CCCS Chief Communications Officer Fiona Lytle Named “National Communicator of the Year”  

Fiona Lytle, Chief Communications Officer and Legislative Liaison for the Colorado Community College System (CCCS), received the prestigious Communicator of the Year award from the National...
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PCC’s Friday Academy Brings Career and Technical Education to High Schoolers in Southwest Colorado  

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

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

Chancellor Joe Garcia Featured on Colorado Business Roundtable to Discuss Workforce Development

CCCS Chancellor Joe Garcia appeared on A Seat at the Table with Debbie Brown, a podcast by the Colorado Business Roundtable. The Colorado Business Roundtable engages with...

Front Range Student Laylonni Jaramillo Gives Back through Care Forward Colorado 

Laylonni Jaramillo is no stranger to the healthcare field. A daughter of a nurse, she knows how to use a stethoscope and check oxygen levels. She...

A New Start: Supporting Students through Single Stop 

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...

Community Colleges Are Key to Rural Colorado’s Future 

When people from Colorado’s larger front range cities or even its smaller resort communities read or talk about “rural” Colorado, they often imagine our small towns...

New Legislation Would Expand Zero-Cost Training Programs at CCCS Colleges 

(Photo: Laylonni Jaramillo, a Front Range Community College graduate, and Care Forward Colorado participant speaks at the press conference.) Governor Jared Polis and members of the...
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CCA, CCCS Foundation Partner with Amazon on New Presidential Scholars Program 

Leaders from the Colorado Community College System (CCCS), Community College of Aurora (CCA), and Amazon celebrated the launch of the new Presidential Scholars Program that aims...
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Open Education Week: A Q&A with Susan Stafinbil, Ph.D.

For Open Education Week, the Colorado Community College System is spotlighting faculty and instructors embracing the power of Open Educational Resources (OER). Susan Stafinbil, Ph.D., a...

Open Education Week: A Q&A with Kelly Jo Eldredge

For Open Education Week, the Colorado Community College System is spotlighting faculty and instructors embracing the power of Open Educational Resources (OER). Kelly Jo Eldredge, Department...

Open Education Week: A Q&A with MacKenzie Kembel

For Open Education Week, the Colorado Community College System is spotlighting faculty and instructors embracing the power of Open Educational Resources (OER). We are thrilled to...

High School Students Experience Health Careers Up Close at State Conference  

(Photo: More than 1,300 students attended last week’s Colorado HOSA – Future Health Professionals conference.) Addressing about 30 high school students in a packed conference room,...
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Arapahoe Community College Fosters Sense of Belonging with Lumina Foundation Funds 

When Arapahoe Community College (ACC) decided to make its campus more inclusive for adult learners, they started in an obvious place: the Welcome Center.   “As a...
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CCCS Associate Vice Chancellor Wins Award for Advancing Equity in Career and Technical Education  

Dr. Sarah Heath, Colorado Community College System (CCCS) associate vice chancellor and state director for Career and Technical Education (CTE), was named an Equity Champion by...

Governor Polis Declares Third Annual Concurrent Enrollment Week in Colorado 

February 20, 2023 (Denver, CO) – Governor Polis declared February 20-24 as Concurrent Enrollment Week in Colorado today to motivate more students to take college-level classes...

Colorado Students Step into Leadership through Career and Technical Organizations 

For Amogh Varinasi, the road to a future career has zigged and zagged.  “I was a sixth grader who wanted to build robots and catapults and...
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State Board Hosts Conversation with National Equity Experts

The State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education (SBCCOE) hosted a panel of national experts last week to discuss promising practices in educational equity and...

Student Spotlight: CNCC Cybersecurity Student Transforms Career Trajectory 

Like a lot of students, Gwen Doizaki had to reconsider her next steps when the pandemic hit halfway through high school.   “The entire plan that I’d...

Otero College President Timothy Alvarez Announces Retirement Plans

Feb. 9, 2023 (La Junta, CO) – Today, Dr. Timothy Alvarez announced plans to retire from Otero College on August 11, capping off a five-year tenure...