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Get Smart at Colorado Mountain College
Campaign shows the great benefits of learning local at CMC This week, Colorado Mountain College begins the Smart campaign outreach to local high school seniors and their parents. This campaign is designed to promote the affordable and high quality education students can receive at CMC. High school seniors and parents will be receiving mailings and…
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Complete the FAFSA: We’ll help you
By Natalie Torres Are you headed to college next year, or are you the parent of someone who is? If so, no doubt there’s one thing weighing on your mind right now: I’ve got to fill out the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). The FAFSA is the application all colleges and universities require…
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Alumni Spotlight: Catching Up With CMC Instructor Jill Paradis
Jill Paradis has been working with top Colorado restaurants for more than 15 years, starting out as a program coordinator for Share Our Strength, where she provided cooking classes and volunteer chefs to underserved communities. A sommelier and cheese aficionado, Jill divides her time between Colorado and Piedmont, Italy, where she lives on a five-acre…
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1000 Words
A bit of holiday color, interpreted by one of the many creative photographers on our marketing staff. eNews will be taking a break over the holidays. We hope yours are warm and joy filled!
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“Empty Hands, Open Arms” author to speak at CMC Speaker Series
Deni Béchard’s book explores the race to save Congo’s Bonobos When author Deni Béchard first learned of the last living bonobos — great apes that are, alongside the chimpanzee, our closest relatives — he was horrified to learn how close the animals and the rainforest they call home are to extinction. Béchard discovered that one…
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CMC’s Image Campaign comes to a close
Stories about what makes the college first choice A six-month advertising campaign that began in June, 2013 focused on Colorado Mountain College’s high quality education, great value, and integral connection to the economic vitality and vibrancy of our mountain communities and Colorado as a whole. The campaign began with an ad featuring CMC’s Interim President…
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Pair of Hearts — Fold Community Kitchen brings small bites to Woody Creek Distillers
CMC Sustainable Cuisine student Tracey Snow helps guide sustainable choices for Woody Creek distillers This article first appeared in the Aspen Times Weekly. By Amanda Rae. Here in the Roaring Fork Valley, the old adage rings true: when one door closes, another one opens. Even better is finding a cocktail waiting waiting to greet you.…
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Local photographer Nick Young’s work to be featured during Dew Tour in Breckenridge
Colorado Mountain College student chosen to capture Dew Tour for a day This article appeared in the Summit Daily News. By Krista Driscoll. Nick Young got a taste of life in the half-pipe at Breckenridge Ski Resort on Tuesday, but it wasn’t from stomping 1260s or switch 1080s — it was through the lens of…
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Catch a falling star this week
This column was first published in the Steamboat Today, where you can catch CMC professor Jimmy Westlake’s Celestial News column every Tuesday to learn cool skywatching and photography tips. Want to view more of Westlake’s beautiful astrophotography? Visit his website at www.jwestlake.com and purchase “Jimmy’s 2014 Cosmic Calendar.” Proceeds benefit CMC’s Sky Club. Steamboat Springs…
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CMC Study Abroad program in Guatemala explores art, conflict and resistance
Deadline to sign-up for spring break study abroad program Dec. 13 Chichicastenango, Santiago Atitlan, Antigua, the Ixil region, Panajachel, the ancient Mayan ruins of Tikal National Park. The names of Guatemala’s Highlands villages sound as magical as the landscapes they’re within. Adventurous travelers can earn six credits in art and political science with CMC while…