Welcome to the Mines College Tour
When becoming Orediggers, Mines students gain access to resources, expertise and a community that helps prepare them for the in-demand roles of today and tomorrow. Meet some of Mines’ students and an inspiring professor and learn about the university’s exceptional academics and faculty, welcoming location and campus life, global focus, entrepreneurial and innovative mindset, unparalleled industry connections and numerous opportunities to change the world for the better.
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The College Tour
Join us in taking an immersive tour
See the Mines campus through the eyes of nine students and a leading faculty member who have a variety of interests and perspectives.
Combining scholarly research and classroom instruction, Wall Street Journal
Top 25 brainiest colleges (#1 in Colorado),
Luminosity
Best engineering colleges in the U.S., Money Magazine
Best public university by salary potential (#1 in Colorado), Payscale
Featured Orediggers

Our Location is Golden
Grae Patterson
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Senior
Aurora, Colorado

A close-knit Community
Eliseo Esparza
Mechanical Engineering
Senior
Commerce City, Colorado

The Signature Student Experience
Hayden Cooreman
Computer Science
Junior
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Unparalleled Industry Connections
Craig Brice
Professor, Mechanical Engineering and
Director, Advanced Manufacturing Program

Inspiring and Supportive Professors
Isabella Mendoza
Mechanical Engineering
PhD Candidate
Manila, Philippines

A Global Experience
Gabriel Del Castillo
Computer Science
Sophomore
Lecherías, Venezuela

Cutting-Edge Research on a High-Tech Campus
Maryam Alahmar
Civil Engineering
PhD Candidate
Baghdad, Iraq

Orediggers Win on and off the Field
Kat Tomon ’21
Operations Research
Master’s Student
Ogden, Utah

The Value of a Mines Degree
Eric Wilson ’94, MS ’04
Space Resources
PhD Candidate
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Pursuing Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Indiana Sjahputera
Mechanical Engineering
Junior
Mead, CO