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Colorado Mountain College trustees decide on interim president
Board votes in favor of ASSET bill, tuition freeze for 2013-14 [Glenwood Springs, Colo.] The Board of Trustees of Colorado Mountain College today announced a unanimous vote to appoint Charles Dassance, Ph.D., as interim president of the college. Once all terms are agreed upon, Dassance will oversee the 12-location community college in north-central Colorado while…
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SB33 immigrant student tuition bill endorsed by Colorado Mountain College
This article appeared in the Glenwood Post Independent on February 1, 2013. By John Stroud. GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Colorado Mountain College’s board of trustees voted unanimously Thursday to lend the college’s support to an immigrant student tuition bill that’s currently working its way through the Colorado Legislature. The move came after members of the local…
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Local entrepreneur launches visitor-friendly resort app in Summit County
Colorado Mountain College entrepreneurial class a ‘stepping stone’ to launch By Stefanie Kilts Local entrepreneur Sheri Paul is hoping Iggy the skier becomes familiar to tourists traveling to Colorado’s ski country. As the face of Paul’s new mobile application for smartphones and tablets, iResortApp.com, the cartoon Iggy provides travelers with “local-insider tips” and information on…
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Colorado Mountain College in Edwards now a certified Pearson VUE Testing Center
Resource for businesses in Western Slope Colorado Mountain College in Edwards is now a certified Pearson VUE Testing Center. That means community members will no longer have to travel to the Front Range to take tests for information technology, education, medical, real estate and other certifications. “We think this is a great service to provide…
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Colorado Mountain College students studying abroad in Cuba
This article first appeared in the Steamboat Pilot. By Matt Stensland. Steamboat Springs — A group of Colorado Mountain College students is preparing to travel to Cuba on a trip that was forbidden just a couple years ago. President Barack Obama’s administration in January 2011 eased travel restrictions that made it possible for educational groups…
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Colorado Mountain College ranks in top 20 in nationwide community college study
CNNMoney reports Colorado Mountain College ranks in the top 20 out of nearly 800 community colleges from around the nation for successful graduation and transfer rates. The ranking was created for the news outlet by College Measures, a leading researcher of comparative value within higher education. CMC’s “success rate” earned the college the No. 17…
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Welcome Winter X Games!
The X-Games are coming to town, just a few blocks from our location in Aspen. CMC has created a fun, engaging video spot that highlights Colorado Mountain College’s locations and programs that will run on Comcast and Xfinity beginning tonight for the XGames crowd. And if you’re an avid XGames viewer, you may recognize the…
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Children’s Mini College hosting 10th Annual Chocolate Extravaganza
Chocolate lovers, rejoice: CMC Children’s Mini College in Glenwood Springs is hosting its 10th annual Chocolate Extravaganza Friday, Feb. 1 from 6 – 7:30 PM at the Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Center. The event consists of a drawing – including a grand prize of a golf round at the Aspen Glen Country Club and a…
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X Marks the Spot
Shooting The Big Snow Show by CMC New Media Instructor Corby Anderson The 2013 ESPN Winter X Games is live from Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, from January 24-27. The games can be viewed on multiple ESPN television channels, and online at ESPN.com. Aspen, CO — 2013 will mark my second year working with ESPN…
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Brothers
Colorado Mountain College began offering tuition discounts and other support to veterans, active military and their dependents last year. Those support services include CMC college student Clayton Bolton, who serves as CMC’s Veteran’s Liasion. As part of his position,Clayton blogs about life on campus as a veteran. Recently he wrote a moving post about spending…