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Affordable | In-Demand Nursing Programs
Your Future in Nursing Starts Here
With an average annual salary over $90,000 for RNs and growing market demand, a nursing career is a smart career choice.
Whether you are a high school student exploring healthcare as a career pathway or an experienced working healthcare professional looking for a fully accredited, affordable, and flexible nursing school to advance your opportunities, the Community College of Denver has a program for you.
Our nursing pathways lead to meaningful work, competitive pay, and long-term growth.
CCD’s nursing programs combine rigorous academics with hands-on clinical experience, preparing students with the skills, confidence, and real-world training employers value. With continued demand for nurses across Colorado and beyond, CCD graduates are positioned to move quickly from classroom to career.
At nearly half the cost of in-state colleges and universities and with robust financial aid, the majority of our nursing students earn life-changing certificates and degrees while completing their programs with little, and often no, debt. And because nursing professionals are in high demand, our students earn a return on their college education right away.
From sophomores in high school exploring their options, to LPNs looking to earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), CCD has a nursing pathway for everyone.
*Salary source: Betternurse.org
Explore Our Nursing Pathways
The LPN to BSN Pathway
1. Study at CCD to become a licensed practical nurse, either full-time or part-time on evenings and weekends. 2. Start work right away or continue your studies in our innovative LPN-BSN bridge program. 3. Earn your BSN with us and become an RN. Note: LPNs can skip straight to our bridge program.
The CU Denver Transfer Pathway
1. Complete your Associate of General Studies Degree with CCD. 2. After graduation, take advantage of our streamlined transfer program to join the state-of-the-art University of Colorado Denver - College of Nursing. 3. Complete your final six semesters of study to earn your BSN and become an RN.
The Fast-Track to Work Pathway
1. Earn your Nurse Aid certificate in just one semester and begin working as a CNA, a common first step for LPNs and RNs. 2. If the career feels right and you want more, take the next step at CCD to become a licensed practical nurse, studying either full-time or part-time on evenings and weekends.
The “Test the Waters” Pathway
1. Register for the Colorado Health Careers Collaborative, a 3-week summer program for young adults (16-24 years old) who want to explore Colorado’s fastest-growing health careers first-hand. Created in partnership with local school districts and six of Colorado's largest healthcare employers.
Not sure if nursing is the healthcare profession for you?
CCD can help you pursue a wide range of other healthcare careers, from medical assistants to medical techs. Click below to explore our Healthcare Pathways
A Vibrant Campus in the Heart of Denver
CCD is located on the Auraria Campus in Downtown Denver, making it the only community college in the United States that shares a campus and other resources with two public universities: the University of Colorado Denver, including the Anschutz Medical Campus, and Metropolitan State University. With career pipelines into Denver’s leading healthcare employers and close proximity to Denver’s cultural and recreational scene, there is no better campus to study, work, and play.
