Category: News Releases
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María Teresa Puerta-Giraldo earns assistance to attend CMC
Alpine Bank awards CMC scholarship to local student When instructors at Summit High School recommended María Teresa Puerta-Giraldo for the Alpine Bank Latino/Hispanic scholarship, they spoke at length about her determination and bravery. The recent high school graduate moved with her mother and two brothers from Columbia two years ago. She arrived knowing very little…
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Maegan Carney: Alumni make mark in Colorado, the world
Colorado Mountain College faculty and students recently gathered in a special ceremony at the college’s Glenwood Center to honor the first-ever class of alumni inducted into the CMC Alumni Hall of Fame. The five individual alumni inducted into the inaugural class come from different backgrounds, and have found success in myriad ways. We’ll be featuring…
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Michael O’Hara: Alumni make mark in Colorado, the world
Colorado Mountain College faculty and students recently gathered in a special ceremony at the college’s Glenwood Center to honor the first-ever class of alumni inducted into the CMC Alumni Hall of Fame. The five individual alumni inducted into the inaugural class come from different backgrounds, and have found success in myriad ways. We’ll be featuring…
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Alpine Bank Scholar: Juliet Kennedy
All through the week, we’ll be featuring Colorado Mountain College’s 2013-2014 Alpine Bank Scholars. This year’s scholarship is helping 17 graduates of Western Slope high schools attend Colorado Mountain College next fall. Today’s profile features Juliet Kennedy, from Red Canyon High School. Scholars want to ‘pay forward’ support Juliet Kennedy was born in Colombia and…
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Colorado Mountain College inducts first Alumni Hall of Fame class
By Stefanie Kilts Colorado Mountain College faculty and students, past and present, recently gathered in a special ceremony at the college’s Glenwood Center to honor the first-ever class of alumni inducted into the CMC Alumni Hall of Fame. The ceremony noted inductees who attended at any time during the past six decades, from the 1960s…
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Alpine Bank Scholar: Briana Fernández
All through the week, we’ll be featuring Colorado Mountain College’s 2013-2014 Alpine Bank Scholars. This year’s scholarship is helping 17 graduates of Western Slope high schools attend Colorado Mountain College next fall. Today’s profile features Briana Fernández, from Eagle Valley High School. Scholars want to ‘pay forward’ support Briana Fernández has had her eyes on…
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Alpine Bank Scholar: Sandy Loera
All through the week, we’ll be featuring Colorado Mountain College’s 2013-2014 Alpine Bank Scholars. This year’s scholarship is helping 17 graduates of Western Slope high schools attend Colorado Mountain College next fall. Today’s profile features Sandy Loera, from Eagle Valley High School. Scholars want to ‘pay forward’ support Sandy Loera, a student at Eagle Valley…
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Iconic B&W photo exhibit coming to CMC Steamboat
Public reception for museum-quality photography collection June 28 Photography aficionados, whether amateur or professional, should find something that stokes their creative juices when they view 28 black-and-white, museum-quality photos on the walls of Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs. A free opening reception for the public is set for Friday, June 28, from 6 p.m.…
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Students urged to finish GED before January
Time is running out for students to complete current test By Kristin Carlson Paty Cruz is working hard to complete her general equivalency diploma before the existing test is retired in January. “I’m trying to beat the baby,” said Cruz, a student at the Colorado Mountain College Learning Lab in Glenwood Springs who is expecting…
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It’s never too late to earn a GED
At 52, man receives diploma, improves job prospects By Beth Zukowski Had he not earned his GED last year, John Baker says, “I’d still be looking for work.” In 2010, Baker was unemployed. He and his family moved to the Roaring Fork Valley from Dolores, Colo., so that his sons could attend the Waldorf School.…