Colorado Mountain College recently received an IDEAS (Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students) grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Capacity Building Program for U.S. Study Abroad. The grant is intended to expand the college’s capacity to offer affordable and meaningful study-abroad Colorado...

CMC students and faculty on top of Mt. Kilimanjaro during a successful summit attempt, 2013 CMC East Africa Study Abroad. Photo courtesy Trey Shelton. It’s back. Colorado Mountain College’s popular East Africa Study Abroad returns in 2015. If you missed your chance to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro, immerse yourself in...

This article first appeared in the Steamboat Pilot. By Matt Stensland. A group of Colorado Mountain College students will take in the sights, culture and history of Cuba when they travel there in March during a study abroad trip. Photo: Matt Stensland. Steamboat Springs — A group of Colorado Mountain College...

Study abroad opportunities at Colorado Mountain College Students at CMC have opportunities to study abroad at numerous locations each year.  The 2012-2013 offerings include trips to Kenya, Ireland, Spain, Peru, and Cuba.  Student Bailey Peth traveled to Guatemala last year with CMC’s International Programs; she...

Passports needed for preparatory meeting Sept 12 An excursion to East Africa through Colorado Mountain College offers the opportunity to trek on Mt. Kilimanjaro, view wildlife in Lake Manyara and Serengeti National Parks, and learn about the local Maasai culture. Through its International Programs, for the first time...

This article is the sixth in a series of travel entries from CMC Steamboat student Bailey Peth, who has been recounting her recent trip with CMC’s Study Abroad program to Guatemala in her blog, Bluebird Sky.  The program filled up in 2012;  find out information about next year’s Guatemala trip, and other study...

This article is the fifth in a series of travel entries from CMC Steamboat student Bailey Peth, who has been recounting her recent trip with CMC’s Study Abroad program to Guatemala in her blog, Bluebird Sky.  The program filled up in 2012;  find out information about next year’s Guatemala trip, and other study...

Chichicastenango, Guatemala This article is one of a series of travel entries from CMC Steamboat student Bailey Peth’s blog, and recounts one day of her recent trip to Guatemala. Bailey traveled to the Central American country as part of CMC’s study abroad program Art and Resistance in Guatemala. The program...

Guatemala, Chontala This article is one of a series of travel entries from CMC Steamboat student Bailey Peth’s blog, and recounts one day of her recent trip to Guatemala. Bailey traveled to the Central American country as part of CMC’s study abroad program Art and Resistance in Guatemala. The program filled up in...

Steamboat student Bailey Peth leaves for Guatemala this week to study abroad on CMC’s “Art and Resistance in Guatemala” international trip.  She shares some thoughts on what she learned, pre-trip, about Guatemala’s painful history below. We’ll be reposting several of Bailey’s blog posts from Guatemala in the coming...