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  • Reading Buddies program builds relationships, literacy skills

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    Colorado Mountain College service-learning project reaches out to young readers By Kristin Carlson [EDWARDS] – After a wave of deep budget cuts at the national, state and local levels, schools across Colorado are seeking innovative ways to deliver more education for less money, and Edwards Elementary School is no exception. So when Evan Weatherbie, developmental…

  • Carbondale teen earns CMC scholarship from Alpine Bank

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    Roaring Fork High School grad Tena selected as one of 13 Hispanic/Latino scholars By Kristin Carlson [CARBONDALE] – Math always came easily to Oscar Tena, but he knew that his college dreams would be hard-won, if not impossible, without a scholarship. Enter Alpine Bank. “When they called,” Tena said, “I was amazed.”  The middle child…

  • GED graduation honors 43

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    Diplomas sign of hard work, achievement At the GED graduation ceremony at Colorado Mountain College June 5, graduates earned 41 GEDs and two adult high school diplomas from the college’s Glenwood Springs and Carbondale centers and Aspen campus. Getting a GED or adult high school diploma can translate into serious earning power, research shows. According…

  • Tell us what you want to learn!

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    Colorado Mountain College opens Continuing Education survey online By Jonathan Satz Over the past two years you may have heard about Colorado Mountain College’s new four-year degrees.  Many people already know about CMC’s great tradition, for more than 40 years, of offering two-year degrees and occupational certificates. But perhaps you already have a college degree…

  • New Media Camp in the Rockies June 17-27

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    Colorado Mountain College offers hands-on Internet broadcast experience By Kristin Carlson In today’s world of real-time Internet broadcasting, stories travel around the globe with the click of a mouse. The inaugural New Media Camp of the Rockies, at Colorado Mountain College’s Spring Valley campus, aims to help youth tap into that world, by teaching them…

  • Draft budget available for public viewing

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    At Colorado Mountain College sites or on the web The 2012-13 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 “Communities & Friends” and then “Board of Trustees,” and then…

  • Summer media camp at Colorado Mountain College

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    High Tech New Media Camp for young adults The New Media Camp in the Rockies, a cooperative venture between Colorado Mountain College and the True Media Foundation, is launching its inaugural residential summer program, for participants ages 16-20, at the college’s campus at Spring Valley near Glenwood Springs. Participants will learn how to tell stories…

  • The strongest woman in the world comes to Rifle

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    Colorado Mountain College partners to screen “Strong!” The next free film screening in the PBS Community Cinema series, sponsored by Colorado Mountain College in Rifle and Chevron, will feature “Strong!” on Friday, May 18. This film tells the story of Cheryl Haworth, a young woman with a big dream: to be the strongest woman in…

  • National accreditation for early childhood education program

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    Quality program at Colorado Mountain College means excellent job prospects Colorado Mountain College’s early childhood education program was recently awarded national accreditation status, after a three-year review process. The National Association for the Education of Young Children awards accreditation after a rigorous self-study and program improvement process. A national team of external evaluators validates a…

  • Enquiring minds might get answers, career, thanks to donation

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    CMC receives $17,000 in science equipment from ex-residents [BRECKENRIDGE] – One day, perhaps some renowned scientific genius will look back and give thanks to two former Breckenridge residents for a gift which launched that scientist’s career. That may be the case, after Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge recently received a generous donation of new scientific…