CU Online is one of the first fully accredited online education programs, created in 1996 by the University of Colorado Denver

University of Colorado Denver

The University of Colorado Denver, shortened as CU Denver, UC Denver, or UCD, is a public university in the United States state of Colorado. It is one of three schools of the University of Colorado system. The university has two campuses — one in downtown Denver at the Auraria Campus, and the other...

 (UC-Denver). With CU Online, the pedagogy of UC Denver faculty has been extended globally, allowing local students as well as international students to partake in the same education.

Initially launching with three online courses, CU Online has expanded its catalog to over 450 UC Denver online courses, with 14 full UC Denver degree programs and 10 certificates that can be completed entirely online.