The Front Range Community College (FRCC) Foundation has received a major donation from The Ball Foundation—the philanthropic arm of Ball Corporation. The $50,000 gift will fund scholarships for students pursuing a certificate or degree in manufacturing. The Ball donation comes as Colorado manufacturing companies are seeking more skilled technicians. With 5,000 new manufacturing jobs expected […]
Colorado University and College Presidents’ Statement on DACA Decision
Letter to our Colorado Communities: A Statement from the Colorado Department of Higher Education and Colleges and Universities on the U.S. Supreme Court’s DACA Decision A year ago, all of us came together with colleges and universities from across the nation to join an amicus brief in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) […]
Message from FRCC’s President on Racial Injustice
Dear FRCC Community, I have written to you several times over the last couple of months about COVID-19, and how the college is responding to keep you safe. That has been challenging enough, but this is an even harder message to write. The deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and many more are […]
State Awards Recognize Best, Brightest Community College Students
CCCS honors 16 FRCC students—and peers around the state—for their inspiring achievements. The Colorado Community College System (CCCS) this month paid tribute to top students from schools around the state during a virtual ceremony for the system’s 2020 Student Excellence Awards. Sixteen distinguished students from Front Range Community College were chosen for this year’s honor. […]
A Little Help Supports Success of Gateway to College Student
For Juliana Osornio-Barron, receiving a laptop from the FRCC Foundation during the COVID-19 crisis was the help she needed to keep her studies going. “I was really stuck,” says Juliana of continuing to keep up with school after coronavirus closed FRCC campuses — and everything else — in mid-March. “I’ve always done my school work […]
Child Care and Early Education During COVID
Like everything else, early care and education (ECE) is experiencing significant changes because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Those of you reading this blog with a toddler in your lap are especially aware of how true this is. To learn more about ECE and its profound effects on us all—not just those of us with young […]
Six Tips for Being Successful with Online Tests and Quizzes
Remote learning is a whole new ballgame, but hopefully you’ve gotten into a groove in recent weeks. Just in time for finals! It’s one thing to figure out how to study effectively while learning remotely, but it’s something else entirely to study in today’s remote learning landscape for exams, which might be proctored or unproctored […]
FRCC Named One of the Best Online Community Colleges in US
Front Range Community College is ranked among the top 10 schools in the country for online learning. Front Range Community College (FRCC) has been listed as one of the best online community colleges in the U.S.—listed ninth nationally out of more than 1,000 colleges in a new ranking from College Consensus. “Online classes and programs […]