Expert speakers—and an immersive traveling exhibit—aim to raise awareness of the problem. Two days of events at Front Range Community College’s Boulder County campus will help community members understand the impacts of human trafficking in Colorado–and the importance of fighting the problem locally. Colorado experts involved in efforts to combat trafficking will speak about how […]
Xicana/o, Latina/o, Afro-Latina/o, Asian-Latina/o and Indigenous. Are all of these identities adequately recognized by Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) in September? Does it exclude the many Mestizos living in the diaspora for two or three generations, who no longer speak their native tongues? Does the term need to be updated to Latinx Heritage Month to include […]
Program aims to help ease statewide nursing shortage. Nursing students at Front Range Community College are gearing up to start their first semester of the school’s new RN-to-BSN Completion program. “As the only nursing program in Larimer County, we’re eager to get started with our new bachelor’s degree,” said Jean Runyon, vice president of FRCC’s […]
As you’ve probably heard us mention before, Colorado’s manufacturing industry is booming unlike ever before. To respond to the needs of industry—and help our students train for these good jobs—FRCC opened the Center for Integrated Manufacturing in Longmont, which greatly expands local training options in manufacturing. There are four programs within the center, one of […]
New grant aims to help underserved students succeed in college and careers. Front Range Community College (FRCC) and Colorado State University (CSU) have secured a major grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a new program to help students successfully transfer from FRCC to CSU to earn bachelor’s degrees. The $4.28 million grant will […]
LONGMONT, Colo. – Front Range Community College will have a public stargazing from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 10, and Wednesday, September 25. A nearly full moon should be visible on September 10 (weather permitting). The observatory is in the courtyard of the Classroom Building of the Boulder County Campus, 2121 Miller Drive, Longmont. […]
Fort Collins, Colo. – More than 180 employees at New Belgium Brewing gained new skills this year thanks to a major grant from the state of Colorado. Front Range Community College’s Corporate Solutions division helped New Belgium acquire the necessary grant funding to “upskill” the company’s employees in key areas of business training. The courses […]
If you’re the first person in your family to go to college, congratulations! It takes perseverance and bravery to blaze your own trail and pursue this dream. You’ve worked hard to get here, so make sure you give college your all. Here are six tips for success as a first-gen college student: Build a support […]
