Front Range Community College’s alumni, students, and college operations add $591 million to the Colorado economy, with significant returns on investments for students, taxpayers, and society alike, a recent study found. “FRCC’s economic impact report confirms what I see every day – men and women in our community developing real world skills that lead to […]
Five Front Range Community College students have received $2,000 scholarships, thanks to a new partnership between the Colorado Women’s Education Foundation (CWEF) and the FRCC Foundation. The students: Monica Edlauer, who is studying Nursing at the Westminster Campus Haley Vinton, who is studying for an Associate of Arts degree at the Westminster Campus Susan Duguid, […]
Deseray Mann, who graduated in May from Front Range Community College with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Interior Design, won first place in kitchen design in the National Kitchen & Bath Association’s 2017 Student Design Competition. Jennifer Allen, also an FRCC Interior Design student, won third place for her kitchen design. The assignment […]
A third-party analysis of the economic impact of the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) reveals $5.8 billion in added income to the state in fiscal year 2015-16, equal to approximately 2.0% of the GSP of Colorado. Front Range Community College is a member of CCCS. CCCS colleges’ 138,000 students and 7,776 full-time faculty, adjunct instructors, […]
A five-year, $2.2 million U.S. Department of Education grant will support Front Range Community College’s efforts to provide more support to students so more students are successful. The highly competitive program helps eligible higher education institutions expand their capacity to serve low-income students. Two-thirds of first-time, full-time FRCC students receive financial aid, and 46 percent […]
Manufacturing production technicians in Colorado can earn as much as about $27 per hour, and you can become a certified production technician (CPT) through Front Range Community College. The four courses for the certificate are provided online through the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC), a national industry-led organization that focuses on the core skills and […]
Front Range Community College is the newest member of the Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystems Study Unit, a consortium of nine federal agencies and now 17 research and educational institutions in the Rocky Mountain West. “This partnership provides a mechanism for FRCC to receive funding for projects on federal lands or in partnership with federal agencies,” […]
(Editors: The full report, an executive summary, and photos are available at http://bit.ly/2g9IgE5) Four institutions support 39,677 jobs, students add $160 million in income in Larimer and Weld The four public colleges and universities in Northern Colorado added $2.4billion in income to the economy of Larimer and Weld Counties and provided an impressive return on […]
