity you were made for, too, if you're looking for a college. Attention Powder Hounds Colorado offers a big, fresh, open welcome, especially if you're a powder hound or nature lover. A hiker or peakbagger. A mountaineer or rock climber. A mountain biker. Or simply a lover of the big sky, animals and spectacular greenery. Has Colorado got schools for you. There are 28 public higher education institutions, and in 2003 they gave out over 35,000 degrees. Over 6,000 Colorado students received degrees in Business and Management, and almost 4,400 received degrees in Math & Computer Sciences or Engineering & Technology in 2003. The quality of life in Colorado tends to keep college graduates around, too. In 2004, the U.S. Census Bureau ranked Colorado third in the nation in percentage of population with a college degree. Thirty-six percent of all adults have at least a bachelor?s degree. What Would You Like to Learn? What are students at Colorado colleges majoring in? Here's a breakdown of 2003 degrees: Agricultural Science/Agribusiness 847 Architecture 372 Bioscience & Life Sciences 1,342 Business & Management 6,012 Communications 1,448 Education 1,382 Engineering & Technologies 2,674 Health Care 3,942 Humanities & Liberal Arts 4,998 Law & Public Admin. 576 Mathematics & Computer Science 1,700 Miscellaneous/Interdisciplinary 1,350 Natural Resources & Conserv. 340 Parks, Recreation, Leisure Serv. 865 Protective Services 1,048 Social & Behavioral Sciences 4,804 Visual & Performing Arts 1,410 Vocational Programs 772 Colorado is a good place to find your future, and the ideal vacation, at the same school. Sources: Colorado Data Book: Colorado Colleges http://www.state.co.us/oed/bus_fin/Databook2003/DB2004-Education.pdf Hide