Moffat, Montrose, Ouray, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt, San Miguel, and Summit counties. In 2005, the school officially opened Western Colorado Community College (now known as CMU Tech), which would serve as the school's two-year, open admission division.
=== Colorado Mesa University (2011–Present) ===
In 2011, Mesa State College officially attained university status and its name was changed to Colorado Mesa University. During the name change process, strong contenders for the school's new moniker were "Mesa State University" and "Grand Mesa University", but the college's then-executive director of marketing and recruitment Rick Taggart felt that the new name should include "Colorado". An effort was also made to rename North Avenue, the principal street on which the university is located and a major street in Grand Junction, to "University Boulevard"; this effort was ultimately unsuccessful.
Colorado Mesa University was officially established as a university under Colorado state law in 2012, with its role and mission …
