Category: News Releases
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New bachelor’s degrees support local hiring
Elementary education, leadership and management added this fall Cierra Austin wants to teach elementary school. Thanks to one of two new bachelor’s degrees offered by Colorado Mountain College this fall, the New Castle resident won’t have to relocate to get that degree. And she may wind up with a local teaching job. Austin has been…
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It’s “Art & Jazz” at CMC at the second annual Vail Valley Fine Arts Show
Colorado Mountain College in Edwards will fill with live music and regionally created fine art on Aug. 21 when the college partners with the Vail Valley Art Guild at a free community opening reception. “Art & Jazz,” hosted by the CMC Foundation, will run from 6-9 p.m. at the college’s Edwards campus. The second annual…
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CMC awards Alpine Bank Latino/Hispanic scholarships to three Vail Valley students
By Carrie Click Alpine Bank scholarships are providing funds for 14 graduates of Western Slope high schools to attend Colorado Mountain College this fall. Today’s Alpine Bank Scholar story features scholarship recipients from the Vail Valley: Norma Delgado of Eagle Valley High School, Alma Gurrola of Battle Mountain High School and Karely Varela of Red Canyon High…
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CMC seeks to fill board of trustees seats
The Colorado Mountain Junior College District is seeking outstanding candidates to run for positions on its elected board of trustees. Each term is for four years. Each potential candidate must be an eligible elector, as defined by state statute, and reside within the boundaries of the district in which they submit their petition to run.…
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Youth programs make CMC come alive during summer months
By Carrie Click. On a recent summer day, Colorado Mountain College’s campus in Leadville was abuzz with activity, though most of the students at the campus weren’t yet old enough to attend college, at least in a traditional sense. Alongside regular college fare such as faculty member Bob Gilgulin’s midday ethics class, dozens of pre-college…
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CMC awards Alpine Bank Latino/Hispanic scholarships to six Roaring Fork Valley students
By Carrie Click and Mike McKibbin Alpine Bank scholarships are providing funds for 14 graduates of Western Slope high schools to attend Colorado Mountain College this fall. Today’s Alpine Bank Scholar story features six scholars from the Roaring Fork Valley: Chennelle Hernandez, a graduate of Aspen High School; Violet Lepe of Basalt High School; Eddy…
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CMC awards Alpine Bank Latino/Hispanic scholarships to three western Garfield County students
By Carrie Click Alpine Bank scholarships are providing funds for 14 graduates of Western Slope high schools to attend Colorado Mountain College this fall. Today’s Alpine Bank Scholar story features three scholarship recipients from western Garfield County: Larisa Cruz of Rifle High School, Jennifer Gomez of Coal Ridge High School and Francisco Muneton from Grand…
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CMC awards Alpine Bank Latino/Hispanic Scholarship to Summit High graduate
By Carrie Click Alpine Bank scholarships are providing funds for 14 graduates of Western Slope high schools to attend Colorado Mountain College this fall. Today’s Alpine Bank Scholar story features a scholarship recipient from Summit County: Paloma Sotelo of Summit High School in Frisco. Since 1996, more than 180 graduating high school seniors have received Alpine Bank…
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Fourteen awarded Alpine Bank Latino/Hispanic scholarships to attend CMC
At the 20th annual Alpine Bank Latino/Hispanic Scholarship awards luncheon in Glenwood Springs recently, Alpine Bank executives presented 14 graduating high school seniors from five Colorado counties with scholarships to attend Colorado Mountain College for post-secondary study. To be considered for these specialized scholastic awards, students must be of Latino/Hispanic descent, classify as an in-district…
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Colorado Mountain College to offer classes, registration in downtown Rifle
Colorado Mountain College’s Rifle campus will soon offer class registration and a limited number of classes in downtown Rifle. This is in addition to classes it will continue to offer at the Rifle campus’s Encana Academic Center near the Garfield County Regional Airport, and in Parachute. “To continue to meet community needs, we are leasing…