Author: cmcgenesis
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CMC awards Alpine Bank scholarship to local students
Three students earn assistance to attend Colorado Mountain College This year’s Alpine Bank Latino/Hispanic Scholarship program is helping 11 students from Western Slope high schools attend Colorado Mountain College next fall. Three graduating seniors from Eagle County were recently named as Alpine Bank Latino/Hispanic Scholars: Andy Sandoval from Eagle Valley High School, Thelma Juarez from…
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CMC awards Alpine Bank scholarship to local student
Hard work, leadership result in success, gratitude When Cinthia Valderrama saw a hungry man come into La Perla, the restaurant where she worked while attending Summit High School, she didn’t turn him away. Seeing that the man had only enough money to buy one taco, she reached into her own pocket and paid for his…
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Colorado River Fire Rescue ambulance gets new life as CMC mobile classroom
If you see a red and blue ambulance circling the parking lot at Colorado Mountain College in Rifle, don’t be concerned that the driver has lost his way. More than likely Chris Jackson, CMC’s full-time lead faculty in the college’s emergency medical services program, is behind the wheel, and in the back of the ambulance…
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Boot camp for Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society held at Colorado Mountain College
Colorado Mountain College in Leadville recently served as the base camp for 32 Colorado leaders of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society. Nine PTK chapters from across the state were represented at the first Chapter Officer Boot Camp to be held at a CMC campus. “This is a selective group of students,” said…
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CMC receives Institution of the Year award from Colorado education organization
Colorado Mountain College was recently acknowledged for promoting access to higher education to disadvantaged and diverse populations when the college received the Institution of the Year award from the Colorado Educational Services & Development Association. Two CMC staff members were also recognized for their service to CESDA. Vicky Valentine, admissions assistant at CMC in Glenwood…
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Tom Gillis, former dean at CMC in Leadville
The following obituary was originally published in the Leadville Herald Democrat. Thomas (Tom) Gillis died at home on May 9 with his wife and children by his side. Gillis was born in Ipswich, Mass., on Nov. 28, 1939, the youngest of eight siblings in a French Canadian family. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in…
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Local students celebrate double graduations
Grads earn CMC associate degrees, high school diplomas in same year This month four local, graduating high school seniors achieved a rare feat: They also donned caps and gowns for graduation at Colorado Mountain College in Edwards. Marisol Chacon, Reagen Gass and Tiffany Sheehy from Eagle Valley High School and Maria Villarreal from Battle Mountain…
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Free CMC youth outdoor leadership program starts June 22 in Leadville
Week-long First Ascent Youth Leadership enrolling students now The First Ascent Youth Leadership program is now accepting applications for its free, week-long course at Colorado Mountain College’s campus in Leadville. This is the 20th anniversary of the program, which is an outdoor experiential course for students entering 10th or 11th grade in the fall of…
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Draft budget available for viewing
The 2014-15 draft budget for Colorado Mountain College is available for viewing at any CMC location, or by going to the college’s website. To download the document, go to www.coloradomtn.edu, then choose the pulldown menus for “About” and then “Board of Trustees,” and then “Budget & Audit.” Or go directly to https://coloradomtn.info/web/about-cmc/board_of_trustees/budget_audit. The college’s board…
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CMC Board approves tuition differential for proposed program, reviews draft 2014-15 budget
Colorado Mountain College’s Board of Trustees held its May 2014 meeting Thursday at the college’s location in Breckenridge, followed by a retreat facilitated by a consultant from the Association of Governing Boards. During the May 15 board meeting the trustees approved a $40 tuition differential for the pending Bachelor of Science degree in nursing, and…