FRCC Only College in Colorado Selected for Metallica Scholars Initiative
This will be the institution’s second year participating in the legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band’s innovative workforce education program.
FRCC Helping Build Colorado’s Quantum Workforce
As the only community college in Colorado with an optics program, FRCC will play a pivotal role in developing the state’s quantum tech workforce.
Metallica Rocks FRCC’s World with $100,000 Grant
FRCC has been selected from a competitive pool of applicants to receive $100,000 to transform the futures of students in our communities.
State Awards Recognize Best, Brightest Community College Students
CCCS honors 18 FRCC students—and peers around the state—for their inspiring achievements. This week the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) paid tribute to top students from schools around the state during a video presentation of the system’s 2021 Student Excellence Awards. Eighteen distinguished students from Front Range Community College were chosen for this year’s honor. […]
Tanco Donation to Fund Welding Scholarships
FRCC program helps train the next generation of workers for local companies. Industrial construction company Tanco Engineering, Inc. is donating $20,000 to Front Range Community College Foundation for scholarships that will go to students in the college’s welding program. The Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative will match Tanco’s gift for an additional $20,000. Students receiving these […]
Manufacturing CAN Rock
There are 5,900 manufacturing companies in Colorado, according to the state Office of Economic Development and International Trade. These companies employ 120,000 people and account for $16.3 billion in economic output. As employees retire or move on, where will new workers come from? This question is answered by two goals of the Northern Colorado Manufacturing […]
Learn How to Weld on State-of-the-Art Equipment
It’s amazing how some extra space in a new building can improve an already high-quality program that helps students be job-ready in a field desperate for skilled workers. That’s the case for the Welding Technology Program that moved into new space in January 2015 in Little Bear Peak on the Larimer Campus. Jason Walsh, program […]
What’s inside the newest Larimer Campus building?
Northern Colorado needs trained workers. And now, if you want to work as an automotive technician, manufacturing production technician, power plant operator, or welder across a wide spectrum of industries, you can get trained for an excellent job with great pay at the newest training facility in Colorado. A different ribbon cutting Little Bear Peak […]