鈥楻ock Star鈥 Student Hector Vargas Graduates from Front Range Community College

For Hector Vargas, the third time鈥檚 the charm.聽 After a winding journey to higher education, Vargas is graduating from Front Range Community College (FRCC) with a...
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鈥楪o For It鈥: PCC Graduate Hyang Archibeque Reaches for Her Dreams

When opportunity comes her way, Hyang 鈥淪unshine鈥 Archibeque asks herself the same question.聽聽 鈥淲hy not?鈥澛犅 From taking on leadership roles to working in the President鈥檚 Office,...
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PPSC Cybersecurity Program Receives State Funding Boost

Pikes Peak State College (PPSC) will receive $300,000 in state dollars to continue growing its successful cybersecurity program thanks to recent approval from the Colorado General...
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How Community College Took Javier Mabrey from Dishwasher to State Representative

Free time is hard to come by for state representative Javier Mabrey.聽 Now in his second year, the 32-year-old lawmaker is sponsoring more than a dozen...
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Changing Legacies: FRCC Alum Dr. Abel Ch谩vez Gives Back through Leadership

For Dr. Abel Ch谩vez, the road to higher education began in Denver鈥檚 Swansea neighborhood, tinkering on cars alongside his father. 鈥淗e kept me鈥攖he only male among...
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Fully Prepared: 蜜桃传媒 Transfer Students Thrive at CU Boulder

Thanks to the support of community college, Colton Brown鈥檚 career is taking off. Following a hard-fought journey, the former Community College of Denver and Red Rocks...
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Empowering Futures: PCC’s Early College Program Propels Student Success

Original article published on Pueblo Community College website on December 15, 聽2023. Written by Amy Matthew. Seizing Opportunities Amidst Academic Demands Her school days already were...
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Luz Valenzuela Ochoa Takes Education 鈥淥ne Day at Time鈥 with CCD

Luz Valenzuela Ochoa lives by a simple motto. 鈥淭ake it one day at a time.鈥 After a decade working as a medical assistant, those words have...
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Rural Community Colleges Offer Full Campus Experience

For Becca Wiersema, being a student athlete is 鈥渓ike a full-time job.鈥 鈥淲e were here about three weeks before everybody else doing two practices a day...
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CCD Veterinary Technology Apprenticeship Program Earns State Recognition

After spending 15 years in accounting, Amanda Widhalm needed a change. 聽 鈥淚t just did not feed my soul the way I wanted it to,鈥 she...
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Paola Cosio Energizes Career with Morgan Community College Apprenticeship

When Paola Cosio considered her future, she figured she鈥檇 become a history teacher. But an electrician? 鈥淚 had no interest going into the trades,鈥 she said....
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Laura Pardee Thrives in Forestry Training with Career Advance Colorado

Like a lot of Coloradans, Laura Pardee loves the outdoors. You can catch her paddleboarding, hiking or embarking on other adventures with her dog. But nature...
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Red Rocks Community College Graduate Mark Irby-Gill Inspires Others to Dream Big聽

Photo: Mark Irby-Gill accepts his Phi Theta Kappa All-Colorado Academic Team award from 蜜桃传媒 chancellor Joe Garcia and Red Rocks Community College president...
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ACC Graduate Ryan Wade Ready to Turn the Page

Photo: Ryan Wade, an automotive technology graduate at Arapahoe Community College, accepts the Phi Theta Kappa All-Colorado Academic Team award from Joe Garcia, chancellor of the...

CCA Student Begins Healthcare Career 鈥楽tep by Step鈥 with Care Forward Colorado聽

As a working mother of four, Zahara Mohamed learned to take her education journey one day at a time. 鈥淲hen I was doing my clinicals and...

CTE Students Show Off Skills at Pueblo Community College聽

Hundreds of high school and college students showed off their skills in the trades during the annual Colorado SkillsUSA conference, hosted at Pueblo Community College (PCC)...
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PCC鈥檚 Friday Academy Brings Career and Technical Education to High Schoolers in Southwest Colorado 聽

Most high school students would be tempted to take it easy on a Friday, but not those enrolled in Pueblo Community College Southwest鈥檚 (PCC Southwest) career...
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Tom Guida Sets Sights on Paramedic Career with Care Forward Colorado聽聽

Photo: Tom Guida recently completed EMS training with support from the state鈥檚 Care Forward Colorado program.聽聽聽 Just weeks into his emergency medical services (EMS) training, Tom...

A New Start: Supporting Students through Single Stop聽

Like many Coloradans, Chris Fisher set out west looking for a new start. He had begun recovering from a substance use disorder and heard Pikes Peak...

Arapahoe Community College Fosters Sense of Belonging with Lumina Foundation Funds聽

When Arapahoe Community College (ACC) decided to make its campus more inclusive for adult learners, they started in an obvious place: the Welcome Center.聽聽 鈥淎s a...
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