Category: News Releases
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Colorado Mountain College asking residents to help plan future
Survey asks public about strategic plan for CMC The president of Colorado Mountain College is asking constituents in the nine counties CMC serves to submit their ideas about future college priorities in an online survey available through Oct. 14. “We would like to involve people living in our communities in our long-term planning process by…
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Community colleges get $17.2M grant
This article first appeared in The Denver Business Journal Federal grant will help CMC create job-training partnerships A consortium of Colorado community colleges will get a $17.2 million federal grant to help train workers for new jobs. The money is part of $500 million awarded to community colleges around the country by the U.S. departments…
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Q & A with Sustainability Studies professor Mercedes Quesada-Embid
New professor reflects on sustainability, service, and teaching Mercedes Quesada-Embid’s life reads a bit like a script for the content of the Sustainability Studies class she recently taught on a crisp autumn morning at Colorado Mountain College in Dillon. Deeply active in community work, pursuing research that explores the intersections of economics, resources and…
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Colorado Workforce hosting field trips and forum
Employer tours 9/21 and 9/22 in Frisco, Edwards, Leadville The Colorado Workforce Center is hosting employer field trips and an employer’s forum. The 2011 Employer Field Trips teaches employers about programs and services offered by the center on a regular business. Trips are being held at the Frisco workforce center 2-4 p.m. Sept. 22, the…
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CMC ski team joins prestigious Division I association
This article first appeared in the Steamboat Pilot. By Luke Graham. The last thing Colorado Mountain College Alpine ski coach Terry Leonard is oblivious to is his built-in advantage. Standing at the base of Howelsen Hill on Thursday, with a sky that hinted at winter, Leonard was overseeing and ushering in a new era of…
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CMC’s Ski and Snowboard Biz program featured in Denver Post
This article appeared in the September 13, 2011 Denver Post. By Jason Blevins Ski shops giving Colorado Mountain College’s pioneering business program a big lift One year after Colorado Mountain College received four-year accreditation for its pioneering ski and snowboard business program, shops are stocking a line of skis and boots designed by the school’s…
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CMC’s Board of Trustees election news
Four seats will be contested on November ballot GLENWOOD SPRINGS – On November’s ballot voters will be able to choose representatives for Colorado Mountain College’s Board of Trustees. The four districts with seats up for election are District 2 (East Garfield County: Roaring Fork School District RE-1 Director Districts B, C, D and E), District…
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CMC is one college under many roofs
This CMC Corner column was written by Joe Maestas. CMC is one college with many roofs. You can find us in 11 physical locations across north-central Colorado, as well as online. In your daily commute, you might pass by four or five of our buildings or campuses. Our students likewise intersect multiple communities, and many…
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It’s time to register!
Fall Registration opens August 1, 2011 It’s that time of year again! Fall registration is fast approaching. Students may sign up for courses starting Monday, August 1st. To find class schedules at all campuses, or to register through WebAdvisor beginning August 1st, click here. Pass the word along to your students and communities!
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CMC honors Mike Doyle
Memorial golf tournament to raise scholarship funds This article first appeared in the Vail Daily News on July 23, 2011, by Vail Daily staff. EDWARDS, Colorado — Colleagues remember former 15-year Colorado Mountain College employee Mike Doyle, who died in an auto accident in November, as a caring team player with a positive attitude who…