Colorado State University Ft. Collins Colorado If you have lived in a college town you understand the phrase student neighborhood. Colorado State University is located about 90 miles north of Denver in Ft. Collins. This deck of cards is to help those 20 something understand what it is like to live off campus. Each card has a helpful hint – for example Cars are parked on the street, not the yard and Couches are for inside the house, not the front porch.