From 0.6 GPA to 4.0: Nursing Grad Rewrites Her Future

Nursing graduate Vanessa Gonzales learned how to be successful in college—despite having narcolepsy—by advocating for herself and learning to ask for help.

Nursing graduate Vanessa Gonzales learned how to be successful in college—despite having narcolepsy—by advocating for herself and learning to ask for help.

Front Range Community College’s nursing programs have earned the No. 1 Registered Nurse program ranking in Colorado from NursingExplorer.com.

On an April morning at Front Range Community College’s Larimer Campus, sirens blared, and helicopters hovered overhead—not for a real emergency, but to provide Emergency Medical Services (EMS), nursing and law enforcement students with an immersive training experience.

Each year, the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) honors some of its best and brightest faculty and staff members from colleges across the state. This year’s four honorees from Front Range Community College have worked especially hard to meet students’ needs.

FRCC nursing student Elizabeth Mahoney—a former Peace Corps volunteer—has been awarded the prestigious national New Century Workforce Pathway Scholarship.

Student Kaytlen Archuleta is switching careers—from hair stylist to nurse. Find out how a scholarship from the FRCC Foundation is helping her reach her goals.

FRCC is hosting a site visit for continual accreditation of its nursing program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing.

Read how FRCC has been selected as the best nursing school in Colorado, according to a new list compiled by RegisteredNursing.org.