Adriana Cordova, who serves as the director of academic advising at Community College of Aurora, stands in her office on June 20, 2025. Cordova is an alumna of the community college and a first-generation college graduate. (Delilah Brumer/Colorado Newsline)
The Community College of Aurora does not turn students away. It serves immigrants with limited English knowledge, Coloradans experiencing homelessness, students pursuing careers in the trades, concurrently enrolled high schoolers and students who are the first in their family to attend college.
That mission of accessible education guides Adriana Cordova, CCA’s academic advising director, in her work. A CCA graduate herself, Cordova knows what it’s like to be nervous and at times lost in college…