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A one-of-a-kind college experience.

  • Football athletes run onto the field through pink smoke.
  • A skier skis out of a powder slash.
  • Graduate in cap and gown stands on an alpine ridge at sunrise with a mountain peak behind her.
  • A student walks through sagebrush holding a butterfly net with big mountain views behind.
  • Western Theatre company performs a dance during the dress rehearsal for Tartuffe.
  • Graduate student smiles at Verzuh Ranch wetlands with cattle and Whetstone Mountain behind him.
  • Skier slides a rail in front of the library as students cheer in the background, with motion blur.
  • Professor shows a student how to inject a water sample beside a pond outdoors.
  • From Van Tuyl Ranch, the “W” on Tenderfoot Mountain burns on Homecoming night.
  • A rainbow is seen above Taylor Hall at sunset
  • Skier grabs her skis midair on a clear day with mountains in the background.
  • A student in the crowd section holds his hands up in a W during a football game.
  • ROE class hikes single file across a mountain meadow.
  • Mechanical engineering students build a rail for Rail Jam in the Rady Building Maker Space.
Life at Western Colorado University is anything but ordinary. Here, you won’t just sit in a lecture hall—you’ll dive into hands-on courses, connect with professors who know your name, and explore big ideas in small classes. Surrounded by a Rocky Mountain backdrop, your education goes far beyond the classroom, blending academic challenge with real-world application.

News

Screenwriting students sit around a table and clap for their peer after she shared some of her writing during class for the GPCW summer residency.
Expert Article

Storytellers: Stop Making Sense

Plot and Exposition in Screenwriting: Storytellers, Stop Making Sense Screenwriting MFA director in the Graduate Program in Creative Writing James Napoli examines the craft of…
Expert Article

The Wild and Urgent Power of Words
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The Mari Sandoz legacy lives on: Nature Writing Student Jamie Siebrase awarded scholarship
Newsroom

Events

Sep 14

Vintage Climbing Movie Night

Monday, September 14, 6:00pm
Sep 15

Music Cruise with Girlband

Tuesday, September 15, 12:00am
Sep 15

Mountaineer Cinema Presents Crested Butte Film Festival

Tuesday, September 15, 6:30pm
Sep 18

Moon Rock Climbing Competition

Friday, September 18, 12:00am
Sep 18

Pikes Peak Marathon + Ascent

Friday, September 18, 7:00am
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