High School Counselors

Take a look at our CCD English and Math Placement Guides. These illustrate college readiness via test scores or high school course work and GPA. 

CCD also has a video library that provides step-by-step guidelines when applying to the College, COF and accessing D2L.

Another great resource for High School Counselors and students is the Academic Calendar. Make sure to visit this link to ensure you are up to date on the drop/withdraw and registration deadlines. 

Below is the outlined process for students who are looking to take courses at a CCD campus location. This program is called "College Select". Students and counselors must complete the requirements for a student to register for courses.

Please review the CCD Learning Options before continuing.

• Student work
  • The Student Webpage outlines the steps that they need to complete to be eligible to take College Select Courses.
    • Students should first talk to their HS Counselor to receive approval to take courses on the CCD Campus.
    • Then they should select “Now I’m ready to register for classes. What are my next steps?”
      • Please remember, students must complete (not just start) the application to CCD. If they are not a CCD student, they cannot take CCD classes.
      • Students should fill out the College Select Application to indicate that they are ready to meet with a High School Connections Advisor.
• Counselor work
  • Counselors need to complete the College Select Inquiry Sheet (formerly known as the pre-advising template).
    • This will replace sending any individual student agreement/course registration forms for CCD. Continue to collect these per your HS policies.
    • If your school district has provided a similar form, this is also acceptable.
    • Once completed please send it to HighSchoolConnections@ccd.edu in a password-protected file.
  • Please fill out the High School Additional Information Form.
    • This form will help CCD HS Connections staff meet your high school needs, including course requirements and course limitations (Max/Min)
• High School Connections Advisor
  • Meets with the students and assists them in registering for classes
  • An email goes out to each student with a link to set up a meeting
    • If they are a new student, this goes out to the personal email
    • If they are a returning student, this goes out to their CCD email

• Check out our programs of study  
• Suggested courses by pathway guide (being developed)

We've mapped out the courses that are guaranteed to transfer to any public two or four-year college in Colorado. Take a look at the courses that transfer using our transfer mapping document. 

*These are courses you may need to take to prepare you to take calculus. 

Guaranteed In-State Transfer Plans

• CCD Course Map
• Official State-Wide Transfer Degrees

Links to Common Four-Year Transfer Pages

• Colorado School of Mines
• Metropolitan State University of Denver
• University of Colorado Denver
• University of Colorado Boulder

Engineering Transfer Plans

Students who wish to pursue a degree in engineering should take the following classes. These will set students up for success in engineering at CCD and beyond.

Roster Verification for High School Select Classes

For high school select classes, we ask that all rosters be verified by teachers and counselors at the high school within the time frame given.

Registration Verification for College Select Classes

• For college-select classes, we ask that counselors be in frequent communication about student enrollment, and for the counselors to verify any documentation about enrollment that is sent within the timeframe given.
• Billing is based on the enrollment data we provide to you via the student course list. High schools can make alterations up until the drop date. High schools are assumed to confirm that all registrations are accurate and will be billed accordingly after the drop date regardless if they complete the registration verification process.
• The High School Connections Office will send out your student course list during the second week of CCD classes.
  • These are sent out to the counselor at the high school.
  • The student course list includes student name, S#, courses they are enrolled in, credits by course, online or on-ground, as well as days and times of each class.
  • The last day to drop a class (drop date) can always be found on our calendar.
• Once you have received the email,
  • Verify that the student course list is accurate and reflects your high school's students and the courses they are taking.
  • Confirm that all SASID codes are accurate. COF will be charged to your high school if this code is blank or incorrect.
  • Confirm that your high school approves the online cost differential. The cost difference is listed on our Additional Tuition Costs page, under the sub-heading "Online."
• Please send any corrections to the highschoolconnections@ccd.edu mailbox by the drop date, listed in our calendar as the last day to drop a class.  

Drop

• At CCD, “drop” is the process of removing a student from the class before the census day of that course, 15% from the first day to the last. When a student drops a course, the high school is not charged tuition, and the student’s college transcript does not record that the student was ever in the class.
• The state of Colorado mandates that we drop students who do not attend the first 15% of any course. In some courses, this also includes turning in an assignment. Please be sure students understand the importance of being present from the first day onward.
• If a student wants to drop a course, they must do so before the drop date or the high school will be charged tuition.

Withdraw

• At CCD, “withdraw” is the process of removing a student from the class before the withdrawal day of that course, which is listed on the course syllabus. When a student withdraws from a course, the high school is charged tuition, and the student’s college transcript will reflect a “W” as the grade.
• The state of Colorado and the Department of Education will not permit us to issue a withdrawal after the date on the syllabus.
• If you plan on transferring to another college, receiving colleges (handle these differently. Some ignore them and some treat them like a failing grade. You must speak to the receiving institution to learn more.
• Withdrawing from too many courses may impact Satisfactory Academic Progress. A student must complete 67% of their overall attempted hours to maintain satisfactory academic progress.