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FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

A different home. Same block.

Auraria Lofts welcomes English-language students from anywhere. No car needed. The campus, the airport, even Boulder are a train ride away.

▶ Hear from Amir

ACT 2 · ANOTHER STORY

منزل مختلف. نفس الحي.

Different home. Same block.

تقديم لمدة ٣٠ ثانية من أمير — طالب سعودي في سبرينغ إنترناشيونال، أولاً بالإنجليزية ثم بالعربية.

A 30-second introduction from Amir — a Saudi student at Spring International, English then Arabic.

Amir — Riyadh

مرحباً، أنا أمير. جئتُ إلى دنفر من الرياض لدراسة اللغة الإنجليزية في سبرينغ إنترناشيونال. ليس لدي سيارة. آخذ القطار إلى الجامعة، والقطار إلى المطار، وحتى القطار إلى بولدر. هذه الشقة تجعل كل شيء في متناول اليد.

Hi, I'm Amir. I came to Denver from Riyadh to study English at Spring International. No car. I take the train to campus, the train to the airport, even the train to Boulder.

Amir at Denver light rail platform Walking the bridge Spring International Language Center DEN airport via A-Line Boulder via RTD

WITHOUT A CAR · GO ANYWHERE

30 minutes to the airport. 45 to Boulder.

DEN's A-Line train runs from Union Station — a 5-minute walk from your front door. RTD takes you through the Front Range without a car payment, gas, or parking.

Destination Transit time
Denver International Airport 35 min · A-Line
Boulder 45 min · RTD FF1 + light rail
Red Rocks Park 50 min · Bus 16/20 to Mountain Park
Coors Field (game night) 5 min · walk
Denver International Airport
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DEN Airport
Boulder Colorado
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Boulder
Red Rocks Park
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Red Rocks
Estes Park Colorado
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Estes Park

All these without a car — and that's just one weekend.

FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Seven English schools. One block away.

Auraria Campus alone hosts three accredited ESL programs across CU Denver, MSU Denver and CCD. Plus four more within walking + transit reach — TOEFL prep, F-1 intensive, university pathway, and the largest ESL program in Denver.

Spring International Language Center

900 Auraria Pkwy, Unit 454 · Auraria Campus · 6 min walk

6-level intensive English · 9-week sessions · TOEFL prep, accent reduction, conversation electives

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CU Denver ESL Academy

1200 Larimer Street · Auraria Campus · 7 min walk

Intensive English Program + LynxDirect Pathway · university degree prep · accredited

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Community College of Denver — ELL

1111 W Colfax Ave · Auraria Campus · 10 min walk

English Language Learning for College & Career · open enrollment · affordable community-college tuition

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Emily Griffith Technical College — Language Learning Center

1860 Lincoln Street · Capitol Hill · 12 min · Free MallRide + 4-block walk

Intensive, academic, and job-related ESL · 1,800+ students from 50+ countries · largest ESL program in Denver

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Colorado School of English

1888 N Sherman St, Suite 200 · Capitol Hill · 15 min · Free MallRide + walk

F-1 intensive English · 20 hrs/week · monthly start dates · 4-week from $795 · TOEFL prep

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BridgeEnglish — Bridge Education Group

191 University Blvd, Suite 525 · Cherry Creek · 25 min · Bus 0 / Free MallRide transfer

Small-group intensive English (max 8 students) · 35+ years in Denver · founded 1986

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University of Denver English Language Center

1958 S Josephine St · DU Campus · 30 min · E/H/F-line to University station

10-week intensive English · 4 levels · 20 hrs/week · 40+ years running · pathway to DU degrees

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Walking and transit times measured from 1051 14th Street. Verified accredited programs only — closed locations excluded. Tuition and program details from each school's published materials, subject to change.