Robert “Rip” Engler is the new director of the Front Range Community College-Brighton Center. Engler joins the Brighton Center from Hinds Community College, the largest community college in Mississippi, where he was an assistant campus dean. During nine years at Hinds, Engler also worked as an administrator in both career/technical and academic higher education, admissions, […]
Get to know Colorado’s Olympians
Of course we’ll cheer for the home team at the Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, but maybe we’d also give an extra cheer for the closer-to-home team. Here’s some information about Olympians who call Colorado home. Which Olympian has a super-high GPA in college? Who’s a cancer survivor? Who’s a wounded warrior? […]
Our Top 10 Blog Posts for a Good School Year
We’ve been publishing this blog for six years, and have written a variety of posts about how to be successful in college. Here’s some of our top posts that we hope will be helpful as college students return to the classroom for spring semester: 5 Tips to Get Mentally Prepared for College Your Course Syllabus…What’s […]
Why Budget?
You’ve probably heard people discuss budgeting many times. Do any of these sound familiar? “I don’t need to budget; I know how much money I have.” “I don’t have the time!” “It’s too much work to keep records of everything.” While all of these have some truth, budgeting is a strong, life-long skill that can […]
FRCC Brings Law Enforcement Academy to Northern Colorado
After much planning and collaboration, Front Range Community College will open a Law Enforcement Academy in January. This academy gives northern Colorado law-enforcement agencies and individuals wanting a law-enforcement career an option for Colorado POST training. POST stands for Peace Officer Standards Training, the gateway to employment as a peace officer in Colorado. You can’t […]
Research Experiences for Community College Students
For some Front Range Community College students, the answer to the “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” question would be, “I was involved in research, and it was fun!” Not only fun, but eye-opening to the research and careers that could be ahead of them. Undergraduate Research Experiences The students took part in a number […]
8 Gift Ideas for the New College Student
If you have a new college student on your holiday shopping list, read on. The first few months of college are a time of major transition for most, bringing all kinds of change, some of it unexpected. With the season of giving in full swing, here are eight useful gift ideas for that new college […]
Front Range Community College: A Boon for Colorado, Adams County
I know how tough it is to pay for a college education. While studying at Colorado State University, I worked construction during the summers and did work-study throughout the school year. I was able to attend the University of Denver Sturm College of Law because I was a full-time employee for a global management consulting […]