Longmont, Colo. – In the spirit of celebrating Front Range Community College’s 50th anniversary, several upcoming presentations will focus on 1968—the year the college first opened. FRCC’s Boulder County campus periodically hosts Front Range Educational Discussions (FRED Talks), inviting college and community leaders to share their stories. Throughout this academic year, the FRED Talk series […]
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 […]
