September 2, 2010
By Robin Haney
Robin Haney
From time to time over the years, Colorado Mountain College has held some noncredit classes for residents in Parachute and Battlement Mesa, even though we didn’t have a physical home in either of the two communities.
That may change slightly, as we’ve leased the former Grand Valley Educational Career Center in Parachute from School District 16 and have scheduled several classes for the facility this fall. And we want to hear what additional classes and programs that residents, businesses and community leaders in Parachute and Battlement Mesa would like Colorado Mountain College to offer.
Concurrent enrollment (or dual-credit) college classes for high school students and some noncredit, energy industry training classes were held at the center over the past few years, but the school district closed the building at the end of school this year due to budget cuts. This gave Colorado Mountain College the opportunity to lease the building and start thinking about what additional educational opportunities we could present in the community. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Mike McK
August 18, 2010
PARACHUTE – Residents, businesses and community leaders in Parachute and Battlement Mesa can soon tell Colorado Mountain College administrators what types of classes and programs they would like the college to offer in their neighborhood. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Mike McK
August 16, 2010
Western Garfield County high school graduates able to follow their dreams
By Mike McKibbin
RIFLE – Just like her brother, Kami Keeling of Battlement Mesa will attend college thanks in large part to the generosity of a longtime Rifle resident. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Mike McK
August 11, 2010
Locals learning how to help area communities and businesses
Leadership Summit, Summit County’s community leadership program offered this year in partnership with Colorado Mountain College and The Keystone Center, celebrated 15 graduates from the nine-month program at a reception held at The Keystone Center in late July. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by jalbrecht
July 27, 2010
Colorado Mountain College thrives as students look to reinvent themselves for a tough job market
By Sarah Mausolf, Vail Daily
EDWARDS, Colorado — John Avery had been thinking about changing careers for a while but he turned his full attention to it after losing his job. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by coloradomountaincollege
July 20, 2010
Faculty member Bob Gumbrecht is CMC’s Amnesty International sponsor in Steamboat Springs
Larry Haines wants Steamboat Springs residents to think beyond the mountain paradise they live in. Thousands of miles beyond. Read the rest of this entry »
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July 19, 2010
Roaring Fork Leadership project helps community connections
Young schoolchildren in Pakistan had a chance to get to know about 40 elementary school students from Carbondale and Glenwood Springs, and vice versa, thanks to a project led by a team in the Roaring Fork Leadership program. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Mike McK
July 14, 2010
By Mike McKibbin
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – Michael Arce learned how to throw a rope to someone who fell into a river, when he took a class at Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs. Read the rest of this entry »
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