CCU Locations and Directions

Are you planning a visit to Colorado Christian University? Whether you’re heading to our main campus in Lakewood, Colorado, or one of our other Colorado locations, we’re here to make your journey easy and convenient. With detailed directions, campus maps, and helpful information on parking and accommodations, we ensure your visit is seamless. Located just ten miles west of downtown Denver and minutes from the Rocky Mountains, CCU’s Lakewood campus features a range of student services, academic facilities, housing, and dining options. Explore our Armstrong Center and Event Center, and find directions to our Colorado Springs Center and Centennial Institute. We look forward to your visit!

Main Campus

  8787 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood, CO 80226
  303-963-3000
  Campus Map

Colorado Christian University's main campus is located in Lakewood, Colorado, ten miles west of downtown Denver and five minutes east of the Rocky Mountains. The Lakewood campus includes academic facilities, campus housing and dining, an event center, a student center, and a wide range of services for students.

Main campus can be accessed from either Alameda Avenue or Garrison Street. Student housing can be easily accessed from the Alameda Avenue entrance with limited visitor parking available directly east of the Anschutz Student Center. The Garrison Street entrance provides direct access to the University’s primary parking area with close proximity to academic and administration buildings and the event center. All guests are required to check in at either Leprino Hall or Anschutz Student Center.

Armstrong Center

  8787 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood, CO 80226

The new 60,000-square-foot campus addition was dedicated and opened on October 4, 2024. The Armstrong Center returned the School of Music to CCU's main campus, houses an expanded library, features a 500-seat performance theater and essential classroom space, and is home to the University's first dedicated chapel.

The performance theater hosts CCU performance events including concerts, theatre productions, dance projects, and recitals.

Event Center

  8787 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood, CO 80226

The Event Center, which sits on the north side of CCU's main campus, is the main venue for campus-wide events and conferences. The College of Undergraduate Studies holds campus Chapel in the Event Center every Tuesday and Thursday morning.

The CCU Athletics department hosts NCAA Division II games for men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball in the Event Center. The Event Center is also used for the student intramural program and a wide range of other activities throughout the year.

Colorado Springs Center

  1125 Kelly Johnson Blvd., Suite 105, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
  719-867-5817

CCU's Colorado Springs office serves adult students in the College of Adult and Graduate Studies in Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and outlying southern Colorado communities. The Center also serves the military community based at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Fort Carson, Peterson AFB, Shriever AFB, and the U.S. Air Force Academy.

The Colorado Springs Center houses the Community Counseling Center which provides affordable, outpatient mental health services to the greater Colorado Springs community through graduate-level counselors in the Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program.

Centennial Institute

  303-963-3157

The Centennial Institute, CCU's public policy think tank works to enhance public understanding of the most important issues facing Colorado and the nation, and provides students with many opportunities to engage these issues.

Throughout the academic year, CI sponsors lectures, panels, debates, and issue briefings on CCU's Lakewood campus. The institute's signature event, the Western Conservative Summit, is the largest annual gathering of conservatives in the western United States.

Allison Building

333 S Allison Pkwy, Lakewood, CO 80226

The Allison Building houses staff for University Advancement, CCU Academy, and the Business Affairs department.

 

Contact Us

Get contact information for CCU departments or ask us a question if you can't find what you are looking for on our website.

 

Local Hotels

Take advantage of special discounted rates at local Colorado hotels for visitors to CCU's main campus.

 

Events Calendar

Join us for music and theatre performances, athletics events, lecture series, conferences, and other CCU events.