Author: coloradomountaincollege
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CMC offers personal care attendant training in Edwards
EDWARDS, Colorado — To help meet training needs in one of the fastest-growing career fields in the country, Colorado Mountain College in Rifle, Glenwood Springs and Edwards will offer personal care attendant training classes starting in January. The class provides hands-on training for those wanting to become a home care aide, patient care provider, family…
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CMC gift honors life of Norma Sundin
New endowed scholarship will support Summit County students When Norma Sundin died suddenly in 2010, her father Hal wanted to do something to commemorate her life and benefit the community she had called home for more than 20 years. The result is the Norma Sundin Endowed Scholarship for CMC in Summit County. Norma Sundin, who…
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Homeward Bound
Community, finals, coffee and connection: CMC Steamboat is “a magical place” This article was first published in CMC student Bailey Peth’s blog Bluebird Sky: Loving Life at 6700 ft Music: Complicated, Yonder Mountain String Band This song has got me through my finals. A couple weeks ago, something strange descended upon our little slice of…
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Rivers right outside your door
CMC Environmental Science programs explore natural ecosystems steps away from campus Colorado Mountain College Sustainability Studies student Ben Saheb doubles as a CMC student blogger and video producer. His latest production captures the heart of CMC Steamboat’s Environmental Sciences degree, documenting a class as they explore the local Yampa River, just 300 yards away from…
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You Know You’re A Coloradan When…
50 thoughts on how life looks different through a ski town lens This article was originally published in See What I See, the blog of CMC BSBA student Ali Gringras. We’re sharing the piece during finals week with the hope it will bring a smile of recognition to many! You know you’re a true Coloradan…
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“As nice as sunshine in spring”
CMC student Bailey Peth reflects her new Steamboat community Bluegrass on The Yampa Music should be played once you have read the post, it could be a bit distracting to do both at the same time. Enjoy! One of my favorite things about Steamboat is all of the musical people who live here. There is…
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Awesome Airway Workshop held at CMC
CMC and medical community partner to teach airway refresher Dr. Eman Podgorny, Medical Director for the Paramedic program, and Liz Owen, Colorado Mountain College Paramedic faculty member, facilitate an Airway Workshop each year in partnership with Vail Valley Emergency Physicians. The workshop was originally created for hospital physicians and students in Colorado Mountain College’s Paramedic…
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EcoFlight: Aerial Advocacy
Group puts ‘people in high places’ to encourage responsible resource use Ben Saheb and Jenna Wirtz, students in Colorado Mountain College’s Sustainability Studies bachelor’s degree program, traveled with Ecoflight this fall to study environmental issues in the West from an aerial perspective. Ecoflight uses small aircraft to fly students, media professionals, conservation groups and policy…
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Breckenridge: A-Basin lift tower frames CMC outdoor classroom
Campus to open amphitheater in spring This article was first printed in the Summit Daily News. By Janice Kurbjun. There’s a new sight to see along Highway 9 heading into Breckenridge: A chairlift tower standing singularly outside of the Colorado Mountain College campus. The tower is phase one of a project to create an outdoor…
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Club Rotario raises scholarship funds for CMC students
Members from many countries unite for common mission This article first appeared in El Montanes. By Veronica Whitney CARBONDALE, Colorado — To Paulino Abarco, the scholarship he got from the Roaring Fork Rotary Club to go to college means he can work a little less as a painter in Aspen and concentrate more on his…