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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,...
Large group of people sitting in a conference looking at the stage.

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...
Graphic with the text, Fostering a Sense of Belonging, with three students at a counter looking at a document, smiling. ACC name in the background.

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...
Students standing wearing suits looking from above.

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...

CCCS Colleges Receive Additional Funding to Revitalize Rural Communities

Pueblo Community College (PCC) will join Trinidad State College (TSC) and Lamar Community College (LCC) in rebuilding rundown homes as part of the expanded Colorado Partnership...

CCCS Launches Regional RN to BSN Program with $50K Grant 

More registered nurses (RN) on the Eastern Plains have access to a streamlined pathway to earn a Bachelor of Science in nursing (BSN) thanks to a...