Colorado Heights University

Welcome to Colorado Heights University
You’ll find that Colorado Heights University is a wonderful place to live as well as to learn. We provide comfortable dormitories, state-of-the-art technology, a world-class dining hall and a wide range of amenities on our beautiful campus.

To see all that CHU has to offer, click here for a photo tour of the campus and its facilities.

Student Service provides residential services for CHU students. Marian and Walsh and Pan Halls can house 250 residents per hall. Walsh Hall and Marian Hall are coed by floor. The halls are staffed by Resident Assistants who provide security, enforce policy, and develop programs for students living on campus. CHU has also installed an extensive closed circuit video surveillance system of public areas to help provide a secure living environment for students.

Students, faculty, and staff have a wide variety of recreation and leisure opportunities. The CHU Pool/Weight facility has a swimming pool, weight room, sauna, and Jacuzzi system. Pan Hall has a basketball court on its first floor which can also be used for aerobic activities and indoor running during inclement weather. On the front greens on the north end of campus is an outdoor volleyball court, lighted tennis courts, and a soccer field. The Student Union offers numerous board games, ping-pong tables and a billiard and a foosball table, including all necessary equipment.

Food service at CHU is committed to providing a high-quality food program on campus. Students who have special requests for food items or preparation should contact the Food Service Manager. The Food Service Staff is responsive to students' requests.

Mail service is provided by a full-service contract U.S. Postal Station on the first floor of the Administration Building. All students who live on campus are assigned and required to maintain a postal box on campus. The service includes: postage stamps, money orders, express mail and outbound letters and packages. The normal hours of operation are 10:0 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

With holdings of more than 125,000 volumes, the CHU library provides a wide range of learning resources and services to support the undergraduate academic programs at CHU. Over 1,000 current periodicals are available either in hardcopy or on-line and over 10,000 items of microfilm and audio visual collections supplement the book collection.

The library is also one of the technological hubs of the University. The Learning Resources Center has 15 computer data ports with direct access to the Internet. There are two Advanced Technology classrooms with state- of-the art multimedia presentation capabilities.

The Colorado Heights Theater is a 74,000 square foot complex located at the highest point in Denver.

The proscenium theater has a very large stage, excellent technical support, and seating for 999 people. Ample free parking is also available.

Our Lady of Loretto Chapel is an intimate, non-denominational chapel with seating for up to 200 people.

This beautiful red sandstone chapel boasts a magnificent pipe organ, grand piano and 23 stained glass windows. The Chapel is a registered landmark, located at the highest point in Denver.