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Colorado Community College System Foundation
Support for system strategic priorities through externally funded initiatives
Bridges to Opportunity - a Ford Foundation Grant supporting our efforts to strengthen college capacity to improve access to workforce development and remedial education opportunities for the economically disadvantaged.
Colorado SUN (Success Unlimited) - designed to identify and enhance innovative practices from Colorado’s Adult Education and Family Literacy Act’s Adult Secondary Education (ASE) programs, expand these strategies to other ASE centers across the state, and create processes and practices that promote successful transitions to community college.
Lumina - to demonstrate the impact and cost of student retention programs with a small group at Community College of Denver, Front Range Community College and Community College of Aurora. Successful programs could then be duplicated through out our community college system.
El Pomar Foundation - $30,000 grant to award scholarships at south eastern community colleges - Lamar Community College, Otero Junior College, Pueblo Community College, and Trinidad State Junior College to assist under served minority students.
Rose Community Foundation "Boomers Leading Change" - Boomers Leading Change is a long-term Rose Community Foundation initiative to engage people over 55 in opportunities for ongoing work, community service and lifelong learning. (rcfdenver.org/initiatives_blc.htm).