The Front Range Community College Foundation announced today it has received a $15,000 grant from Xcel Energy to fund scholarships for students in FRCC’s Precision Machining Program. “We are grateful for the support from important corporate partners such as Xcel Energy,” said Ryan McCoy, interim director of the FRCC Foundation. “This funding will assist students […]
Twenty-three people from a dozen medical, educational, service, and governmental agencies completed certification training in Cultural Competency at Front Range Community College. Kaiser Permanente conducted the “train the trainer” session for the participants who now can take back to their organizations the Kaiser-developed Diversity and Health Film Series, which is designed to promote cultural awareness […]
It’s a digital world and today’s college-bound high school students and their parents expect to communicate with colleges they are considering through a variety of digital modes—and they rely on a number of different e-sources of information to make this major decision. How do we know this? Thanks to Noel-Levitz’s 2014 E-Expectations Report, “The Online […]
Winter break is right around the corner and many students are ready for the much needed break! The holidays and balancing a budget can be a challenging time for college students, whether at home or away from family. Finding a gift that helps reduce a student’s financial burden and is something they love can be […]
As I write this on National Giving Day, a week ahead of Colorado Gives Day, the day after Cyber Monday, three days removed from Small Business Saturday, and Black Friday starting on Thursday and going into overtime for many businesses, I think of the casual conversations I’ve had recently with students who want to mark […]
What’s a CPA working as a health-care administrator to do for a second career? Follow his passion. What’s a nurse practitioner to do in her off hours? Dream up cake creations. Rudy Burns’s passion is to feed people, and his wife, Angi, has a creative side. While living in Arkansas, Rudy attended the Arkansas Culinary […]
Who knew that taking an art course at FRCC could lead to international art exhibitions across the world—from New York City to Scotland to Bulgaria? For Nicolle Pratt, that exciting journey began two years ago, when her medallion art was accepted for exhibition by the International Congress of the Federation Internationale de la Medaille d’Art […]
In response to requests from industry, Front Range Community College will offer a Logistics Certificate at the Westminster Campus beginning with the spring semester in January 2015. Registration is underway now. To register, go to www.frontrange.edu/getstarted. Skills and training The Logistics Certificate will give students the technical skills, proficiencies, and competencies to work in transportation, […]
