Campus Information

Location: Alamosa, Colorado (population approximately 10,000) Situated in the San Luis Valley 220 miles south of Denver on U.S. Highways 160 and 285 Served by United Express Airlines and bus service

Type: State-supported, coeducational, comprehensive college

Enrollment: Approximately 2,500 on campus; more than 10,000 in Extended Studies

Housing: College-owned and operated residence halls available to all students.

Campus: 54 buildings on 90 acres

Faculty: 123 full- and part-time

Academic Year: 2 semesters and 3 summer sessions

Accreditation: Adams State College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools at 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, Illinois, 60602-2504. 800-621-7440 or

Individual programs are accredited through the National Association of Schools of Music, Teacher Education Accrediting Council (TEAC) and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Adams State College is an institutional member of the American Council on Education, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the National Association of Schools of Music. The college is approved by the American Association of University Women.

Degrees: B.S., B.A., M.A., and associate degrees Pre-professional programs, guaranteed transfer programs, and concentrations in over 50 areas of study

Tuition/Cost:

Library: Collections total 150,000 books, 34,651 bound periodicals, 488,675 federal and state government publications, 428,500 ERIC microfiche for teacher education, 4,664 audio-visual items, 1,005 subscriptions, and 689,109 microforms. Full member of national OCLC and Colorado MARMOT computer information networks.

Placement: Services of career planning and placement office available to students and alumni

Athletics: Intercollegiate: NCAA Div. II, Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference;Outdoor Program offers skiing, mountaineering, rafting, and other activities; intramurals offered.