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MSCD has shared the Auraria Higher Education Campus with two other higher learning institutions since its inception in 1965. Challenged to create an atmosphere unique to the Metro students, a new masterplan was created to identify a new neighborhood for use solely by Metro. As the first building, Student Success will create an identity for Metro and serve as a gateway for their students and the community.

The building is programmed at 145,000 gsf and will be home to all administrative functions allowing for a collaborative, synergistic and efficient atmosphere. Several unique programs are designed to aid in student retention in the early years on campus; First Year Experience, the Center for Innovation, a One Stop Shop for all student services and a Community Action Theater. The Theater will connect academic resources with the needs of the community in a state of the art computer visualization center with break out spaces to explore issues ranging from urban growth to the environment in a collaborative forum.

Aligned with Metro’s mission of public service, the building will be designed to achieve LEED Platinum and will be a benchmark for future buildings within the new neighborhood. The diversity of the Metro community will be reflected in the open, welcoming, spaces that will create a congenial atmosphere for all students and guests – a new home base for the campus.