RFP-GJLA-2026000224-1 / RRCC 26-14-RFP01 Deadline passed: May 12, 2026, 10:00 AM MT Runner Concepts prototype: not an official RRCC website
Red Rocks Community College Website redesign prototype

Digital front door

Red Rocks Community College

Find a program, apply, get support, or check campus updates without learning the college org chart.

Campus status Lakewood and Arvada open
Next start Summer and Fall 2026
Top action Apply, then meet advising
Alert workflow Banner, email, SMS handoff
01

New student

Apply, submit records, plan funding, and register for orientation.

02

Returning student

Register, meet advising, clear holds, and finish financial aid tasks.

03

Workforce learner

Compare certificates, apprenticeships, short courses, and employer paths.

04

Parent or supporter

Find costs, dates, safety, access services, and direct contact options.

Program finder

Choose by goal, credential, campus, and schedule.

Representative taxonomy; final values come from content audit, analytics, and academic owner review.

0 representative programs Click a program for Program detail.
Admissions journey

A guided path from interest to first week.

Post-award integration: CRM, CCCS application, advising, orientation, and communication handoffs verified in discovery.

  1. Explore Compare programs and outcomes

    Surface cost, credential, location, schedule, start date, and advising contact on every program page.

  2. Apply Submit the CCCS application

    Route applicants to the correct application path with RRCC-specific guidance and next-step confirmation.

  3. Prepare Send transcripts and records

    Explain residency, placement, immunization, prior learning, and program-specific requirements.

  4. Fund Plan aid and payment

    Connect FAFSA, scholarships, payment plans, veterans benefits, and deadline reminders.

  5. Start Register and arrive ready

    Link advising, orientation, class registration, bookstore, parking, tech, and campus welcome.

Student services hub

Support organized by urgency, task, and student type.

Labels stay operational so content owners can maintain pages without marketing rewrites.

Same day

Emergency support

Food, housing, mental health, safety, and crisis contacts should be findable from every major student pathway.

View resource model
Alerts and calendar

One publishing model for alerts, dates, and events.

Audience targeting and archive dates keep urgent notices from becoming stale homepage content.

Workflow

Publish once, route everywhere

Homepage banner, alert page, SMS/email handoff, calendar, RSS/iCal, and archive rules share the same source entry.

Search and resource library

Search that understands pages, programs, documents, and events.

Type in site search to filter visible resources.

DocumentOwnerStatusReview rule
Academic catalog 2026-27Academic AffairsDraft migratedRegistrar review
Financial aid checklistFinancial AidReadyAnnual update
Student handbookStudent AffairsNeeds remediationPDF accessibility
Emergency proceduresCampus SafetyReadyQuarterly
Content operations / CMS dashboard

A publishing system RRCC staff can run after launch.

CMS recommendation should be based on current Drupal inventory, editor needs, workflow, security, accessibility, and lifecycle cost.

Publishing queue

Pages awaiting owner approval
18
Documents flagged for accessibility
6
Program pages needing start dates
11
Redirects ready for QA
84
Draft Section review Accessibility check Final approval Publish

Author

Create and update assigned pages with content standards.

Section editor

Review accuracy, ownership, and student task fit.

Accessibility reviewer

Check headings, alt text, links, forms, tables, and documents.

Administrator

Manage roles, publishing states, integrations, and rollback.

Migration tracker

Inventory, redirects, QA, owner acceptance, and launch readiness.

Counts are prototype planning values until a source crawl, analytics export, and owner map are authorized.

Discover

80%

Current Drupal crawl, analytics, content owners, media library, documents.

Map

62%

Navigation, content types, metadata, redirect rules, search terms.

Migrate

38%

Programs, pages, forms, documents, events, alerts, media.

Validate

46%

Broken links, WCAG, search relevance, analytics, owner signoff.

Accessibility and analytics

WCAG 2.2 AA, author training, and student task completion.

Audit scope includes templates, components, forms, search, documents, media, and publishing workflow.

2.2 AA

Target standard

Design, code, editorial, document, and QA criteria.

94%

Task success target

Program finder, financial aid checklist, advising contact path.

41

Remediation items

PDF tags, duplicate titles, ambiguous links, missing form labels.

12

Owner dashboards

Programs, admissions, services, events, alerts, documents.