FRCC Is Leading Colorado’s Apprenticeship Charge
November 13-19 is National Apprenticeship Week! FRCC is celebrating the incredible growth of its apprenticeship programs over the last five years.
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Workforce Development: Focusing on Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are an effective tool that Colorado businesses can use to help their organization get qualified employees into their hard-to-fill jobs.
Front Range Community College Selected as a US Apprenticeship Ambassador
Front Range Community College is the first college in Colorado participating in the federal apprenticeship ambassadorship program.
FRCC to Expand Paid Apprenticeships in IT, Cybersecurity
FRCC plans to increase its apprenticeship offerings by expanding into the high-demand information technology, networking and cybersecurity fields.
STEM Teacher Transitions to Pharmacy Technician Via FRCC Apprenticeship Program
A love of math and working with children led Pennsylvania native Ben Reynolds into a career as a math teacher after graduating from Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire. But after a decade in education—four years in Pennsylvania, six years in Colorado—Ben was ready for a change, and turned to Front Range Community College to […]
FRCC Students Gain Real-World Learning Through Healthcare Apprenticeships
For all community colleges, talent development for local industries is an important part of their mission. And for Front Range Community College, a key part of that effort for the healthcare industry involves apprenticeships that prepare students to hit the ground running as medical assistants, sterile processing technicians, and pharmacy technicians when they graduate from […]
New Apprenticeship Pays Medical Assistants for On-the-Job Training
Editor’s note: Apprenticeships are an important option in education these days—especially in the health care field. There’s a nationwide shortage of skilled health care workers, and Colorado is no exception. Front Range Community College (FRCC) recently created a new medical assisting apprenticeship in partnership with Associates in Family Medicine in Fort Collins. It’s part of a broader […]
Apprenticeships: How Companies Can Build Their Future
In January, there were 7,700 manufacturing jobs open in Colorado. Where is the next generation of productive and skilled workers in manufacturing going to come from? This is a question – and a challenge – that Jim Wall, executive director of the National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS) presented to a group of manufacturers gathered […]