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  • CMC Professional Photography graduate gives back

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    “GIVE” project donates a day of photography to non-profits The creation of tantalizing food and beverage photographs is an exacting craft, one that Colorado Mountain College Professional Photography program alumni Rick Souders has elevated to an art form.  His delectable images grace advertising campaigns and annual reports worldwide; his clients include Boston Market, Izze, Einstein,…

  • Velasquez-Schmahl wins 2011 ATHENA Award

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    CMC Youth Outreach Coordinator is recognized for community service This article first appeared in the 4/22/2011 Glenwood Springs Post Independent. By Heather McGregor http://www.postindependent.com/article/20110421/VALLEYNEWS/110429965/1083&ParentProfile=1074 Mariana Velasquez-Schmahl, the youth outreach coordinator for Colorado Mountain College, is the winner of the 2011 ATHENA Award. Amid tears and a standing ovation, Velasquez-Schmahl accepted the honor at the close…

  • Bachelor’s Degree Info Sessions in Steamboat

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    Meetings on Monday & Tuesday, other campuses to follow The first information sessions for Colorado Mountain College’s new Bachelor’s Degree programs will be held on April 25 and 26 at Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs. These are the first of many sessions to be held at locations around the CMC District. Bill Sommers, assistant…

  • Bachelor’s degrees at Colorado Mountain College approved

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    Higher Learning Commission gives OK for eagerly awaited degrees Monday Colorado Mountain College can now offer bachelor’s degrees. With Monday’s approval from the community college’s accrediting body, the Higher Learning Commission, Colorado Mountain College will start offering two new bachelor’s degrees in the fall: a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Bachelor of…

  • CMC’s Amy Connerton: From student to instructor

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    Passion guides Leadville’s Medical Assistant program This article was originally posted on CMC Rifle Medical Assistant program student Jenifer Brandenburg’s blog “Bookcliff Diaries”: http://colomtn.me/CMCMedicalAssisting  One of the things students truly love about Colorado Mountain College is the sense of community. You actually get to know your instructor and have one-on-one access to them when you…

  • CMC board votes on rates for proposed bachelor’s courses

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    Tuition for upper-division courses tentative, pending approval of degrees [RIFLE, Colo.] – At the April 11 meeting of the Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees, the board voted on tentative tuition rates for upper-division courses, rates that would go into effect if bachelor’s degrees are approved by the Higher Learning Commission, the college’s accrediting body.…

  • A World With Creativity

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    CMC graphic design students find inspiration everywhere This article was originally posted on the blog of CMC graphic design student Anna Hoffman. Find more of her creative articles at http://ahoffmanbehindthescreen.wordpress.com/ Imagine a world without creativity. Imagine a world without any imagination.  The world would be a very bleak place. We are surrounded by creativity and…

  • A Natural History of the Desert

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    Floatin’ the River with CMC CMC Steamboat student Ben Saheb shares thoughts from a class trip down the Colorado. Read more of his insightful words at http://cmcben.wordpress.com/. With 28% of the earth covered in an environment that experiences chronic aridity, it is evident that desert climates are amongst us. Because desert climates are abundant on…

  • Adventures with Red Leaf Monkeys in Borneo

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    CMC grad pursues a passion for primates around the globe Colorado Mountain College graduate Kara Norby has gathered many stamps on her passport since graduating with an Associates of Arts degree from Colorado Mountain College in 2007:  Cameroon, Borneo, Hong Kong, the Philippines.  The passion behind her travels? A fascination with the behavior of primates,…

  • Euphoria and the Pursuit of Powder

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    Why a life of skiing is a worthy  pursuit This post was written by Breck CMC student blogger Ali Gringas School is coming to a close for the year and I’m having a really hard time staying motivated lately. I have such high standards for myself and my grades that I feel like such a…