Industry in Colorado finds it difficult to fill “middle-skills” positions – the jobs skilled technicians fill. There’s research to back this up from Burning Glass. It found that middle-skill jobs in Colorado take 16 percent longer to fill than middle-skills jobs in the rest of the country. Manufacturers, as a subset of industry, have an […]
If you’ve been encouraged to look for an internship before your college career is over, take it as smart advice. An internship is one of the best ways to gain real-world experience. Not only will this help you strengthen your résumé and build professional skills, but an internship also has numerous other benefits: You can […]
A new building at the Westminster Campus has students asking a question that gets to the root of the horticulture programs at FRCC: “When do we get to go into the greenhouse?” The 2,000-square-foot greenhouse had its maiden voyage during the middle portion of the fall 2015 semester. Now, with thoughts on spring and the […]
If you find yourself strapped for time to fit in all of your studies and homework, one way to gain back some time is to limit distractions like social media and other time-sucking websites. Here are seven great tools to help you minimize those time-wasters and get more done: RescueTime: It’s easy to think that a […]
February is Heart Month, but you should take care of your heart year-round. These are my top three ways to stay heart-healthy. Anything I share with students or write about is truly self-advice and self-reflection. I hope some of these thoughts may resonate with you. Be Present. Be present in your choices and reactions. Be present […]
Would you like help paying for college? Who wouldn’t? Your attention might be focused on filing your income tax return, but if you or dependents will be going to college in August, you should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid – the FAFSA – separate applications for each student, including yourself. Sunday, February […]
So you’ve decided to go back to school. For whatever reason it didn’t work out in your late teens or twenties: kids, work, finances. Here you are, walking into a college for the first time in 17 years, or maybe the first time ever. Maybe your classmates are close to your kids’ ages. They dress […]
As a college student in the digital age, you are lucky to have a lot of advantages. For every organizational, study, or time management need you may have, there likely is an app—or several—that will help you stay on top of your many responsibilities. Whether you could use a lot of assistance or a little, […]
