I remember the days – not that long ago, really – when the pressure was on to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. That’s the FAFSA. It was and still is important to fill out and file the FAFSA because the FAFSA is the entry point for you or your children to qualify […]
Front Range Community College has been awarded $79,959.24 to help establish Veterans Services centers at its campuses in Westminster, Longmont, and Fort Collins, and expand and bolster services for those who served the nation. The Kisco Foundation named FRCC a recipient of its Kohlberg Prize, given annually to increase support for veterans attending community colleges. […]
Representatives from FRCC and 10 other colleges went to Washington, D.C., in July. As a veteran of eight honorable years of service in the Marines, I was chosen to represent FRCC. I couldn’t be more grateful. Speaking for veterans We had the chance to network and speak about our experiences as veteran students to help […]
Through my years here at Front Range Community College, I have discovered a variety of resources and useful tools that have helped me achieve academic success. Of all of them, though, study groups have been the most beneficial—hands down. Think study groups aren’t for you? You may have a laundry list of reasons why you […]
It’s a brand new school year here at Front Range Community College—welcome to campus (or welcome back)! This time of year is full of promise and opportunity. If your goal is to start off the year on the right foot, there are a few simple ways to set yourself up for success. Here are five […]
Front Range Community College has received a certificate of appreciation from the Internal Revenue Service for 10 years of tax-return assistance to low-income and senior-citizen taxpayers. The Larimer Campus has been a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site during tax season – late January through mid-April. VITA provides free tax help to people who in […]
After a year of research in Zambia funded by a Fulbright grant, my wife, Heather, and I returned to Colorado in 2006 and settled back into the routine of life in Longmont, raising our daughter, Ellen. While Heather stayed home and did the real work, I taught history as a faculty member at Front Range […]
Sunflower Matzen, a digital media student at Front Range Community College, won the first-place prize in the LiveWell Colorado Film Challenge, a statewide competition for student-produced short films about barriers to healthy living in Colorado. Matzen’s film, titled “My Mom Loves Colorado,” focused on unaffordable and inaccessible food and a mother’s reliance on public transportation […]
