Tag: Programs
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Nursing accreditation visit at CMC March 1-3
Colorado Mountain College will host a site visit review March 1-3, 2016, for continuing accreditation of its associate degree nursing program and initial accreditation of its RN-to-BSN (baccalaureate) nursing program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. The public is invited to meet the site visit team and share comments about the program in…
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New applied engineering degree offers students range of opportunities
CMC expands program to improve job prospects By Carrie Click Luis Pena was just 3 years old when he moved with his family from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, to Parachute. Growing up amidst Colorado’s Western Slope oil and gas production meant the industry has always had a familiar presence in his life. So when it came…
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CARE director stepping down, moving next door
Leslie Rockey leaving shelter, though staying close at CMC’s Veterinary Technology Farm It is hard to imagine Colorado Animal Rescue without Leslie Rockey there. But come July 20, she will be leaving the directorship of CARE, a job she’s had since the shelter opened its doors in 2000. Rockey has accepted an offer from Colorado…
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Patients benefit when nurses have advanced education
This CMC Corner column by Judy Evans, MS, RN ran in the Glenwood Springs Post Independent on Dec. 8. Evans is an associate professor of nursing at Colorado Mountain College and an acute care nurse who has been in the nursing profession for 38 years. For more information on CMC’s nursing degrees, visit coloradomtn.edu/nursing. Were…
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Community invited to annual veterinary technology facility tour and open house
Colorado Mountain College’s Veterinary Technology Club invites the community to tour the program’s 220-acre center and teaching hospital at Spring Valley on Saturday, Oct. 11 from 10 a.m. to noon. Refreshments and a silent auction will also be available. The comprehensive tour is free and open to anyone who is interested in veterinary technology or…
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Information sessions scheduled for nursing degree programs
Colorado Mountain College is holding information meetings about its bachelor’s and associate degrees in nursing, in time to register for the spring semester. The Bachelor of Science in nursing application deadline is Nov. 15, and classes begin Jan. 12. The associate degree application deadline is Feb. 1 for a fall 2015 start. The Bachelor of…
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Sopris Theatre Company at Colorado Mountain College launches new name, season
Sopris Theatre Company at Colorado Mountain College, formerly known as CMC Theatre, is preparing another new season of dramatic fare for audiences up and down the valley. The season, produced by Jim and Connie Calaway of Carbondale, consists of four productions that will run from Oct. 17, 2014, through April 19, 2015. All performances will…
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Early childhood degree earns national accreditation
This article was published in the Vail Daily News. Colorado Mountain College’s associate degree in early childhood education has reached a milestone. The degree recently received full national accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children. “The NAEYC is nationally recognized as the premier leader and advocate in early childhood education in…
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CMC to offer Bachelor of Science in nursing this fall
Information sessions July 15-Aug. 7 at CMC in Breckenridge, Glenwood Springs, Edwards As of Aug. 25 – the first day of Colorado Mountain College’s fall semester – the college will offer bachelor’s degrees in nursing, for registered nurses. The new Bachelor of Science in nursing degree, also known as the RN to BSN, will be…
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Natural Resource Management Summer Internship
How do you plan to spend your summer?! Students in CMC Leadville’s Natural Resource Management Summer Internship program study bighorn sheep, restore streams, and study wetlands in Colorado’s beautiful backcountry. Pretty sweet.