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CMC Steamboat opens nursing simulation lab; first of three labs planned on West Slope

New sim labs offer the highest quality educational experience in the most efficient manner

Empty Bowls fundraiser returns as an ice cream social

Colorado Mountain College Rifle students are busy at work making bowls for the Empty Bowls fundraising event on Sept. 1; from left, Katharine Cone, Nicole Gray, Carys Walters and Lorna Koschak.

Empty Bowls will be hosted again but with a summer twist

Mountains serve as classroom for Air Force cadets learning leadership

Leadville Herald Democrat story features CMC Leadville’s outdoor program

Una promesa es “una promesa”

Por Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser La resistencia, las agallas y la obstinada determinación nos definen. Ganarse la vida en el remoto oeste de Colorado nunca ha sido fácil ni está garantizado. Aunque tenemos la suerte y el privilegio de vivir aquí, hace falta un auténtico amor por el lugar para soportar las dificultades comunes a… Continue reading Una promesa es “una promesa”

A promise is a promise

Colorado Mountain College President & CEO Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser. October 2020

We are beyond thrilled to welcome thousands of students back to CMC campuses for the fall 2021 term. We won’t see their smiles at first, but we know how much it means for these students to return to a “normal” environment.

College is calling: CMC’s fall semester offers multiple learning options

Colorado Mountain College's fall semester begins Aug. 23. The college is offering students a range of options - from online to in-person learning - at its campuses, including at CMC Leadville.

Online, hybrid, live stream and in-person classes begin Aug. 23

CMC remembers one of its greatest champions

Colorado Mountain College lost an advocate and friend over the summer when Doris Dewton passed away on July 22. Dewton was a two-time (three terms) CMC Trustee, member of the Foundation Board and President’s Advisory Council, donor, scholarship application reviewer, commencement usher, and anything else that the college needed for all the years she and… Continue reading CMC remembers one of its greatest champions

Completed petitions for CMC trustee elections due Aug. 27

CMC is seeking candidates to run for its elected board of trustees

Fine art photography exhibit coming to Colorado Mountain College

“Juniper’s Last Gasp” by Raj Manickam is one of the pieces on exhibit at the Photo Pensato Fine Art Photography Show at CMC Vail Valley at Edwards.

Colorado Mountain College Vail Valley at Edwards will host an exhibit from Photo Pensato that showcases fine art photography including landscape, abstract, portrait, still life and much more.

A reception for the exhibit will be held Friday, August 13 from 5-7 p.m. at Colorado Mountain College Vail Valley at Edwards. The first-floor exhibit continues through September 17.

Colorado Mountain College names Cairns as campus vice president

Ben Cairns has been named vice president and campus dean for the Colorado Mountain College Leadville and Salida campuses. The Denver area native has a long career in education, which includes serving as principal of Lake County High School since 2016.

After an extensive national search, Colorado Mountain College has named Lake County High School Principal Ben Cairns as the next vice president and campus dean for its Leadville and Salida campuses.

Cairns will begin the transition from the high school to CMC effective August 2.