History
- 1925 - Founded as Grand Junction Junior College with 39 students enrolled
- 1932 - Name changed to Grand Junction State Junior College
- 1933 - Enrollment exceeds 200 for the first time
- 1937 - Name changed to Mesa College
- 1957 - Mesa College accredited by North Central Association
- 1961 - Enrollment exceeds 1,000
- 1974 - Mesa College authorized to offer baccalaureate degree programs
- 1988 - Name changed to Mesa State College
- 1994 - Mesa State authorized to offer graduate degree programs
- 2003 - Independent Board of Trustees created by H.B. 1093
- 2005 - Formally created two-year, open admission division Western Colorado Community College
- 2010 - Enrollment exceeds 8,000 for the first time
- 2011 - June 6, 2011 Governor John Hickenlooper signed the bill to approve name change to Colorado Mesa University.
- 2011 - August 10, 2011 Mesa State College becomes Colorado Mesa University.
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