Managing health information has always been an important role for health care providers. However with the transformation from paper records to electronic health records, and new laws impacting data reporting and reimbursement changes, health information management (HIM) has become a vital role in health care operations. Health Information Technologists helps ensure health information (patient data/ […]
Steps to VA Certification for Veteran Students
Heading back to school can be an overwhelming task for any one, no doubt. Student veterans attending colleges today have even more school responsibilities than those of their traditional classmates. This is mostly due to the fact that many veterans come home eligible for some sort of VA educational benefit. VA educational benefits provide a […]
College Education Changes Life of FRCC Transfer Student
Education changes lives, and it is changing the life of Brandon Devlin. “FRCC gave me the tools to ask the right questions,” Brandon says. “Colorado State University has given me the time to come up with my own answers.” Transfer to CSU Brandon graduated from FRCC with an Associate of Arts degree and transferred to […]
To Snack or Not to Snack?
A snack is considered a small amount of food eaten between meals. Americans are snacking at higher rates than ever. According to the USDA’s food surveys of Americans, both the amount of snacking and the caloric density of the snacks has increased since 1977. It is estimated that 84% of adults snack which provides about […]
I Got a Scholarship! Now What?
Classes have started, you are finding your routine, and many of you may have been fortunate enough to have received a scholarship to help pay for college this year. Congratulations! Now that you are a scholarship recipient, you may wonder what you need to do next. Here are some answers to a few questions you […]
FRCC Campus in Fort Collins Joins Statewide Movement to Improve Health
More than a hundred Front Range Community College students and staff in the first two weeks of the fall semester have joined a statewide movement to improve their health. The program is called Weigh and Win, a free Kaiser Permanente program that encourages healthy choices in activities and eating. Participants sign up for free at […]
3 Tips: How to be a Great College Student
Welcome to the Fall semester! I hope that things are off to a spectacular start for all of you. Knowing that we see the largest number of students who are attending college for the first time in August, I wanted to offer some advice on how to be successful as a student at FRCC. 1. […]
SBDC Helps Artist Learn How To Market Her Work
After 25 years in northern Colorado as a graphic artist, copywriter, and greeting card designer, Cydney Springer put down the computer mouse and took up an artist’s paintbrush. With two years of study under other artists and a lifetime of interest in painting, she set out to capture the beauty and awe of Colorado landscapes. […]