Online degree programs make education convenient

Variety: Whatever your area of interest, you’ll likely find a degree program to suit your needs at CTU. In fact, we offer more than 100 graduate and undergraduate online degree programs and concentrations. You’ll find degree options at every level — associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral — and in many different fields.

Relevance: CTU online courses are taught by faculty who live what they teach. They’re in tune with current trends in their field and incorporate them into the coursework. You’re able to benefit from their first-hand industry knowledge and real-world experiences in their field.

Diversity: Our online classes are full of people just like you: stay-at-home parents, mid-level managers, busy executives, empty nesters, single parents, budding entrepreneurs. Here, students come from all walks of life to learn and improve their lives through education. In addition to knowledgeable instructors and a community of like-minded students, CTU’s online university experience includes interactive technology that makes learning accessible for a diverse student body.

Education Designed to Fit Your Lifestyle

One of the biggest benefits of attending an online university is that it can be tailored to your lifestyle. Instead of rushing out of the office at the end of the day to attend class or missing dinner with your kids to participate in a study group, you can listen to archived lectures, complete assignments, and communicate with professors and classmates when it’s convenient for you.

Our online education is designed to help you to:

• Maintain a work, life, education balance
• Tailor your education with flexible learning options
• Connect to courses anywhere you have an Internet connection

While CTU offers onsite and hybrid courses at our Aurora (Denver area) or Colorado Springs campuses, an online option is available for many of our programs — so if your needs change over time, you might be able to finish your degree online.

CTU Virtual Classroom: Everything in One Spot

With CTU’s Virtual Classroom you’re never more than a few clicks away from where you want to be. When you log into your Virtual Classroom’s dashboard, you land on your course home page, where you can navigate to all of the following resources.

Course Home: See the latest announcements for your online course, which you can read, save, or dismiss to stay organized

To Do List: View and sort your upcoming tasks

Meeting Times: Find out when your next interactive lecture is scheduled, log into live chats, or access a previous lecture

Assignments: View the assignment list and sort by type, assignment, or due date; select an assignment and get everything you need to complete it all in one place; and follow a link to the class discussion board where you can engage with your instructor and your classmates

Resources: Easily view your bookshelf with all of the e-books for your current and previous courses; conveniently check out all of the additional resources you may need; access CTU’s virtual library that offers e-books, online databases, and research guides for all of our online degree programs

Grades: Track your grades any time during your course and view your gradebook for a detailed breakdown of how you’re doing so far, including a link to instructor feedback on completed assignments

Classmates: Find out who is taking the class with you, connect with your classmates, track a group, mark and view favorites, and even tag classmates with keywords

Site Menu: From here, you can get tools that are designed to make staying in touch even easier, including a messenger app, general school contact information, a list of contacts in every department, and a link to trending discussions happening throughout the CTU community.

It's all pretty amazing, and, since it's better to experience it than simply read about it, we invite you to take our Virtual Classroom tour.

Innovative Tools and Resources

Our online students lead busy lives and need to make the best use of their time and energy. We get it. That’s why we offer several ways to attend classes — online, on campus, or a blend of both. Our digital tools are designed to help you to receive credit for what you already know, access your courses from anywhere, and calculate the cost of your education. And CTU has career service assistance ready to help you when it’s time to apply for an internship or a new job.

intellipath^®: intellipath^® is a CTU proprietary online learning application. It customizes coursework in our online degree programs to suit your knowledge level, letting you skip what you already know and focus on what you need to learn. It does away with the one-size-fits-all approach to education by providing you a personalized learning path.

When you take an online course powered by intellipath^®, you benefit from increased control over your class material. You have the opportunity to proactively address learning gaps, and get immediate feedback as you complete your course. This may help you improve your knowledge retention and lead to increased rates of passing grades — so that after you graduate, you’re ready to pursue your career goals.

CTU FastTrack™: intellipath^® is the technology that drives CTU’s Fast Track™, a set of technology-driven learning exams that provide you the opportunity to earn credit toward your degree for the knowledge and skills you already have. Offered at no additional charge, Fast Track exams are structured to help you demonstrate proficiency in core subjects, reducing the cost of your program and the time it takes to complete your degree by as much as 30 percent.**

** The ability to reduce time in school and/or reduce tuition depends on the number of CTU Fast Track™ exams successfully passed. Fast Track program credits are unlikely to transfer. Not all programs are eligible for possible 30% reduction in time and money. Courses eligible subject to change.

CTU Mobile: CTU’s mobile app provides the freedom and flexibility that our online degree students want. You get a secure, convenient way to stay connected to instructors and classmates when you’re on the go. Get homework done, receive timely notifications, and manage deadlines — all from the palm of your hand.

With CTU Mobile, you can:

• Check assignments while riding the train or bus to work
• Participate in live chats from the comfort of your favorite recliner
• Send emails to faculty members while waiting at the doctor’s office
• Review discussion boards on your lunch hour
• Track academic progress when you have a few minutes to spare

Financial Aid: Our financial aid advisors can explain all of the available options, including federal and state grants, scholarships, loans and work-study programs, private loans, payment plans, and tuition reimbursement*.

Online financial aid resources include:

• Tuition and Graduation Date Calculator: See how Fast Track exams, transfer credits, or a military affiliation may affect your total tuition and graduation date.
• Net Price Calculator: In just a few minutes, you can get an estimate of the cost to attend CTU, including tuition, fees, other expenses and possible grant aid.
• Scholarships and Grants: Learn how new and returning students who meet eligibility criteria can take advantage of a number of institutional grants and scholarships.
• Tuition and Catalog Resources: In just a few clicks, you’ll get access to tuition and catalog information that may help make your education investment easier to understand.

Career Development: In a competitive job market, pursuing your professional goals means being persistent and tapping into all your available resources. Colorado Technical University offers career search assistance through tools, resources and connections that could help you pursue these goals. Our Student Success Coaches are available to offer advice, guidance, and direction to students and graduates looking to take control of their careers.

*Financial aid is available for those who qualify. University grants or scholarships are based on established criteria as published in the University's catalog and are awarded after verification that the conditions of eligibility have been met.

Engage with Fellow CTU Students Online

We believe that continuing your education in today's world requires a community effort. That's why we take advantage of current and emerging technologies to help keep you connected to your studies in the some of the most convenient ways possible.

At CTU, you can interact with your classmates and instructors in much the same way you already stay in touch with your friends, family, and co-workers. By incorporating chat, email, mobile devices, and popular social networking sites into your online university experience, you can make education an active, engaging part of your everyday life.

Current students and alumni can stay connected, receive updates, and offer their own input with CTU’s social communities:

• Facebook: "Like" our page for interactive discussions, informative blogs, university news, and alumni stories.
• Instagram: Follow ctuniversity for a daily dose of inspiration through photo and video shares.
• Twitter: Tweet @ CTU and share your student experiences with hashtags like #CTUproud and #CTUstrong.
• LinkedIn: Connect with students, alumni and faculty via our professional networking group. You can also follow the CTU business page for the latest University alerts.
• YouTube: CTU’s video channel includes first-hand alumni stories, graduation footage, and behind-the-scenes highlights.

Degree Programs at CTU Online Have Earned Recognition

U.S. News & World Report has named Colorado Technical University online degree programs to eight of its 2019 Best Online Programs lists:

• Best Online Bachelor’s Programs
• Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans
• Best Online Graduate Criminal Justice Programs
• Best Online MBA Programs
• Best Online Graduate Business Programs (Excluding MBA)
• Best Online Graduate Computer Information Technology Programs
• Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs
• Best Online Graduate Nursing Programs

The NSA and Department of Defense have recognized CTU as well. They named CTU a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance and Cyber Defense.¹

Many of the business degree programs offered by Colorado Technical University are also ACBSP accredited.

CEO Magazine has been showcasing business schools from around the globe since it first launched in 2008. The magazine added its annual Global MBA Rankings in 2012. In 2017, Colorado Technical University received Tier One North American MBA School and Top Ten Global Online MBA School rankings². Schools are assessed using a fact-based criteria based upon key, weighted data points such as quality of faculty, accreditation, faculty to student ratio, professional development and more. The rankings include schools from Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand and the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China).

¹https://www.nsa.gov/ia/academic_outreach/nat_cae/institutions.shtml#ca
²https://www.coloradotech.edu/about/awards

Benefits of an Accredited Online Program

Not all online college degree programs are created equal. As you research your choices, make sure the program you choose is offered by an accredited college. College accreditation may be necessary in your field of study or in the career path you choose. Accreditation is a voluntary process that schools undergo to demonstrate that their college and programs can withstand rigorous evaluation and meet or exceed the standards of an independent accreditation agency.

Learn about CTU’s accreditation.

Alumni Association Keeps You Connected

Once you graduate from CTU, you automatically become a member of our collaborative, supportive Alumni Association.

The relationships our students form with their professors, CTU staff, and each other should not end after graduation, and we invite you to stay connected to the expanding professional and social network represented by the more than 109,000 degrees awarded since 1965.