Metropolitan State College Of Denver, Colorado

Study at Metropolitan State College of Denver

The Metropolitan State College of Denver, also known as Metro State or MSCD, is a four-year college located in Denver, Colorado. It is one of the largest four-year colleges in the country and has the second largest enrollment of undergraduates in Colorado. The college offers over 50 majors and more than 7 minors. MSCD is recognized for a wide array of liberal arts and sciences programs, as well as its business, teacher education, aviation, and criminal justice programs.

MSCD is noted for its athletics programs. Their sports teams are nicknamed the Roadrunners. The Metro State's women's soccer team won the Division II National Championship in 2004 and 2006, while the men's basketball team won the Division II National Championship in 2000 and 2002.

Profile of Metropolitan State College of Denver

The campus of Metro State is in Denver, CO, which is a large city. The school is a public institution. Degrees at Metro State include, at the school's highest level, the Bachelor's degree.

Course Topics

The school has a tighter focus on specific Course Topics than most colleges its size. Metro State is known for its programs in art studies and therapy and counseling.

Metro State Selectivity

Admission at the school is selective, not open to all who apply. Three quarters of students in 2007 had SAT verbal scores of at least 440. Half of math SAT scores of accepted students fell between 440 and 570.

Faculty

The school has a tenure system for senior faculty.

Student Enrollment

In 2007, Metro State had 21,425 students enrolled (16,301 full-time equivalent).

Student Life

A lot of students at the school attend part-time. Metro State values student athletics, and belongs to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

Metro State Tuition and Affordability

The school is a relative bargain, with lower tuition and fees than most schools offering similar degrees.

Metro State Programs and Degrees

General Category	Degrees	Most Common Majors
Liberal Arts	501	history, English, speech and rhetoric, interdisciplinary studies, political science, foreign language and literature, anthropology, sociology, ...
Business and Management	461	business management, accounting, marketing, finance, MIS
Therapy and Counseling	415	behavioral sciences, psychology, child psychology
Security and Law Enforcement	173	criminal justice and safety
Science	158	biology, chemistry, atmospheric sciences, physics
Family and Social Work	135	human services, social work
Transportation	97	commercial pilot and flight crew, aviation operations
Nutrition and Exercise Therapy	95	health and physical education, parks and recreation studies
Art Studies	73	art studies
Media	56	journalism, public relations and advertising
Nursing and Emergency Medicine	48	registered nursing
Medical Adminstration	41	health care administration
Engineering Technician	40	mechanical engineering tech, electronics tech, civil engineering tech, surveying tech
Conservation and Resource Management	37	land use planning, environmental science
Mathematics	36	mathematics
Hospitality	29	hospitality management
Design	27	industrial design
Computer Science and Engineering	22	computer science
Education and Teaching	18	special ed, music teaching
Music	17	music
Religion and Philosophy	16	philosophy
Drama and Performing Arts	15	drama

Contact: Metro State

Metropolitan State College of Denver
Speer Blvd and Colfax Ave
Denver, CO 80217-3362
General Phone: (303) 556-3876
http://www.mscd.edu