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Info Session for Costa Rica Study Abroad at CMC Edwards Feb. 10
Rainforests. Volcanos. Progressive sustainability. Beaches. Colorado Mountain College offers another opportunity to study abroad this summer, when Study Abroad Costa Rica kicks off May 30. Students can learn transfer-level Spanish and Environmental Science credits while immersing themselves in Spanish language classes and sustainability. Homestays with Costa Rican families add a powerful intercultural immersion. Learn more…
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1000 Words: George Stranahan
Educator, photographer, physicist, philanthropist, and entrepreneur extraordinaire George Stranahan at the opening reception of The Stranahan Collection at CMC Edwards. The collection is comprised of world-renowned black-and-white photographs he and his wife Patti have collected over decades.
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Body of Missing Student Located
[LEADVILLE, COLO.] – With the help of a K9 team from Colorado Forensic Canine, at approximately 11:40 a.m. on Friday Feb. 6, Lake County Search and Rescue located the body of Colton Wilson, a student from Colorado Mountain College’s Leadville campus. He was located in an area on or near the south end of campus,…
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Stranahan Collection comes to CMC in Edwards
Some of finest photography of 20th century travels to campus for viewing By Carrie Click For Coloradan George Stranahan – educator, photographer, physicist, philanthropist, purveyor of good beer and finer whiskey – the collection of world-renowned black-and-white photographs he and his wife Patti have collected over several decades should be seen by as many people…
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Help requested to find missing student
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the recent disappearance of Colton Wilson. Wilson is a student at Colorado Mountain College in Leadville and was last seen on January 29, 2015. The case is being investigated by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office as an isolated case of a missing person. Colton is described as being…
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A model for higher education accessibility, affordability, and results
This op-ed was published in the Glenwood Post Independent. Recently, a national conversation has intensified about how an educated workforce is perhaps the most critical component of the “post-Great Recession” economy. This attention and refocusing among policymakers and business leaders is driven by an alarming fact: By 2020, nearly 75 percent of all jobs in…
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Garfield, Pitkin combine for No. 1 in Arts Vibrancy Index
This article appeared in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Jessica Cabe. Glenwood Springs has been named the No. 1 small city in the nation in the first-ever “Arts Vibrancy Index” compiled by Southern Methodist University’s National Center for Arts Research. “Glenwood Springs” — which in this study represents all of Garfield and Pitkin counties —…
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CMC Board of Trustees votes for zero increase for in-district, bachelor’s tuition
Keeps tuition among lowest in Colorado At its meeting on Monday, the Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees unanimously voted in support of keeping Colorado Mountain College among the most affordable colleges in the state. Looking ahead to the 2015-16 academic year, they approved a zero increase in the tuition rate for in-district students enrolled…