Students, faculty, and instructor volunteers at Front Range Community College-Brighton Center assisted low- and moderate-income taxpayers in filing tax returns to claim more than $500,000 in refunds to the taxpayers in 2015. FRCC partnered with Denver-based Piton Foundation in Tax Help Colorado. At FRCC-Brighton Center’s free tax site, IRS-certified students filed 244 returns, helping local […]
Glenn Plagens, senior director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Front Range Community College, is the winner of the State Star Award from America’s Small Business Development Center organization. He was recognized for increasing consulting hours by 400 percent over three years. Mike O’Connell, director of the Larimer County SBDC, is the state […]
For 227 former Front Range Community College students, a college degree is within reach, thanks to the implementation this week of a new “reverse transfer” program in Colorado. The 227 students earned at least 15 college-transfer credits at FRCC before transferring to a participating four-year college in Colorado, where they have continued to earn at […]
If you’ve seen me around campus lately, you may have noticed that I’ve been wearing a green wristband with the word “Commit” on it in big, bold letters. What’s this all about? Three years ago, Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society for two-year colleges, launched the Community College Completion Core (better known as C4). […]
Aaron Prestwich is the new dean of student services at the Westminster Campus of Front Range Community College. The dean oversees such services as admissions and records, advising, counseling and career services, academic support services, and student life. Prestwich was senior director of student affairs at Chadron State College in Chadron, Neb. He also has […]
Ever heard of concurrent enrollment? These days, it’s very common for high school students to enroll in college classes and earn both high school and college credit. The good news for parents is that research shows that students who do so are more likely to attend college and earn slightly higher GPAs as college students. […]
