Project partners broke ground on a new health sciences high school in Aurora, Colo., a future hub for healthcare career training set to open in 2027. | Photo Credit: Aurora Public Schools
- A new three-story, 89,000-square-foot health sciences magnet school in Aurora, Colo., is scheduled to open in August 2027, with enrollment beginning Nov. 13, 2026.
- Bryan Construction and architect Cannon Design are delivering the facility with clinical-style learning spaces and immersive laboratories.
- Aurora Public Schools, the Community College of Aurora and UCHealth will support five healthcare career pathways and opportunities to earn credentials.
AURORA, Colo. — Construction is underway on a three-story, 89,000-square-foot health sciences magnet high school that will pair clinical-style learning spaces with career-focused instruction. Aurora Public Schools plans to open the campus in August 2027, with enrollment beginning Nov. 13, 2026.
The Oct. 8 groundbreaking marked a construction milestone for the partnership among the district, the Community College of Aurora and UCHealth. The school will be built near North Middle School in northwest Aurora.
Bryan Construction is building the facility, with Cannon Design serving as architect. Plans call for simulation X-ray machines, operating rooms, patient care areas, ambulance training spaces and immersive learning laboratories. The building’s layout will organize spaces by type of care, mirroring healthcare settings.
The project, described in an emailed press release from Bryan Construction as Colorado’s first health sciences magnet high school, grew out of the district’s voter-approved 2024 bond.
Healthcare applications will shape lessons in math, science and other core subjects. Plans anticipate about 125 students per grade, with no entrance exam or minimum grade-point average required for admission. Students can choose among nursing, behavioral health, medical imaging, surgical technology and respiratory therapy pathways.
Through UCHealth, students will have opportunities for workplace visits, job shadowing, simulations and supervised clinical rotations. These experiences are intended to build practical skills and industry connections while helping students consider their options for college or employment.
“By working alongside UCHealth clinicians, students can put classroom lessons into practice and envision a clearer pathway for themselves after high school,” said Tom Gronow, President and CEO of UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, in the Oct. 9 press release.
Concurrent enrollment with the college and the Pathways in Technology Early College High School program, known as P-TECH, will allow students to pursue industry credentials at little to no cost.
Options include certified nursing assistant, medical assistant, emergency medical technician, EKG and phlebotomy certifications; stackable behavioral health assistant certificates; and credentials for X-ray, surgical and sterile processing technicians.
Students can also pursue an associate of applied science degree in respiratory therapy. The college partnership is intended to support continued study at the college or entry into the workforce.
This article is based on an emailed press release from Bryan Construction, dated Oct. 9, 2026.