Our story is your story.
It’s the tale of when opportunity meets degrees of impact.
Our story is the story of Denver and of Colorado, where your success and that of others combine to improve whole communities close and afar—one person, one family, one partnership, one class project at a time.
We do what we do so that you can earn your four-year undergraduate degree and achieve big things for:
- Yourself and your family
- Your neighborhood and community
- Your colleagues and employers
- And, perhaps our state, nation and the world
It’s the tale of adventure that is urban education at its finest.
Metro State isn’t just in the heart of Denver. It is Denver, which sits uniquely poised in the vibrant American West, a strategic hub for national and international connections. What happens here counts in countless ways.
A comprehensive four-year college, Metro State:
- Offers high-quality, relevant academic programs paired with direct career paths to both established and emerging fields
- Provides a unique learning opportunity rooted in a more diverse, open and explorative context
- Mirrors community needs, values and goals in everything we do
- Fosters community change through meaningful relationships with businesses, agencies and organizations at all levels of the city and surrounding areas
It’s all about you.
Your success takes root in our welcoming and supportive community, on campus and off. Call them friends, mentors or colleagues. The sentiment remains the same.
Relationships matter.
Let us introduce you to the people and opportunities that ensure success begins with you.
First Year Success Program
A collaboration between Student Services and Academic Affairs, the First Year Success program (FYS) helps first-time college students—many the first in their families to go to college—transition to life at Metro State.
The program groups students with similar backgrounds and aspirations (20 groups of 20 students each) then provides targeted programs that include:
- Faculty specially trained in serving first-time college students
- Linked courses and shared schedules to compound learning and help students bond to each other and the College
- Supplemental instruction and peer study sessions to improve learning