Tag: Veterans
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Veterans Day flag retirement and raising at CMC Spring Valley
Ceremony at 8:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 11
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Veteran reflects on path from military to college
The following column by veteran and CMC student Ryan Lanham was published as a CMC Corner column in today’s Glenwood Spring’s Post Independent. Old man on campus. That’s how I feel sometimes. College students look different than they did when I first attempted school. Evolution has left its mark on the younger generation with the…
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Veterans honored with reduced tuition at Colorado Mountain College
Special CMC website inform veterans about classes on-site or online Active-duty military, veterans, and their spouses and dependents now receive Colorado Mountain College’s low in-district tuition – no matter where they live. The college offers the discounted rate as a show of gratitude for military service and sacrifice. With in-district tuition rates of $56-$95 per…
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Colorado Mountain College hosts Veterans in Higher Education Summit
CMC finds creative ways to support veterans, military By Stefanie Kilts [LEADVILLE] – Educational professionals and student veterans will travel to Colorado Mountain College in Leadville on Aug. 2 to attend the Colorado Veterans in Higher Education Summit, an annual conference. The attendees will discuss strategies and best practices for creating veteran-friendly college campuses, said…
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If You Like to Ski, Thank a Veteran
This post first appeared in CMC student Clayton Bolton’s blog, Out of Uniform. Miners may have settled the mountains, but veterans conquered them. I love to ski. I get out every couple weeks but not nearly as much as I would like to. I like to think that I’m good skier but I’ve seen people…
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Brothers
Colorado Mountain College began offering tuition discounts and other support to veterans, active military and their dependents last year. Those support services include CMC college student Clayton Bolton, who serves as CMC’s Veteran’s Liasion. As part of his position,Clayton blogs about life on campus as a veteran. Recently he wrote a moving post about spending…
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Happy Thanksgiving
CMC student and veteran Clayton Bolton shares his thoughts on previous Thanksgiving holidays spent overseas. This article was first posted in his blog, Out of Uniform. So it’s that time of year again, Thanksgiving. I can almost smell the turkey already. I can’t help though but to think back to some of my past Thanksgivings. …
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New resources for veterans at CMC
Colorado Mountain College has recently created many initiatives to support veterans who are interested in attending college, including a tuition discount that allows veterans and their dependents to take any class for our low in-district tuition rate. We’ve also hired additional support staff. Clayton Bolton, a student at CMC in Leadville, will be working as…