University of the Rockies was founded on June 18, 1998 as the Colorado School of Professional Psychology (COSPP)[1] in Denver, Colorado. In 2007, Bridgepoint Education (now Zovio) purchased COSPP and changed the school's name to University of the Rockies.[2] In 2012, the University opened a new location in downtown Denver, Colorado.[8] The larger space included more room for on-site instruction and the HLC granted approval for University of the Rockies to offer degree programs at the Denver Instructional Site in 2013.