The holidays are a special time to spend with family and friends, but for college students with a tight budget, the gifting part can be a little stressful. How can you pull off presents for your family and friends when money is tight? Short answer: by thinking outside the big box store! Here are possible […]
The application period for Front Range Community College (FRCC) Foundation scholarships is now open and closes March 1. Scholarships to attend FRCC are the key to an exceptional education when the funds just aren’t there to pay for college. I know. I am a scholarship recipient studying at the Boulder campus—a very grateful recipient. Follow […]
Many college students do not realize it is the season to submit scholarships applications for the next school year. As you read over the scholarship applications that your search retrieves, you may notice that most scholarship applications would like to know about the person they are considering giving a scholarship to. This acquaintance is made […]
Voice, guitar, and piano students at Front Range Community College will give recitals in December at Front Range Community College: Voice students under direction of Tanya Daugherty: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4 Guitar students under direction of James Cline and Kevin Garry: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5 Piano students under Sonya Clark: 7 p.m. Thursday, […]
Front Range Community College creative writers will read from their original works in Danger! Live Writers at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. The student writers are Summer Cushman, Anna Dory, Francesca Davila, Whitney Frazier, Sam Kaessner, Mischa Ledder, Alyssa McCall, Julia Ortiz, Mia Roldan, Kelly Singleton, Katharine Stacy, Taylor Steele, and Ginger Summers. Danger! Live […]
You’ve probably heard it before: Getting involved in college is a good idea. OK…but why exactly? Even if you’re not really looking for new extracurricular activities or you’re pretty focused on your academics, doing something more than just going to class and studying is absolutely worthwhile. Need more convincing? Here are five great reasons to […]
It’s no secret on college campuses and elsewhere that textbooks are expensive. At Front Range Community College, some math, economics, and biology faculty members, among others, are doing something about it. Ever heard of OER? OER stands for Open Education Resources. It also stands for “free textbooks” – or nearly so. As Kenneth Monks, FRCC […]
The Small Manufacturer’s AdvantEDGE program—a first of its kind business assistance program—has been selected as a nationwide best practice. The program was singled out among economic development programs by the Manufacturing Extension Partnership—the manufacturing assistance arm of the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST). The AdvantEDGE program connects small manufacturing companies with industry experts […]
