Red Rocks Community College

08/19/2026

Taryn Smith rowed 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, completely alone.

Amidst 30 foot waves, sharks, and unrelenting wind, Taryn found happiness and purpose. Her message is simple: we are meant to do big things and the resilience required comes from community.

Learn more about her ⬇️ and then come hear her speak at Red Rocks on Sept. 1 from 1 to 3 p.m.

August 20, 2026 | By Yesenia Robles, RRCC, MarCom When Taryn Smith set her mind on a goal – to be the first American woman to row across the Atlantic Ocean by herself – she was determined she would see it through. She faced three years of challenges, looking for sponsors, raising money and train...

08/14/2026

3,000 miles. One boat. No crew.

Taryn Smith became the first American woman to compete in The World's Toughest Row as a solo athlete — through 30-foot waves, sharks and wind that never quit.

Her message: we are meant to do big things. And the resilience to get there comes from community.

Taryn is coming to Red Rocks on September 1. Come hear her story. Link in bio.

08/13/2026

Walk through our front door and you'll find something unexpected.

21 sculptures by renowned Mexican artist José Sacal are now on display in the main lobby of our Lakewood campus — and they're meant to stop you in your tracks. Sacal's widow shared that he wanted students to simply stumble upon his work during a typical day.

From Gandhi depicted with elephant feet to abstract portraits of historical figures, each piece invites a closer look — and a conversation.

On display through Nov. 3. Free and open to the public during regular campus hours.

Read more —> https://bit.ly/45XjOeL

08/07/2026

Check out some of the photos from the opening reception of the Jose Sacal: Un Mexicano Universal, art exhibit that we’re thrilled to be hosting at RRCC.

We had the pleasure of learning more about Sacal from renowned historian Gregorio Luke, who helped us see how Sacal saw the world and how he expressed it in his sculptures of famous people and artworks.

The work is on display in the main lobby of our Lakewood campus through Nov. 3. We hope you’ll check it out.

Thank you to the for helping bring this work to our students and community.

08/07/2026

More Red Rocks students are about to get help paying for college. The RRCC Foundation was the recipient of a generous grant from the Reisher Family Foundation — expanding scholarship access for students across both campuses.

“Our work is to remove barriers and ensure students can reach their goals to transform their lives. This generous gift is going to help us reach even more students,” said Jane Marsh, Executive Director of the RRCC Foundation. “We are so thankful for this partnership.”

Read more here:

The RRCC Foundation has received a $225,000 grant from the Reisher Scholars Program at The Denver Foundation as part of a landmark $25 million initiative marking the 25th anniversary of the program. The funds will be directed to RRCC students over the next two academic years, and the applications wi...

08/04/2026

Passionate about art or painting? Want to learn more about how to make money doing what you love?

🎨Try our new course this year on painting murals! Students who sign up will get to paint a mural on our Lakewood campus while learning all about how to pitch, design and paint murals for themselves.

It’s just one way we connect learning to the real world.

Classes start Aug. 17. Learn more here:

"Students can make really good money painting murals." That's what Katie Gabriel Ramos tells her students — and this fall, she's teaching them exactly how at Red Rocks Community College. One of the outdoor courtyard spaces on the Lakewood campus is getting a facelift this year after students in a ...

08/03/2026

They say Rome wasn't built in a day. Might have gone faster with a drafter.

Every building, bridge, and machine starts as a drawing — and someone gets paid to make them.

Engineering Graphics Technology at Red Rocks gives you hands-on experience with industry-standard software and the practical skills you can use on day one. You can earn an Engineering Graphics Technology certificate with as little as two classes that builds towards an associate degree. You can start with what makes sense for you.

Classes begin August 17. Start designing your next move. → https://redrocks.cc/EGTech

07/31/2026

Your AAS is only the beginning. It's your head start on a bachelor's degree.

Your credits carry forward. Your schedule stays flexible. Your career keeps moving — online, part-time or full-time — all while you keep working.

Management. Finance. Marketing. Analytics. The skills that take you higher.

Classes begin August 17. Continue your ascent.
https://redrocks.cc/business-accounting

07/29/2026

The work you do every day has a name — and a career path behind it.

A new statewide report names Red Rocks a "bright spot" in preparing Colorado's early childhood educators — students learning in a real classroom at our on-campus Children's Center, coached by paid mentor-teachers, on a path that leads toward teacher licensure.

This is the program the state points to for turning the work you already do into a career.

And the Innovation Scholarship may cover your tuition.

Go further this fall — classes begin August 17. → https://redrocks.cc/educationCollege

07/27/2026

Three years of running projects? You've already done the qualifying.

The Rocky Mountain Education Center at Red Rocks Community College offers PMP® certification prep — 35 hours, hybrid and evenings, built for the life you already have.

Newer to project management? CAPM® prep gets you certified with no experience required — in just 25 hours.

You may qualify for a TEC-P scholarship.

Classes begin August 20, so make it official. → https://redrocks.cc/ProjectManagement