Colorado State University to add two satellite campuses

Colorado State University will establish satellite campuses in Orchard Mesa and Rocky Ford as a way to improve access to the university’s research, extension and other services.

The CSU Western Campus will be located at the university’s existing facility in Orchard Mesa, while an existing center in Rocky Ford will house the CSU High Plains Campus. The campuses will include new and revamped facilities that will provide better access to CSU’s agricultural and natural-resources research, extension, engagement, veterinary diagnostics and the Colorado State Forest Service.

“Our goal is to better serve our constituents in eastern Colorado…