Front Range Community College is offering a new program in Optics Technology—one of a small handful of similar programs in the nation—and the only one in Colorado. Boulder County is the regional hub for the optics and photonics industry in the Rocky Mountain region—one of just four such hubs in the U.S. There is a […]
FRCC Foundation Receives Grant for Scholarships in Machining Longmont, Colo. – The Front Range Community College Foundation has received a $16,000 donation for scholarships for precision machining students from the Gene Haas Foundation. The funds will be used to help aspiring machinists pay for their classes at FRCC, preparing them to move into jobs in […]
Longmont, Colo. – Archeologist Marilyn A. Martorano has a musical story to tell, focusing on the discovery of prehistoric artifacts called lithophones unearthed at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in southern Colorado. Martorano is coming to Longmont to share her journey of discovery that identifies the first such musical instruments found in the […]
Front Range Community College is celebrating 50 years of supporting students with a community celebration at its Westminster campus. The party is free and open to the public, and will include food trucks, free entertainment and fun activities for kids. What: Taste of College A celebration of FRCC’s 50th anniversary! Thursday, September 13 4:00-8:00pm FRCC’s […]
FREE Hot Air Balloon Rides Front Range Community College’s Westminster campus is celebrating 50 years of supporting students with a variety of events and activities the week of August 27-31. One of the most “uplifting” will be free hot air balloon rides for our students. (See what we did there?) FREE Hot Air Balloon Rides! […]
For some kids, the end of summer means a last chance to sleep in, kick back and relax. But the Skyline High School students in the P-TECH program are busy learning what it’s like to go to college and get a job. A Workplace Learning Model P-TECH stands for Pathways in Technology Early College High […]
Students who start the semester on time are more likely to be successful in their classes. Sounds simple, right? But there are stumbling blocks that can get in the way. To avoid those obstacles there are steps that both students and faculty can take to make sure we all start off on the right foot. Five […]
Summer vacation leaves a lot of teenagers wondering what to do, but boredom is definitely not a problem for the high school students participating in Upward Bound’s Summer Academy at FRCC. About 40 students from Westminster High School are spending their weekdays on the college’s Westminster Campus—having fun while doing project-based learning to prepare for […]
