University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center

The University of Colorado Denver, usually shorted to the UC Denver is a public university in the United States state of Colorado. It is one of three schools of the University of Colorado system. The university has two campuses, one in downtown Denver and the "Anschutz Medical Campus" located in neighboring Aurora. The main medical campus is located at the Aurora Campus. The downtown campus features both undergraduate and graduate courses, with the student population currently comprising more than 40 percent graduate (or masters and doctoral) students. The university offers a wide variety of degrees and is host to the university's teaching hospital, the University of Colorado Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. The single university is the result of the 2004 consolidation of the "University of Colorado at Denver" and "University of Colorado Health Sciences Center."

There are currently more than 27,000 students at the school's two physical campuses in downtown Denver and in Aurora. The school also offers classes via CU Online. The school offers more than 100 degree programs in 12 schools and colleges. UC Denver awards more than 3,400 degrees every year, and grants more graduate degrees than any other institution in Colorado.

UC Denver employs more than 12,200 Coloradans, making it one of the metro Denver area's top employers. The University of Colorado Denver and Health Sciences Center serves more than 500,000 patients a year through its hospital and clinical services.

History

The University of Colorado created a department of medicine and surgery in September of 1883. This department granted its first degrees in 1885.

By 1892, the last two years of classes were taught in Denver because the larger population afforded more practical experience. This practice triggered something of a turf battle with the University of Denver’s medical school and the subsequent legal battle went to the state Supreme Court. In 1897, the court found that CU’s charter restricted them to Boulder. However, CU wasn't ready to admit defeat. In 1910, CU got an amendment to the state Constitution passed which allowed them to move back to Denver. They later combined with the Denver and Gross Medical College to form a larger school with a more comprehensive program. In 1947, the hospital assumed responsibility for patients referred from Denver General Hospital. The state paid for care and students got instruction.

The University of Colorado Denver, usually shorted to the UC Denver is a public university in the United States state of Colorado. It is one of three schools of the University of Colorado system. The university has two campuses, one in downtown Denver and the "Anschutz Medical Campus" located in neighboring Aurora. The main medical campus is located at the Aurora Campus. The downtown campus features both undergraduate and graduate courses, with the student population currently comprising more than 40 percent graduate (or masters and doctoral) students. The university offers a wide variety of degrees and is host to the university's teaching hospital, the University of Colorado Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. The single university is the result of the 2004 consolidation of the "University of Colorado at Denver" and "University of Colorado Health Sciences Center."