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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fort Collins, Colo. – Edith Matesic, DNP, is the first director of Front Range Community College’s new RN-to-BSN program—one of the college’s first four-year degrees. Classes in the program begin this fall. Colorado is currently experiencing an annual shortage of at least 500 nurses with four-year BSN degrees—and this figure is expected to grow to […]
Longmont, Colo. – 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 the manufacturing industry nationwide is struggling to address a shortage of […]
Fort Collins, Colo. – As Front Range Community College’s new Health Care Careers Center (HCCC) begins to take shape this summer, community members are encouraged to come see the progress—and add their name to the project. FRCC has undertaken a major construction project—building a two-story, 61,000 square-foot Health Care Careers Center to address key healthcare […]
Fort Collins, Colo. – Kathleen Mitchell, Ph.D., is the new director of the Front Range Community College (FRCC) Law Enforcement Academy. Mitchell served with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) for more than 20 years in many roles, including Special Agent, Supervisory Special Agent, and as an Executive Manager in the FBI’s Training and Development […]
