University of Northern Colorado

University of Northern Colorado International Student Insurance

The University of Northern Colorado (UNC), located in Greeley, Colorado, was established in 1889 as the State Normal School of Colorado, a teacher-training institution. It opened its doors to students in 1890. The school was renamed the Colorado State Teachers College in 1911 and was already offering undergraduate work and bachelor of arts degrees. In 1935, it was again renamed to the Colorado State College of Education to reflect its fully developed graduate program. It became Colorado State College in 1957 and adopted its present name in 1970. Today, UNC enrolls almost 13,000 students and counting each year. The school colors are navy blue and gold, and its athletic nickname is the bears.

UNC Academic Offerings for International Students

UNC offers more than 100 undergraduate programs and about 120 graduate programs across five academic colleges: the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Monfort College of Business, the College of Natural and Health Sciences, and the College of Performing and Visual Arts.

On Campus

Noteworthy features on campus include the Michener Library, named after Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and former UNC student James A. Michener, which holds more than 1.5 million items as well as the James A. Michener Special Collection; the Skinner Music Library, featuring more than 100,000 scores, books, and recordings; and the UNC Herbarium, known as the GREE, which has about 35,000 plant specimens from the Southern Rockies, the High Plains, and North America and the world at large. The campus also boasts four separate art galleries including the Mariani Gallery and the Lydia Ruyle Room of Women’s Art.

The campus also operates a number of multicultural centers including the Asian/Pacific American Student Services, the Center for Women’s and Gender Equity, the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, and the Cesar Chavez Cultural Center.

Notable Alumni

Notable University of Northern Colorado alumni include author James A. Michener; musician Sa’ra Charismata; playwright Steven Dietz’ actors Greg Germann and Amanda Peterson; Mary Ross, the first Native American female engineer; science fiction author Connie Willis; and U.S. Airways Captain Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger.