Welcome to the third issue of CTE Trends for 2009-10!

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New Energy Technology Program Already Has Waiting List for
Fall 2010
Program Furnishing Workforce to Industries Using Clean Energy Including Power Generation and Distribution

In August, a new Clean Energy Technology program at Front Range Community College’s Larimer Campus in Fort Collins was launched. The program was designed to answer a strategic need of Colorado’s New Energy Economy: a job-ready workforce with the technical skills business and industry require. Read more. .

Internships for Geospatial Technology Students Being Facilitated by $150K National Science Foundation Grant
Funds Also Permitted Students to Participate in
GIS in the Rockies Conference

Above, student interns mapped a bus line for the City of Colorado Springs
this past Summer. More internships, like this, are on the way thanks to
this grant.

The Geography Department at Pikes Peak Community College recently received a grant from the National Science Foundation for a pilot project to implement a Tiered Internship Model for Students in Geospatial Technology (TIMSGeoTech). Read more..



Brian Best's Rigorous Road to
Becoming a State FFA Officer
Now He’ll Join Nine Colleagues on a Visit to China


State FFA Sentinel Brian Best (left) is pictured with State FFA Vice President
Shelby McCracken (center) and State FFA President Josh Sonnenberg (right).

Brian Best, a four-year student in the Agri-Science program at St. Vrain Valley School District’s Career Development Center (CDC) has done some amazing things on his path to becoming a Colorado FFA Association state officer. Now he is preparing to join his fellow state officers on a trip to China!  Read more..