The Nursing Program at Front Range Community College’s Larimer Campus has earned continued accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. Accreditation indicates that a nursing program has clear and appropriate educational objectives and is working to achieve those objectives. The accrediting agency examines a long list of topics, including credentials and experience of […]
Automotive Technology Students Get Support from Markley Motors
The new Markley Motors Automotive Technology Laboratory on the Larimer Campus gives students more opportunities for hands-on training in a brighter and safer learning environment and opportunities to turn new skills into a job. The laboratory opened in January 2015 as the NATEF- and ASE-certified Automotive Technology Program moved out of 40-year-old space in Redcloud […]
What is a Cybersecurity Degree?
Cybersecurity is the study of securing computer networks, keeping up with government regulations regarding privacy, and helping to prevent the hacking attacks that you hear about regularly – think Target, Anthem, even Gmail. What will I learn with a degree in Cybersecurity? First, you will gain an understanding of computer networks from a hands-on perspective. […]
McCoy to Lead FRCC Foundation
Ryan McCoy has been named executive director of the Front Range Community College Foundation. McCoy has been with the foundation for four years, most recently as interim director and before that as coordinator and assistant director. “As the interim director, Ryan has accomplished a great deal in just seven months,” President Andy Dorsey said. “He […]
Learn How to Weld on State-of-the-Art Equipment
It’s amazing how some extra space in a new building can improve an already high-quality program that helps students be job-ready in a field desperate for skilled workers. That’s the case for the Welding Technology Program that moved into new space in January 2015 in Little Bear Peak on the Larimer Campus. Jason Walsh, program […]
Community College Students Express Appreciation
More than once in a while, a web alert tells me about a former student who has moved on and is doing well. I should share these stories more often. Class ferments brewery For example, you never know when what is learned at FRCC will blossom. Matt Cutter took an entrepreneurship class at FRCC in […]
Your Scholarship Checklist
Now is the time to apply for scholarships! Many organizations and donors across the country have applications open to apply for scholarships that will be awarded starting in the Fall 2015 semester. As you apply to these opportunities, check out this Scholarship Checklist to help guide you along your way. Gather Documents Most scholarships require […]
GIS Faculty Wins National Teaching Honor
The task is to assess the risks involved in building a one-acre park close to the Los Angeles River in a densely populated low-income neighborhood with lots of children. Welcome to Classroom 2.0, presided over by Dave Skiles. Teaching, sure, but also listening, guiding, collaborating, and letting the students find their way in GIS 165. […]