Tag: rifle
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Chevron Summer Science Institute teaches the teachers
CMC expands science education program, nearly doubles enrollment While many of their students were enjoying summer break this past June, more than 40 regional elementary and middle school teachers were at Colorado Mountain College in Rifle, learning how to keep those same students engaged and excited about science. The Chevron Summer Science Institute has nearly…
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Oil and gas ‘conversation’ covers health, fracking, water
This article first appeared in the Post Independent. By Heidi Rice RIFLE — Health, fracking and water were the main topics of discussion at Saturday afternoon’s “Community Conversations” event held by Colorado Mountain College at the West Garfield County Campus in Rifle. The keynote speaker was Dr. Patty Limerick, a faculty director and chair of…
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Patty Limerick to bring balanced discussion about oil and gas to CMC in Rifle
By Carrie Click It’s not easy to pigeonhole Patty Limerick. She’s a tough Western woman and a Yale graduate. She’s known as being energetically funny, and she’s highly educated too, proving that the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Best of all, Dr. Limerick takes a balanced, academic look at tough issues, helping guide others to more…
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Summer Camp at CMC
Colorado Mountain College in Rifle, in partnership with the El Pomar Foundation, held a summer camp for middle school students last week to help spark their interest in future careers. Students at the Rifle camp, titled “Crazy Scientist Week,” explored biofuels and natural gas, green chemistry, social equity and health careers and solar cell production. Below…
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A college program for workforce training
CMC in Rifle offers instruction for staying safe on the job College is not just a place where newly graduated high school seniors go to earn an academic degree. Sometimes, college can offer educational opportunities to working men and women who can immediately apply that knowledge at the job site. And perhaps nowhere is that…
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Colorado River Fire Rescue ambulance gets new life as CMC mobile classroom
If you see a red and blue ambulance circling the parking lot at Colorado Mountain College in Rifle, don’t be concerned that the driver has lost his way. More than likely Chris Jackson, CMC’s full-time lead faculty in the college’s emergency medical services program, is behind the wheel, and in the back of the ambulance…
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Grit, tenacity helped hard-working students earn degrees
Students celebrate success at CMC Rifle campus graduation [RIFLE, Colo.] – Ida Vasquez attended high school as a teenager but didn’t finish. For 25 years she longed to return to school and earn her general equivalency diploma, or GED, but four kids and a full-time job made her goal seem like an impossible dream. “I…
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CMC serves up culinary experience alongside school credit
Chef Matt Maier refines palates, expands horizons of local high school students Students at Coal Ridge and Rifle high schools are in for a treat, beyond the delicious pastry they’ll learn to create, when they sign up for concurrent enrollment in the culinary program at Colorado Mountain College in Rifle. The intensive class offers a…
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Silt resident credits Colorado Mountain College programs for job and career
Three historic educational bills passed by the Johnson administration, which created what are now known as the TRIO programs, are still opening doors for students locally and nationwide. Colorado Mountain College is helping students via TRIO programs at five of its campus locations. Our public information staff recently explored how these programs are changing the…
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GarCo Sewing Works stitches lives back together
This article was published in the Post Independent. By Amy Hadden Marsh. GarCo Sewing Works celebrates its second anniversary this month. Founded with the goal of lifting single mothers out of welfare by teaching skills and providing work, the organization has helped 11 women so far find meaningful employment. The women, referred by Garfield County’s…