CMC ENews Archive

Tag: Programs

  • School’s in Session

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    Keystone’s dining scene gets a much-needed boost This article was first published in 5280 magazine. By Kelly Bastone. Ski bums once filled keystone’s kitchens—and churned out lackluster grub. But that’s changing. These days, a small army of food professionals trained at Keystone’s Colorado Mountain College’s Culinary Institute lends aptitude and flair to the resort’s restaurants…

  • CMC offers personal care attendant training in Edwards

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    EDWARDS, Colorado — To help meet training needs in one of the fastest-growing career fields in the country, Colorado Mountain College in Rifle, Glenwood Springs and Edwards will offer personal care attendant training classes starting in January. The class provides hands-on training for those wanting to become a home care aide, patient care provider, family…

  • Rivers right outside your door

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    CMC Environmental Science programs explore natural ecosystems steps away from campus Colorado Mountain College Sustainability Studies student Ben Saheb doubles as a CMC student blogger and video producer. His latest production captures the heart of CMC Steamboat’s Environmental Sciences degree, documenting a class as they explore the local Yampa River, just 300 yards away from…

  • Awesome Airway Workshop held at CMC

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    CMC and medical community partner to teach airway refresher Dr. Eman Podgorny, Medical Director for the Paramedic program, and Liz Owen, Colorado Mountain College Paramedic faculty member, facilitate an Airway Workshop each year in partnership with Vail Valley Emergency Physicians.  The workshop was originally created for hospital physicians and students in Colorado Mountain College’s Paramedic…

  • EcoFlight: Aerial Advocacy

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    Group puts ‘people in high places’ to encourage responsible resource use Ben Saheb and Jenna Wirtz,  students in Colorado Mountain College’s Sustainability Studies bachelor’s degree program, traveled with Ecoflight this fall to study environmental issues in the West from an aerial perspective. Ecoflight uses small aircraft to fly students, media professionals, conservation groups and policy…

  • Discovering a home at CMC’s Culinary Institute

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    Student Monica Martin fuels her dual passion for food and sustainability Monica Martin already has a Bachelor of Applied Arts & Sciences degree from the University of North Texas. She’s worked at numerous jobs in the hospitality industry, ranging from server, bartender, banquets assistant manager, restaurant bookkeeper and reservations manager. For a time, she also…

  • Nordica Sidecountry line features design input from CMC

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    CMC Ski & Snowboard Business students get hands-on experience Mike Martin is director of Colorado Mountain College’s respected Ski and Snowboard Business program in Steamboat Springs. He also moonlights as a professional athlete and product tester for Nordica.  Martin and his Nordica cohorts were recently in a new video release for the Sidecountry line that…

  • English, Spanish speakers share languages, cultures

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    Colorado Mountain College Intercambio class fosters real-life conversational skills By Beth Zukowski Learning a language might bring to mind images of sitting in a classroom, conjugating verbs: I love, you love, he loves, we love, they love. That’s not the way Karen Birach wanted to learn Spanish. “When I hear words like ‘nouns,’ ‘prepositions’ and…

  • Good Morning Vail TV features CMC’s Amy Connerton

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    CMC’s medical programs highlighted Interested in CMC’s EMT, WEMT, CNA, Paramedic, Medical Assisting and Nursing programs?  Amy Connerton shares some success stories on Good Morning Vail TV  last week.   Many successful grads have been hired directly from their internships;  current students range in age from 20 to 50.  It’s never too late to expand or…

  • Breckenridge resort worker moves up with CMC IT degree

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    Revamped IT program at Colorado Mountain College aids job seekers with solid careers Starting as a housekeeping supervisor a decade ago, Breckenridge resident Jerry Del Valle worked his way up in the local resort industry with dreams of employment in information technology.Two years ago Del Valle applied for an IT position but was not successful.…