Colorado College
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

The goal of sustainability education at CC is to fully and creatively utilize the strengths of the Block Plan in order to empower students to investigate the relationships between social, economic, and environmental challenges, particularly as they apply to our communities. Through a liberal arts education, sustainability studies at CC should strengthen our relationship to the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains as well as the broader human economy and the larger ecosystem in which it is embedded. Sustainability offerings will be divided into two categories [following The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) guidelines]: Sustainability-focused courses explicitly concentrate on at least THREE or more of the following topics and the potential relationships between them. Sustainability-related courses focus on at least ONE or more of the following topics and perhaps contemplate connections to other topics. Academic Objectives: "At Colorado College our goal is to provide the finest liberal arts education in the country. Drawing upon the adventurous spirit of the Rocky Mountain West, we challenge students, one course at a time, to develop those habits of intellect and imagination that will prepare them for learning and leadership throughout their lives." At Colorado College, offering the finest liberal arts education in the country is what we aspire to. Our unique Block Plan system provides students with the most immersive and we feel rewarding method of learning possible. It offers in-depth study of a subject, oftentimes covering far more material than most semester-based programs, at demanding and inspiring levels. We offer unparalleled access to the outdoors, and CC students are no strangers to the adventurous spirit that flourishes here in the Rocky Mountain West. This attitude is something that is instilled into everything we do here. Curiosity is the driver and ingenuity is the outcome. Our academic environment challenges our students, and drives them toward discovery. The nature of the Block Plan enables students to truly find and pursue their passions. Additionally, many courses venture beyond the classroom elsewhere - whether it be studying astronomy at our Baca campus or simply taking your readings outside. CC allows students and professors alike to make their college experience whatever they choose it to be. At CC, we pride ourselves not solely upon academic rigors and standards, but also on the traits it seeks to bring out in its students. We encourage and facilitate numerous opportunities for student volunteer work, such as BreakOut trips, as well as offering students' leadership positions both on campus and within the local Colorado Springs community. Leadership is something that we strive for in everything we do at CC because the leadership skills cultivated here will allow students to become leaders in whichever career they pursue.

The figure above was determined by the amount of graduates graduating from departments that require a sustainability-focused course to graduate in the major. We counted graduates from the 2022-2023 academic year. We know that a program requires a sustainability-focused course by looking at the Colorado College website under major requirements for each major.

Chemistry and Biochemistry Environmental Program (3 majors) (Envirionmental Science, Environmental Science: Chemistry) Geology Physics: Environmental Emphasis Physics: Geophysics Emphasis Organismal Biology and Ecology Southwest Studies Molecular Biology