With more than 500 job openings per year in Colorado for medical assistants, Front Range Community College brings its Medical Assistant certificate program to campuses in Westminster and Fort Collins. “Community colleges start or expand programs to meet the needs of industry and the workforce demands of their communities” said Gillian McKnight-Tutein, chief academic officer […]
Dr. Nicholas Spezza is a new dean of instruction at Front Range Community College. He will oversee the Business, Integrated Technology, and College Now departments at the Larimer Campus. Most recently, Spezza was dean of academic and student affairs at the Homestead Campus of Miami Dade College in Florida, one of nine campuses of the […]
Who would have thought that a few supplies placed in a plastic sandwich bag could save three lives? But those supplies do save lives, and students in two College Now-Career Pathways classes packed hundreds of those sandwich bags recently. Students explore medical careers. The students are in the Medical Careers Exploration class – high school […]
Front Range Community College students and students from six high schools volunteering for Tax Help Colorado assisted taxpayers to seek more than $4.4 million in federal and state returns for the 2016 tax year. In addition, many of the taxpayers were eligible for tax benefits for working families with children, such as the Earned Income […]
May is here, and if you’re a college student, that means the end of the school year—and for some, college graduation! If you know someone graduating this year and are struggling to find the perfect gift, here are 20 ideas for consideration—from the practical to the motivating to the heartfelt: Practical Gifts Finishing college and […]
Cinco de Mayo is coming up, a holiday mostly known in the United States as a colorful, festive celebration that involves lively music, margaritas, and delicious Mexican fare. What is this holiday really all about? Here are six things you might not have known about Cinco de Mayo and its origins: It’s NOT the Mexican […]
Darrick Hildman, who teaches Communications courses, is the Adjunct Instructor of the Year at Front Range Community College. He was honored at a meeting of the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education. Hildman has been teaching Communication courses – public speaking and interpersonal communication – at the Larimer Campus for five years. But […]
April is Stress Awareness Month, which is a good time for college students to take a deep breath and remind themselves that everyone encounters challenging times in life—it’s all how you react and manage them. This national effort to inform people about the dangers of stress, successful coping strategies, and harmful misconceptions about stress is […]
