James Lesco, 2012 FRCC graduate, has been named an Undergraduate Transfer Scholar by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. The accompanying scholarship is worth up to $30,000 per year. The foundation awards scholarships to the nation’s top community college students who have financial need. The selection process is rigorous and highly competitive. Lesco was one of […]
Fort Collins, Colo. – Clients of the Larimer Small Business Development Center (SBDC) recently took second place at the University of Northern Colorado’s Monfort Entrepreneurial Challenge. Branch Out Cider co-founders Matt Fater and Aaron Fodge were awarded $10,000, which they will put toward purchasing new equipment to grow the business. Branch Out Cider is a […]
Steve Dirmeyer, GED teacher at Front Range Community College’s Center for Adult Learning in Fort Collins, is the Colorado Adult Educator of the Year. The Colorado Adult Education Professional Association recognized Dirmeyer at its annual convention. In his more than 21 years of teaching GED classes at FRCC, Dirmeyer has helped hundreds of students pass […]
Twenty-two Thompson School District students have been designated for a Student of Merit award in the College Now-Career Pathways Program for the fall 2011 semester at Front Range Community College-Larimer Campus. Student of Merit winners exhibit academic and technical excellence within their chosen career programs. About 420 high school students from Larimer County schools are […]
Nineteen Poudre School District students have been designated for a Student of Merit award in the College Now-Career Pathways Program for the fall 2011 semester at Front Range Community College-Larimer Campus. Student of Merit winners exhibit academic and technical excellence within their chosen career programs. About 420 high school students from Larimer County schools are […]
Front Range Community College has received a grant of $186,825 over two years from the Amgen Foundation to expand the Amgen-Bruce Wallace Biotechnology Lab Program with high schools in FRCC’s service area. The Amgen-Bruce Wallace Biotechnology Lab Program enables high school teachers to integrate Nobel-Prize winning recombinant DNA technology into their science curriculum. The program […]
Bruce Walthers has been appointed vice president of the Larimer Campus of Front Range Community College, effective Jan. 3, 2012. Walthers has been vice president for student services and enrollment management at Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood since 2000. A Colorado State University alumnus, he has nearly 30 years experience in higher education administration. […]
More than $250,000 in college scholarships from the Front Range Community College Foundation are available to FRCC students, and it’s time to start work on your scholarship package application. Scholarship applications for the 2012-2013 academic year will be accepted until 3 p.m. Thursday, March 1, 2012. The application is made online. It includes two letters […]
