NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: May 8, 2008

Contact: John Scarffe, College Communications Coordinator

Phone: 303.797.5709

E-mail: john.scarffe@arapahoe.edu

COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES MOVED

LITTLETON - Commencement ceremonies for Arapahoe Community College, have been moved inside due to forecasts for inclement weather on Saturday, May 10. The ceremonies will take place at Orchard Road Christian Center, 8081 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village. The center is a tan building on the north side of Orchard road, just west of I-25.

The commencement start times remain unchanged: 9:30 for the main ceremony and noon for the GED ceremony. When the weather is not rainy, commencement ceremonies take place on the South Lawn of the campus at 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive.

Since 1965, Arapahoe Community College has served the south Denver metropolitan area. One of 13 colleges in the Colorado Community College System, ACC offers 70 degree and certificate programs to its 7,500 plus credit students per semester through sites in downtown Littleton and Parker. ACC also offers professional development, customized training
and other non-credit offerings enjoyed by many more lifelong learners.

Arapahoe Community College Mission Statement:

To provide an accessible, responsive learning environment that facilitates the achievement of educational, professional and personal goals by our students and other members of our communities in an atmosphere that embrace
academic excellence, diversity and innovation.