Colorado Mountain College’s convocation offers students advice in Steamboat

August 30, 2010

Peter Perhac addresses a crowd of students gathered for the Colorado Mountain College’s academic convocation Friday in Steamboat Springs. Perhac, the CMC campus CEO, told students they will need to focus on their academics starting next week.

By Scott Franz, Steamboat Pilot & Today

Steamboat Springs — Pointing toward Mount Wern­­er’s bare but clearly defined ski runs Friday, Peter Perhac talked about the importance of the classrooms that stood behind him. Perhac, the campus CEO at Colorado Mountain College’s Alpine Campus in Steamboat Springs, knew the mountain would be a large temptation this winter for his students. Read the rest of this entry »


Fall class registration underway at CMC

August 20, 2010

Registration for Colorado Mountain College’s fall semester is underway. Many classes at the college’s 11 locations or via distance learning start the week of Aug. 30, and additional classes start throughout the semester. Read the rest of this entry »


College seeks input in Parachute, Battlement Mesa

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 »


College will run in the family, thanks to Clough program

August 16, 2010

Western Garfield County high school graduates able to follow their dreams

Some of this year’s 54 high school graduates from western Garfield County who received financial help to attend college gather around their benefactor, Genevieve Clough of Rifle (center, front row). Since its inception in 2007, the Clough Fellowship program has awarded more than $1.6 million to 155 students through the Colorado Mountain College Foundation and Western Colorado Community Foundation. Photo Ed KosmickiBy 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 »


Short story on prestigious short list

August 12, 2010

Steamboat writer credits CMC classes

bullrider illustrationBy Mike McKibbin

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – Making a living as a professional writer “wouldn’t be a bad life,” said Sara Patton. Read the rest of this entry »


Nursing education director brings energy

August 3, 2010

Betty Bembenek, the director of nursing education at Colorado Mountain College (at right), answers a question about a computerized human patient simulator for incoming nursing student Erica Getty of Avon. Photo Suzie RomigWith a look of eagerness for learning on their faces, a room full of potential nurses touched, tested and asked questions about the high-tech human patient simulators at Colorado Mountain College at Glenwood Springs-Spring Valley. Read the rest of this entry »


Post jobs, internships for CMC students

August 2, 2010

It’s now easier than ever for employers to hire Colorado Mountain College students, and for those students to find jobs.

Businesses and organizations can upload, edit and post jobs and internships for free at CMCStudentJobs.com. Colorado Mountain College students will also see listings under the Student tab in the myCMC portal and at www.coloradomtn.edu/studentjobs. Read the rest of this entry »


Eagle County college rides high through the downturn

July 27, 2010

Paramedic students Eric Daninger, left, and Steve Wille, right, demonstrate pediatric incubation techniques to their instructor Ken Rogers, center during student testing in the paramedic program Thursday at Colorado Mountain College in Edwards. Photo by Dominique Taylor courtesy of the Vail Daily.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 »


Colorado Mountain College student wants Amnesty International chapter

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 »


Rescuers, boaters helped by swift water rescue classes

July 14, 2010

Students in a Colorado Mountain College swift water rescue class work as teams on river crossing procedures. The May class included several Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue members and college adjunct instructors Chris Welch and Rob Meeker (front center) taking part in several exercises in the Yampa River. Photo Sam RushBy 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 »