Colorado Mountain College bachelor’s programs grow

This article first appeared in the Steamboat Today.  By Scott Franz.

Colorado Mountain College student Ben Saheb, right, listens as Georgie Weber makes a point in a class called integrated sciences for sustainability on the campus of the Steamboat Springs college Monday afternoon. Interest in the college’s four-year programs has grown since the college introduced them. Photo John F. Russell.

Steamboat Springs — Tommy Untiedt plans to be one of the first students to earn a bachelor’s degree from Colorado Mountain College’s Alpine Campus in Steamboat Springs next year.

Sitting in Bristol Hall on Monday during a break from his finance class, Untiedt said he doesn’t mind playing the role of a guinea pig in the baccalaureate program that launched in August with 32 students.

“I’ve enjoyed it,” he said. “I kind of like being one of the first students to try something new.”

Untiedt said he encountered a few hiccups in the program’s inaugural months. He didn’t agree with some of the book choices. He wanted a more diverse offering of teachers. But he said that overall, his baccalaureate experience has been positive, affordable and convenient.

“It allows me to stay in Steamboat,” he said.

Now in their second semester, CMC’s four-year degree programs are starting to (for full article)