Colorado Heights University

Name

Colorado Heights University

Legal name

Colorado Heights University

Website

https://edu.ch.university

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Online Divisions of Traditional Universities (Hybrid/Extension) (EDAHALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Online Nonprofit Universities (EDAHALAK), University/College Continuing Education (Extension) Programs (EDAAAEAA)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Graduate business education
• English language training
• Online university courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: CHU generates revenue primarily through tuition charged to undergraduate (BA), graduate (MBA), and ESL students. Fee structures vary by program with different credit requirements: IETP (45 credits), TIETP (15 credits), BA (120/125 credits), MBA (39 credits).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Colorado Heights University is a private higher education institution delivering undergraduate (BA), graduate (MBA), and English language (IETP/TIETP) programs through on-campus instruction at its Denver campus and the School of Online Education. It supplements academic programs with career services (CHUCS), student information management (SOMS), and a Technology Center focused on international scientific cooperation and technology transfer.

Product overview

Colorado Heights University is a private higher education institution offering a unified academic portfolio centered on traditional and online degree programs. The core offerings include undergraduate (BA), graduate (MBA), Intensive English Training Program (IETP), and Teacher Intensive English Training Program (TIETP) programs, delivered through on-campus instruction at the Denver, Colorado location and the School of Online Education. Supporting infrastructure includes the Student Online Management System (SOMS) for academic administration, CHUCS Career Services for professional development, the Technology Center for scientific collaboration, and Skill Certificate and Language Certificate programs for supplemental credentials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bachelor of Arts (BA) Program Four-year undergraduate degree program requiring 120-125 semester credits with a minimum 2.0 CGPA. Covers multiple disciplines including Agricultural Sciences, Arts & Media, Business/Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, and Psychology. Designed for traditional and non-traditional students pursuing a bachelor's degree.
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program Graduate-level business degree program requiring 39 semester credits with a minimum 3.0 CGPA and a minimum C grade for earned credits. Provides advanced business education with global perspectives alongside cultural and social viewpoints on the global economy.
• Intensive English Training Program (IETP) Intensive English language program requiring 45 semester credits at a minimum 2.0 CGPA. Targets ESL students, including international learners seeking academic English fluency in an immersive environment.
• Transfer Intensive English Training Program (TIETP) Transfer-oriented English training program requiring 15 semester credits at a minimum 2.0 CGPA. Designed for students transferring English credits into degree programs at CHU.
• School of Online Education Online education division enabling students worldwide to access CHU courses across Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer sessions. Includes online offerings in Mathematics, Journalism, and other subjects.
• Career Services (CHUCS) Career counseling department providing career tests, self-assessment, reflection, internship placement, and professional development workshops for enrolled students.
• Language Certificate Program Language proficiency certification program offering credentials including English as a Second Language (ESL) certificates for international students.
• Skill Certificate Program Professional certification program offering skill-based credentials for students seeking specialized vocational qualifications.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Teikyo University Group (Former)former/ahistoricalOthersPreviously owned by Teikyo University Group, a multinational educational foundation based in Japan operating 70,000+ students across 46 campuses worldwide. In 2009, Colorado Heights University opened as owned by Teikyo University Group. According to legal procedures approved by Colorado State Government, the name was reactivated in January 2020 and Teikyo University Group is no longer affiliated as of that date.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Western Governors University: Nonprofit, fully online competency-based university serving working adults and international students at scale; benchmark for what a scaled online nonprofit can become.
• University of Denver: Larger, well-established private research university in Denver with extensive undergraduate, MBA, and online offerings; sets the premium benchmark CHU is priced and positioned against.
• Southern New Hampshire University: Large nonprofit online university with strong international enrollment and ESL/Pathway programs — representative of the online scale CHU is attempting to build via its School of Online Education.

Direct peers

• Metropolitan State University of Denver: Public Denver metro university serving diverse, non-traditional, and international student populations with applied undergraduate and graduate programs at accessible tuition.
• Naropa University: Small, private Boulder-based university with a values-driven (sustainability, contemplative) curriculum and niche program focus — a comparable small private model with international student recruitment.
• Regis University: Private, Jesuit university in Denver, CO offering undergraduate, graduate, and online programs with a small-class-size value proposition — closely overlapping CHU's positioning.
• Colorado Christian University: Private Colorado university emphasizing small class sizes, faith-based community, and online (CCU Online) degree completion — directly comparable to CHU's personalized, online-enabled model.
• University of Colorado Denver: Public research university headquartered at the same Denver address, offering BA, MBA, and ESL pathways with significant international student enrollment — directly competes for CHU's target demographic.

Regional players

• CSU Global: Online campus of the Colorado State University system, fully remote undergraduate and graduate degrees; competes with CHU Online for Colorado-based and out-of-state online learners.

Emerging players

• University of the People: Tuition-free, accredited online nonprofit university serving global learners — a comparable mission-aligned, online-first, internationally-recruited higher-ed model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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