Colorado Heights University

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Colorado Heights University is an American university in Denver, Colorado, part of the Teikyo University Group. In July, 2009 it changed its name from Teikyo Loretto Heights University to Colorado Heights University. It opened in 1989 on the campus of the former Loretto Heights College. Colorado Heights University, shortened to CHU, is a nationally accredited, private university located in Denver, Colorado. More than half of students at CHU are from over 50 different countries.ClosureOn November 29, 2016 CHU President, Fred Van Liew, released the following statement announcing the permanent closure of Colorado Heights University in Fall of 2017."Today, we announced to the students and faculty of Colorado Heights University that we will no longer be accepting new applications for enrollment. Our campus and programs will continue to operate normally and our current students will continue to receive the career-focused, quality education they have always received from us. Our number one priority is to help our current CHU students complete their education here or at nearby institutions."CampusIts campus consists of 20 buildings on a 74acre site, the highest area in Denver. The Administration Building opened in 1891. Its prominent bell tower can be seen from miles around, serving as a landmark for many Denver residents.HistoryAt the end of the 19th century, Mother Pancratia, of the Sisters of Loretto, had the vision to educate women in the Rocky Mountain region. In 1886, Loretto Heights Academy was founded as a Catholic girl's high school in the building now used as Colorado Heights University's Administration Building.The landmark Administration Building is a Romanesque six-story structure, designed by one of Denver's premier architects, Frank E. Edbrooke, the same architect who also built the famous Brown Palace Hotel in downtown Denver. The Administration Building was built from red sandstone and has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1975.