Dave and Cindy Batka, owners of Wheels Manufacturing Inc., want to build a pipeline for Colorado’s manufacturing industry by graduating skilled workers from Front Range Community College today and tomorrow. Half of their recent $20,000 donation to the FRCC Foundation will fund scholarships encouraging students to obtain one of the many manufacturing degrees and certificates […]
Niroj Bhattarai, chair of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Front Range Community College’s Larimer Campus, is the 2016 Jerome Wartgow Teaching with Technology Award winner in all of the Colorado Community Colleges System. In addition to his chair duties, Bhattarai teaches economics in classroom and online settings, and it is in the classroom that Bhattarai […]
Tom Cassady and Terry Dye have been elected to the board of directors of the Front Range Community College Foundation. Cassady retired from Broomfield-based Ball Corporation in 2015 after 27 years with the company. He held various finance and accounting positions before being named the director of accounting systems. Before joining Ball, Cassady was the […]
Dan McGillicuddy is the Classified Staffer of the Year at Front Range Community College. McGillicuddy, who has been at FRCC for 6½ years, is an IT Technician II at the Westminster Campus. He works desktop support, deploys new computers, and images existing computers as semesters change. He also is responsible for Macintosh computers in Digital […]
Would you like help paying for college? Who wouldn’t? Your attention might be focused on filing your income tax return, but if you or dependents will be going to college in August, you should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid – the FAFSA – separate applications for each student, including yourself. Sunday, February […]
Richard W. Gregory, an instructor in the Forestry, Wildlife and Natural Resources Program at Front Range Community College, has been named a Fellow of the American Fisheries Society (AFS). AFS designates as Fellows of the Society members who have made outstanding or meritorious contributions to the diversity of fields that are included in AFS. Gregory […]
The Larimer Small Business Development Center (SBDC) released its 2015 economic impact results, and related business education metrics. “Our clients enjoyed sales increases of a record $9.0M, up 70% from 2014, “ said Mike O’Connell, Larimer SBDC Director. “It was an excellent and exciting year,” he added. Through its relationships with commercial banks, micro-lenders, and […]
The Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Program (HVAC/R) at Front Range Community College has earned national reaccreditation. The Partnership for Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Accreditation (PAHRA) is the accrediting agency. The partnership, which encompasses seven national organizations, establishes industry-wide standards of competence. Accreditation means the training in FRCC’s HVAC/R Program meets or exceeds […]
