A third-party analysis of the economic impact of the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) reveals $5.8 billion in added income to the state in fiscal year 2015-16, equal to approximately 2.0% of the GSP of Colorado. Front Range Community College is a member of CCCS. CCCS colleges’ 138,000 students and 7,776 full-time faculty, adjunct instructors, […]
A five-year, $2.2 million U.S. Department of Education grant will support Front Range Community College’s efforts to provide more support to students so more students are successful. The highly competitive program helps eligible higher education institutions expand their capacity to serve low-income students. Two-thirds of first-time, full-time FRCC students receive financial aid, and 46 percent […]
Manufacturing production technicians in Colorado can earn as much as about $27 per hour, and you can become a certified production technician (CPT) through Front Range Community College. The four courses for the certificate are provided online through the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC), a national industry-led organization that focuses on the core skills and […]
Front Range Community College is the newest member of the Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystems Study Unit, a consortium of nine federal agencies and now 17 research and educational institutions in the Rocky Mountain West. “This partnership provides a mechanism for FRCC to receive funding for projects on federal lands or in partnership with federal agencies,” […]
A semester-long service project gave hands-on learning to Front Range students and a shed for Habitat for Humanity in Fort Collins to sell and keep the proceeds. That’s a win-win. Add a third win – the buyer gets a solidly constructed shed designed to look good and move relatively easily. Design, build a shed for […]
(Editors: The full report, an executive summary, and photos are available at http://bit.ly/2g9IgE5) Four institutions support 39,677 jobs, students add $160 million in income in Larimer and Weld The four public colleges and universities in Northern Colorado added $2.4billion in income to the economy of Larimer and Weld Counties and provided an impressive return on […]
A clump of honeybees clouds the small hole in the side of the Sunlight Peak classroom building at Front Range Community College’s Larimer Campus in Fort Collins. While the bees tirelessly make foraging trips and return to an observation hive for biology students, Evelyn Freytag takes a well-earned break from digging in the sticky clay […]
Well not THE Amazing Race, but it sure felt like it. If you’ve never seen it, the Amazing Race is a fast-moving competitive reality show where teams race around the world to accomplish assigned tasks. The race has several legs where the teams must navigate the locals, customs, and language, and get to the goal site […]
