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1000 Words: Dr. Kim Hunter Reed visits CMC
Dr. Kim Hunter Reed (Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education) toured and talked higher education at our Glenwood Springs and Spring Valley campuses July 17. Dr. Reed is a former Louisiana higher education official, and most recently served in President Barack Obama’s administration as deputy undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Education,…
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CMC is home to 4 of the 15 best small vacation towns in the country
Colorado Mountain College students go to school in some of the country’s best vacation destinations, according to a list of the 15 Best Small Towns by U.S. News & World Report. Four Colorado towns with CMC campuses were named in the top 15: Breckenridge, Steamboat Springs, Aspen, and Vail. The magazine’s travel rankings are based on an…
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CMC history: ‘Giving everybody a chance’
Since 1996, over 200 Alpine Bank Latino/Hispanic Scholars have attended CMC
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Five Faculty of the Year from CMC’s western campuses named
Colorado Mountain College educators from Aspen to Rifle recognized
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CMC Leadville’s Powder Guild: Lifelong bonds carved in ski area operations
It was well after midnight in November 1983 when a band of students committed their first infraction of the day – breaking and entering. Known as the Leadville Powder Guild, the group crept into the ski area operations shop at Colorado Mountain College Leadville. Their goal? To temporarily redecorate the yard of faculty member Curt…
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Fourteen students awarded Alpine Bank Latino/Hispanic Scholarships
Over 200 scholarships awarded since Alpine Bank Scholars program began in 1996
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Gallagher’s unintended effect on rural Colorado
By Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser Note: This editorial was submitted to newspapers throughout the CMC service area. The story of Colorado Mountain College is inspiring and unique. Fifty years ago the citizens of Garfield, Lake, Eagle, Summit and Pitkin counties bucked the conventional thinking in Denver and voted to create a college in Colorado’s central…
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CMC Board of Trustees approves balanced 2017-18 budget, considers Gallagher impacts
At their June 23 meeting in Glenwood Springs, the Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees voted to approve a 2017-18 general operating fund budget of $65.5 million. This balanced budget reflects an increase over 2016-17 of 1.2 percent, which is well below inflation. Projected revenues reflect a $79,000 decline in property tax revenues, with a…
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Riders tackle the Tour de CMC
We have taken our 50th Anniversary celebration on the road…literally. Tour de CMC is a five-day, 260-mile bike ride through the Colorado Mountain College District. The bike route began at Steamboat Springs and includes stops in Edwards, Breckenridge, Leadville, Aspen, and Spring Valley. Riders have tackled the up and down terrain with grace. The ride has…