Front Range Community College students who are federal Pell Grant-eligible have an opportunity to bring high-speed Internet service into their residences through a pilot program with Comcast. The program is called Internet Essentials from Comcast, which provides high-speed Internet service for $9.95 a month plus tax. The offer includes a free Wi-Fi router, the option […]
Front Range Community College students who graduate from FRCC’s Interpreter Preparation Program now have an opportunity to transfer to Gallaudet University, the only university in the world that offers both an undergraduate and graduate degrees in American Sign Language-English Interpretation. The transfer agreement was completed simultaneously at FRCC’s Westminster Campus and at Gallaudet’s campus in […]
Consulting services from the North Metro Denver Small Business Development Center (SBDC) supported 16 business starts and 38 new jobs in the first six months of the year. The North Metro Denver SBDC reports the gains were generated out of its main office at Front Range Community College in Westminster and satellite offices in Brighton […]
The NoCo Manufacturing Partnership has elected manufacturers, educators, and city officials to its board of directors. Members are: Paul Harter, Aqua-Hot Heating Systems Darren Pape, Wolf Robotics Dave Carlson, Moyer Machine Brooke Gunn, Scion Aviation Phil Montera, New Belgium Brewing Terry Precht, Vergent Products Tony Wampler, Springs Fabrication Inc. SeonAh Kendall, City of Fort Collins […]
A $1.1 million federal grant will assist Front Range Community College with providing essential services to a growing population in Colorado of at-risk first-generation students. The five-year TRIO grant from the U.S. Department of Education will be used at the Westminster Campus. TRIO programs are outreach and student services programs to identify and provide services […]
Catherine Doering, a director and private client advisor at the Wealth Management group at First National Bank, has joined the board of directors of the Front Range Community College Foundation. Doering brings to the board extensive financial expertise as well as a perspective as a former student who took some classes at FRCC and as […]
The Associate of Applied Science degree in Wildlife Technology at Front Range Community College has received a three-year accreditation from the North American Wildlife Technology Association (NAWTA). NAWTA is an international association that assesses classroom, indoor laboratory, and field experiences used to develop field competencies. The Wildlife Technology degree allows the student to focus on […]
The Front Range Community College Foundation has received a $20,000 donation for scholarships for precision machining students from the Gene Haas Foundation of Virginia. FRCC’s Precision Machining Program is housed in the Advanced Technology Center at the Boulder County Campus in Longmont. The program has more than a hundred students in its daytime for-credit program […]
