I’ve been working from a home office for 14 years now. By default, I guess that makes me an expert on how to be productive (and ignore those clean dishes that need to be put away) during my work time. In the past few weeks, the worldwide work-from-home population has increased dramatically, and many people […]
FRCC has a number of students who are also parents. We want to share some helpful resources with you, knowing that many of you are currently working—and learning—from home with your kids. While everyone is adjusting to the “new normal” of COVID-19, parents are facing the added challenges and joys that come from having our […]
Education builds futures and is a pathway to hope. A prosperous future for Colorado depends on educated employees and skilled workers. The global coronavirus pandemic has created economic hardship for countless Colorado families, and has created difficult and challenging times for many Front Range Community College (FRCC) students. More than 125,000 Coloradans have filed for unemployment. As […]
Chances are, you’ve recently been thrown into a whole new world for your college education. In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, schools, colleges, and universities around the world have moved classes online (and/or embraced some sort of remote learning format). Here at FRCC, online classes are continuing as originally scheduled, but now on-campus classes […]
In 1981, Congress passed Public Law 97-28, which authorized the president to proclaim a week beginning March 7 Women’s History Week. In 1987, Congress passed Public Law 100-9, which declared the whole month of that year to be dedicated to women’s history. In 1994, the month was permanently labeled Women’s History Month and most educational […]
Some students come to college with a specific major and/or career path in mind. But for the many students who don’t know exactly what they want to study, FRCC has created a new way to help them to find their path. The college is focused on building communities on each of our campuses that: Bring […]
You’ve probably heard of geographic information systems (GIS) before, but this discipline is actually one of many related fields that come together to make up the field of geospatial science. What you may not realize is that geospatial science skills and technologies can be applied to an extremely wide array of fields. These skills can be […]
In honor of Martin Luther King Day this year, let’s take a few minutes to focus on equity in education. Looking back, you can read excerpts below from a few historical documents related to desegregating schools—including Dr. King’s own words on the subject. Looking forward, there’s still work to be done to achieve educational equity. […]
