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Find money for college at College Goal Sunday
Get free help, advice Feb. 8 at site near you. By Carrie Click For the second straight year, Colorado Mountain College is hosting College Goal Sunday, a national event that takes place one Sunday afternoon in February for any prospective college students and their parents to ask questions and get free help with financial aid…
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CMC Alumni Hall of Fame induction ceremony Feb. 7
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – During Winter Carnival weekend, the public is invited to Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs to honor the seven individuals being inducted into the CMC Alumni Hall of Fame. The event is free of charge. The following honorees will be acknowledged at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 7, at Colorado Mountain College’s Steamboat…
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A model for higher education accessibility, affordability, and results
This op-ed was published in the Glenwood Post Independent. Recently, a national conversation has intensified about how an educated workforce is perhaps the most critical component of the “post-Great Recession” economy. This attention and refocusing among policymakers and business leaders is driven by an alarming fact: By 2020, nearly 75 percent of all jobs in…
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Garfield, Pitkin combine for No. 1 in Arts Vibrancy Index
This article appeared in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Jessica Cabe. Glenwood Springs has been named the No. 1 small city in the nation in the first-ever “Arts Vibrancy Index” compiled by Southern Methodist University’s National Center for Arts Research. “Glenwood Springs” — which in this study represents all of Garfield and Pitkin counties —…
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CMC Board of Trustees votes for zero increase for in-district, bachelor’s tuition
Keeps tuition among lowest in Colorado At its meeting on Monday, the Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees unanimously voted in support of keeping Colorado Mountain College among the most affordable colleges in the state. Looking ahead to the 2015-16 academic year, they approved a zero increase in the tuition rate for in-district students enrolled…
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Colorado Mountain College offers info nights at three Colorado locations
Prospective students and parents from the Front Range and Western Slope can learn more about educational opportunities at Colorado Mountain College during several upcoming information nights. Colorado Mountain College faculty, staff, students and alumni will be on hand to answer questions about academic programs, residential life, admissions and financial aid. All sessions are scheduled from…
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1000 Words: Early Childhood Education’s Caitlyn Shaffer
Caitlyn Shaffer pursued her degree in CMC’s Early Childhood Education program to expand her skills and income potential while working as a teacher at Our School preschool. Learn what she loves about the program – an catch a fun childhood memory of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are. https://vimeo.com/116384660
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A whole-system approach to pork
This Aspen Times feature on the good work of CMC sustainability studies student Merrill Johnson, who is reducing waste, upcycling, and creating locally-sourced and sold food on her family’s farm, was published last summer. We’re reprinting it belatedly in Enews as it escaped our media monitor. Enjoy the read! Merrill Johnson never planned to be…
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Noted astrophysicist speaks about mission to Pluto
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – January signals the beginning of a journey to reach a new planet, the first time NASA has launched such an effort since 1989. Between January and July NASA’s New Horizons robotic spacecraft will explore planet Pluto – yes, even the space agency says it’s a planet – and its five moons. Steamboat…