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CTU Logo Apply Now Online Colorado Springs Toggle navigation CTU About CTU Our History Our Mission Our Campuses Degrees Academics Learning Model Course Delivery Structure Accreditation & Affiliation Technology Virtual Campus & Classrooms CTU Mobile CTU Messenger Intellipath Adaptive Learning System Live Chats V ital S ource e Textbooks Student Support Services Your Admissions Experience CTU Education Alliance Career Services Resources Technical Support CTU Alumni Tuition Military Department of Military Education Military Acknowledgements CTU Patriot Scholarship Program Military Tuition Fast Track Today’s Education For Tomorrow’s Professionals Our History Learning & Growing Adapting & Thriving In 1965, Colorado Technical University was founded in Colorado Springs, where the main campus remains embedded in a vibrant and growing community. As the needs of a dynamic professional industrial complex expanded, the University evolved from a technical training school to a respected university with graduate-level programs in many of today’s most technologically demanding fields. 1965 CTU begins operation as the Colorado Electronic Training Center in a building originally used as a roller rink. 1970s Throughout the 1970’s, with the aerospace and military industries fueling area economies and generating a demand for a highly trained workforce, CTU adapted and redesigned its curricula to present information and skills that were more relevant to the engineering and computer science industry. 1980s CTU recognized the pending impact of technology on every industry, from engineering and information technology to business and criminal justice. New curriculums were planned in anticipation of the impact a booming Internet would soon have on education and the desires of career-motivated professionals to stay current with emerging technologies. 1995 CTU matured as an institution of higher learning by offering its first doctorate programs that allowed the freedom and flexibility of online learning. 2010 CTU’s M.U.S.E. (My Unique Student Experience) received the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, "2010 Innovative Best Practice/New Program" award. 2012 The International Graduate Forum named Colorado Technical University in its Top 10 Online MBA Program Rankings. 2013 Military Times ranks Colorado Technical University among the top online schools for military veterans. × 2013 - Continued CTU Awarded ACBSP Accreditation for some of its Business Programs. 2014 CTU receives a WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) award for its intellipath™ adaptive learning technology. × 2014 - Continued CTU Students Named Finalists in National Security Innovation Competition. 2015 CTU’s Online Degree Programs received the 2015 Award for Outstanding eLearning Program from the Instructional Technology Council (ITC) as a result of our leadership and innovation in the areas of instruction, course/degree development, faculty support, and professional development. × 2015 - Continued Elearning! Magazine awarded CTU as a 2015 Best of Elearning! honoree in the Virtual Classroom category for its virtual and intellipath™ learning solutions for faculty and students from Elearning! Magazine. 2016 CTU Mobile by Colorado Technical University is a 2016 International E-Learning Award (IELA) winner for mobile learning: academic division. 2017 For 10 years in a row (2007-2017), Military Advanced Education recognized CTU in its Guide to Military-Friendly Colleges & Universities as one of the top universities serving the educational needs of the Armed Forces. × 2017 - Continued In 2017 and 2008, CTU received the Council of College and Military Educators (CCME) Institution Award. This award is presented to an organization in recognition of its quality education programs to military and veteran students and their family members as well as the significant contributions to the cause of military education. Multiple Colorado Technical University degree programs ranked amongst U.S. News and World Report’s Best Online Programs. Colorado Technical University received Tier One North American MBA School and Top Ten Global Online MBA School rankings from CEO Magazine, which identifies top business schools using fact-based criteria such as quality of faculty, accreditation, faculty to student ratio and professional development. 2018 Colorado Technical University received a 2018 WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) Award for the CTU Faculty Mobile app. × 2018 - Continued In September 2018, Colorado Technical University was recognized as a Purple Heart University” by the Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH). 2019 For the fifth year in a row, Colorado Technical University’s online bachelor’s programs ranked among the Best Online Bachelor’s Programs and Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans lists by U.S. News and World Report, a globally respected organization and authority in education rankings. × 2019 - Continued CTU was recognized by Skyfactor Benchworks, a Macmillan Learning Company, as one of the first recipients of the Assessment and Impact Award for Nursing Education. The award was created to highlight schools of nursing that are successfully using data to improve their programs, helping to retain students and developing more practice-ready nursing professionals. 2020 CTU is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Alpha Alpha Epsilon chapter). × 2020 - Continued CTU has been named among the Military Times Best for Vets: Colleges 2020” rankings for online and nontraditional schools. For ten years, Military Times has conducted an editorially independent, objective study evaluating the many factors that help make colleges and universities a good fit for service members, military veterans and their families. In 2020, Colorado Technical University received the Tier One Global MBA and Tier One Global Online MBA rankings. 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, South America, Asia, and Australia. 2021 For seven consecutive years, Colorado Technical University ranks among the Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans list by U.S. News & World Report. × 2021 - Continued For the seventh year in a row, Colorado Technical University ranks among the Best Online Bachelor’s Programs by U.S. News & World Report, a globally respected organization and authority in education rankings. 2022 For the eighth year in a row, Colorado Technical University ranks among the Best Online Bachelor’s Programs by U.S. News & World Report, a globally respected organization and authority in education rankings. × 2022 - Continued For eight consecutive years, Colorado Technical University ranks among the Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans list by U.S. News & World Report. Eduventures named Colorado Technical University™ a 2022 Innovation Award winner. This year’s Innovation Award’s theme was Leading Through Difficult Times. Eduventures recognized CTU for its messaging solution, CTU Messenger, which identifies and addresses student needs through the student and faculty mobile applications and the Learning Management System. CEO Magazine has ranked CTU’s online MBA among its Tier One Global Online MBA rankings for the third time! The universities and their MBA programs are evaluated on weighted factors such as quality of faculty, accreditation, class size, professional development and more. CTU has been named among the Military Times Best for Vets: Colleges 2022” for online and nontraditional schools. The Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) renewed its recognition of Colorado Technical University in 2022 as a Purple Heart University. 2023 For nine consecutive years, Colorado Technical University ranks among the Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans list by U.S. News & World Report. × 2023...