Catalog Addendum 2024-2025
Catalog Addendum for: Summer 2024/Fall 2024/Spring 2025
Last Updated: 12/18/2024
The purpose of this addendum is to indicate where Red Rocks Community College has amended current information or added additional information to the college catalog. The information published herein is effective for the Summer 2024, Fall 2024, and Spring 2025 semesters. If any of these changes impact your ability to graduate, please contact the dean for your area of study.
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Catalog:
Addresses have been added for Warren Tech Central, Clear Creek Fire Authority, and Rocky Mountain Chefs of Colorado.
Tuition Rates and Fees Section:
Tuition rates are set annually by the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education each fall. For current tuition rates, please check the website: www.rrcc.edu/tuition.
Student Rights and Responsibilities Section:
Firearms on Campus
• Effective Summer 2024: The notice for carrying of firearms on Red Rocks campuses has been updated.
State Law (Senate Bill 24-131) carrying of firearms on Red Rocks campuses.
As of July 1, 2024, state law will prohibit carrying firearms on college campuses, including all RRCC buildings and campus grounds, unless a limited exception applies. This ban applies to all individuals, including students, employees, guests, and visitors, including those who hold a valid permit for concealed carry.
Where Firearms Are Permitted
Individuals who carry a firearm in accordance with a valid concealed carry permit may only carry firearms in parking areas. Instructors associated with the Law Enforcement Police Academy will be permitted to conceal carry and use firearms for approved educational purposes, subject to the rules and protocols of the program. The law continues to permit RRCC police and authorized security personnel to carry and use firearms on campus.
What You Can Do
To comply with the new law, students, employees, guests, and visitors should leave firearms at home or keep them properly secured in their vehicles while on campus. Firearms stored in vehicles must be appropriately locked and out of plain view as required by law, including House Bill 24-1348. For questions, please reach out to the Chief of Campus Police 303-914-6394.
Associate Degrees and Smart Track Degrees Section:
• Effective Summer 2024: The Computer Science: Software Development AAS degree has been removed from the catalog.
• Effective Summer 2024: The Mathematics AS DWD degree has been updated.
• Effective Summer 2024: The Art History AA DWD degree has been removed from the catalog.
• Effective Summer 2024: The Power Equipment and Powersports Vehicle Technology Program has been removed from the catalog.
Degree Requirements (AA, AS, AGS and AAS) Section:
• Effective Summer 2024: The degree requirements for AA, AS, and AGS have been updated.
• Effective Summer 2024: The degree requirements for the Business AA Designated Degree have been updated.
DWD Degrees and Requirements Section:
Business AA Degree
• Effective Fall 2024: The Business AA Designated Degree Requirements have been updated.
Geology AS Degree
• Effective Fall 2024: The Geology AS Designated Degree was added to the catalog.
Certificates Section:
• Effective Summer 2024: The description for item #2 has been updated.
Academic Programs Section:
Accounting Program
• Effective Fall 2024: The Accounting Paraprofessional AAS Degree math requirements have been updated.
Associate of Engineering Degree - Transfer track to Colorado School of Mines
• Effective Summer 2024: The requirements for this degree have been updated.
Business Program
• Effective Summer 2024: The requirements for the Interdisciplinary Business AAS Degree have been updated.
• Effective Summer 2024: The requirements for the Business Administration AAS Degree have been updated.
• Effective Summer 2024: The requirements for the Business Administration Marketing Certificate have been updated.
• Effective Summer 2024: The requirements for the Business Management Certificate have been updated.
Computer Information Technology Program
• Effective Fall 2024: The Cyber Security BAS degree has been added to the catalog.
• Effective Fall 2024: The Networking Technology certificate has been renamed to Network and Systems certificate.
Computer Science Program
• Effective Summer 2024: The Computer Science: Software Development AAS degree has been removed from the catalog.
Criminal Justice Program
• Effective Fall 2024: The Criminal Justice AA Designated Degree Requirements were updated.
Medical Assisting Program
• Effective Summer 2024: The requirements for Medical Assisting AAS Degree have been updated.
• Effective Summer 2024: The requirements for Medical Assisting Certificate have been updated.
Medical Office Technology Program
• Effective Fall 2024: The Medical Office Administration Certificate requirements have been updated.
Outdoor Recreation Leadership Program
• Effective Summer 2024: The Outdoor Industry Business/Management Certificate elective credits have been updated.
Phlebotomy
• Effective Summer 2024: The Phlebotomy Certificate description has been updated.
Social Work
• Effective Summer 2024: The name has been changed to Social Work Transfer Agreement.
Course Descriptions Section:
ACC-Accounting Courses
• Effective Fall 2024: The following courses have been added to the catalog: ACC 2011 Intermediate Accounting I; ACC 2012 Intermediate Accounting II; ACC 2026 Cost Accounting; ACC 2031 Business Taxation.
• Effective Fall 2024: The course ACC 2085 Independent Study has been added to the catalog.
• Effective Spring 2025: The courses ACC 1021 and ACC 1022 have been removed from the catalog.
• Effective Spring 2025: The prerequisites for course ACC 2011 have been updated.
ART-Art Courses
• Effective Fall 2024: The prerequisite for ART 2703 has been corrected to: ART 1703.
ASE-Auto Service Technology Courses
• Effective Fall 2024: The credits have been updated for the ASE 1053 course to 2 credits.
BIO-Biology Courses
• Effective Spring 2025: The prerequisite for course BIO 1112 has been updated.
• Effective Spring 2025: The prerequisite for course BIO 2121 has been updated.
CAD-Computer Assisted Drafting Courses
• Effective Spring 2025: The prerequisite for course CAD 1102 has been updated.
• Effective Spring 2025: The prerequisite for course CAD 2332 has been updated.
• Effective Spring 2025: The prerequisite for course CAD 2458 has been updated.
CNG-Computer & Networking Tech Courses
• Effective Summer 2024: The following courses have been added to the catalog: CNG 3010 Fundamentals of Cybersecurity (4), CNG 3020 Cyber Law Ethics and Policy (4), CNG 3030 Methods of Network Analysis (4), CNG 3036 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (4), CNG 3040 Cyber Operations (4), CNG 3040 Cyber Operations (4), CNG 3050 Cyber Investigation and Forensics (4), CNG 3056 Vulnerability Assessment II (4), CNG 3075 Special Topics (0-12), CNG 3076 Special Topics (0-12), CNG 3077 Special Topics (0-12), CNG 4000 Active Cyber Defense (4), CNG 4010 Cyber Threat Intelligence (4), CNG 4020 Zero Trust Networks (4), CNG 4030 Cyber War (4), CNG 4054 Malware Threats and Analysis (4), CNG 4075 Special Topics (0-12), CNG 4076 Special Topics (0-12), CNG 4077 Special Topics (0-12), CNG 4080 Internship (0-12), CNG 4089 Internship (0-12).
• Effective Spring 2025: The course CNG 1020 A+ Certification Preparation has been added to the catalog.
CSC-Computer Science Courses
• Effective Summer 2024: The prerequisite for CSC 4024 has been corrected to: CSC 3024.
• Effective Summer 2024: The CSC 1001 Principles of Computing (3) course has been added to the catalog.
• Effective Summer 2024: The prerequisite for CSC 1019 has been updated to: College Readiness in Quantitative Literacy Math.
• Effective Spring 2025: The prerequisite for course CSC 1060 has been updated.
DMS-Diagnostic Medical Sonography Courses
• Effective Fall 2024: DMS 2405 Venous Sonography (2) has been added to the catalog.
EIC-Electricity Ind/Commercial Courses
• Effective Fall 2024: The prerequisite for EIC 2320 has been updated to: EIC 1202.
• Effective Spring 2025: The prerequisite for course EIC 2340 has been updated.
EMS-Emergency Medical Services Courses
• Effective Fall 2024: The prerequisite for EMS 1070 has been updated and the CCR prereqs were removed.
ENG-English Courses
• Effective Summer 2024: The credits for ENG 094 have been corrected to: 3 credits.
GEO-Geography Courses
• Effective Summer 2024: GEO 105 World Regional Geography: GT-SS2 (3) has been added to the catalog.
IHP-Integrative Health Professions Courses
• Effective Summer 2024: IHP 2065 Specialty Coaching Skills/Clinical Lab (3) has been added to the catalog.
MAN-Management Courses
• Effective Fall 2024: MAN 3030 Contemporary Management (3) has been added to the catalog.
• Effective Fall 2024: MAN 3050 Innovation and Change Management (3) has been added to the catalog.
• Effective Fall 2024: MAN 4040 Strategic Management (3) has been added to the catalog.
• Effective Fall 2024: MAN 4060 Human Resources and Supervisory Management (3) has been added to the catalog.
MAP-Medical Assisting Professional Courses
• Effective Spring 2025: The perquisites have been removed from the MAP 1050 Pharmacology-Medical Assistants course.
MAR-Marketing Courses
• Effective Fall 2024: MAR 3040 Business Practical Marketing (3) has been added to the catalog.
• Effective Fall 2024: MAR 4010 Digital Marketing & Analytic (3) has been added to the catalog.
PAS-Physician Assistant Courses
• Effective Fall 2024: PAS 6065 Introduction to Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Physician Assistants (1) has been added to the catalog.
PHY-Physics Courses
• Effective Spring 2025: The perquisite for PHY 2112 has been updated.
• Effective Spring 2025: The perquisite for PHY 2113 has been updated.
WST-Physician Assistant Courses
• Effective Fall 2024: The course WST 2100 Women and Social Action: GT-SS3 was added to the catalog.
Staff & Faculty Directory Section:
• Effective Summer 2024: The Directory has been updated 4/1/24, 4/19/24, 6/3/24, 6/13/24, 7/1/24, 9/3/24, 9/11/24, 9/30/24, 10/2/24, 11/12/24, 12/18/24