Red Rocks Community College - Lakewood, Colorado

Mohammad R. B.

The ESL department is poorly managed, and the staff is unprofessional. The manager,
“Jerry Kottom”, is incompetent and unreliable. He frequently speaks negatively about others behind their backs.

shawn M.

The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. Registration and entry exam were not counted after completion. It got fixed, sort of. The administrative is helpful and responsive.

Bear B.

This school is a disaster. Financial aid WILL NOT help you. Teachers WILL NOT inform you of anything. The school environment used to be nice before COVID-19 but has since failed in almost every aspect. The only plus is that if you find a good teacher, they will be good. That is easier said than done, though. I would not recommend this school to anyone who is serious about their education, unless you want to get the carpet pulled out from under you're feet, stick to CU Denver or somwhere else.

Matt M.

Went to Red Rocks for 3 years before graduating from Mines 2 years later. College has made my life so much better and I owe most of my education to the teachers here. They helped establish the base of knowledge which was rigorously tested at Mines.

The best secret I can let you all in on, is that the teachers at Red Rocks were far superior in their teaching skills than at Mines. Many times Mines classes were taught by mid 20’s grad and doc students who never taught or had a desire to teach but finances and degree programs force them into it. Not to take anything away from Mines, its a great place to finish your education, just giving the inside scoop on something I wish I would have known before transferring.

The teachers at Red Rocks are professionals, they love to teach which is why they teach at a community college. 11 out of 10 for really caring and being dedicated to education. Semesters and teachers have their ups and downs but overall my experiences at Red Rocks will always be one of the greatest and most fulfilling chapters of my life. A great place to get started on a new path in life!

Amber C.

Beautiful campus, great location, and safe atmosphere. Not a great place for people who work full time, unless you like remote classes. Not many amenities for people who work. Can’t see an advisor in person after 4 (been trying all year, unwilling to take off work), no food available for the late afternoon/evening. Even the vending machines are locked up during evening classes. So if you go from work to class, forget about food. No access to the bookstore after 4 either. Just all around not a place for people who work full time hours. The operate under that and close everything by 4. A LOT of the tuition break down comes to these amenities we don’t even get to use, food we don’t eat, I am renting and also help pay for housing that I also don’t use

Barrington B.

Absolutely a terrible school system that wants students to FAIL. their financial aid is a total joke. What a waste of the last few years at what I thought was a "good school" do not let them fool you with bells and whistles... once you're in its no better than dirt poor education surrounded by a very snobby environment of students. I would recommend CU Denver over this school. They are in bed with school of mines anyway which is for very wealthy people. This is not a good school to find a quality education.

mendez5525

This is a community college, not a university, I expected there to be some ups an downs. My teachers are hit and miss, but I feel even at a university that is still a strong possibility. For a school like this you don't really need the teachers to be stellar, a lot of the work is very doable if you put any kind of effort in, most of the required text alone will tell you everything you need to know about the class.

Now, for a community college there's some amazing things they pull off. There have been noble peace prize winners visit, travel study like the civil rights road trip, community programs that tie into school curriculum...The teachers who do take their jobs seriously will see that you use the coursework set before you be applied in the real world. The campus and environment feels welcoming and of course its cheap to go here.

Now...not everything here runs as smoothly as you hope. The student clinic is barely open and the one time I did go they didn't even have a nurse to help me. The few times I have bee to the cafeteria the cooks didn't have enough food to serve, my first tour of the school the guide didn't know anything about the programs or services and if you need help with tutoring the available people are very limited on what courses they can cover.

I've come to Red Rocks strictly to get my prerequisites out of the way and because I do enjoy learning. I don't make a lot of money and don't have a lot of resources. While I haven't explored everything available to me at Red Rocks I have enjoyed the experience. Coming here does mean teaching yourself to an extent, but it can be beneficial, if anything I wished I enrolled sooner.

Riley B.

The teacher are super great! I liked the online curriculum, the accounting is unprofessional. They sent notice to my parents (who I don't live with) that my scholarship was getting cancelled for lack of credits, I got a opportunity at work and had to drop classes. My parents reached out to me letting me know and I reached out and found out that I had a 3k bill due and it was affecting my credit score and my scholarship had been cancelled, I never got notice on my personal email or a phone call. Now I don't have money to take classes next semester, my credit score is down 30 points and i don't have food to eat for a week. I am 19 and you would think a collage would be dedicated to helping set up students for life would have better communication with there students. If I was given more notice I could have had more than 3 days to put together 3k and could have prevented getting the scholarship cancelled