Metropolitan State College of Denver has an enrollment of more than 24,000 students. Fine arts and music programs are housed in the School of Letters, Arts and Sciences. The school offers an art department that includes programs in studio art, art history, art education and art licensure, and various art minors. The school also features a music department with concentrations in music education, music in performing, music in composition, arts in music, and music minors. The school offers a theater department with a focus in theater, musical theater, applied theater technology and design, and a minor in theater.
The University of Denver is the oldest and largest private university in the Rocky Mountain region. The Division of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences features the School of Art and Art History, which offers Arts and Fine Arts degrees in studio art, electronic media arts and design, art history, and pre-art conversation. The Lamont School of Music provides Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music degrees in various different musical instruments and musical study ranging from piano, clarinet and violin to voice. A theater department is housed in the Division of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences that offers a Bachelor of Arts in Theater as well a Minor of Arts in Theater.
Fort Lewis College in Durango is a four-year college with areas of study in arts, humanities and social sciences. The art program at the school offers a Bachelor of Arts in art, business art, graphic design and teaching art to students in K-12. Students can also minor in art or art history. The music program features Bachelor of Arts degrees in general music studies, jazz studies, music business, teaching music to students in K-12 and music performance. A minor in music is also available. The theater programs offers a Bachelor of Arts in arts administration, design and technical theater, performance and directing, and theater generalist. A minor in theater is available as well. All these fine arts programs are housed in the School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
Adams State College is a small public college in Alamosa. It offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Master of Arts degrees, giving students the opportunity to study drawing, painting, photography and sculpture. Student can also minor in art. The music program at the school offers a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music and a minor in Music. The music program at Adams State College is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music. The theater program offers a Bachelor of Arts in theater.
The University of Colorado-Boulder is one of 34 U.S. public institutions belonging to the Association of American Universities and the only member in the Rocky Mountain region. The art program at the school offers degrees in art history and studio art. The music program has degrees available in music, music arts, and music education. Programs in theater and dance are available as well. Students earn either a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Fine Arts in these programs.
Colorado State University is a public university in Fort Collins. The school has a new University Center for the Arts that features the Runyan Music Hall, Griffin Concert Hall, University Theatre and Studio Theatre, Dance Theatre, the Organ Recital Hall, University Art Museum, and the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising. The School of Arts at Colorado State University has programs in art, music, theater and dance. Art students can receive a Bachelor of Fine Arts in various art concentrations ranging from drawing to art history. The music program has Bachelor of Music concentrations available in different musical areas ranging from conducting to music education. The theater program offers programs with emphasis in acting/directing and technical theater/design. The university's dance program focuses on programs in technique, choreography and history.