After spending 15 years in accounting, Amanda Widhalm needed a change. “It just did not feed my soul the way I wanted it to,” she...
When Paola Cosio considered her future, she figured she’d become a history teacher. But an electrician? “I had no interest going into the trades,” she said....
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...
Photo: Mark Irby-Gill accepts his Phi Theta Kappa All-Colorado Academic Team award from Colorado Community College System chancellor Joe Garcia and Red Rocks Community College president...
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...
As a working mother of four, Zahara Mohamed learned to take her education journey one day at a time. “When I was doing my clinicals and...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
George Villalobos first realized he could be a first responder when he sprang into action after a friend cut herself on glass. “It was pretty bad,...
Through Front Range Community College’s (FRCC) medical assistant apprenticeship program, Antunette “Toni” Scruggs not only found a promising career path, but renewed confidence to pursue her...
Representatives from the Community College of Denver (CCD) and Front Range Community College (FRCC) earned coveted Apprenticeship Awards for their outstanding accomplishments scaling “earn while you...
When Adon Wolff graduated high school, he eagerly packed his bags to attend Colorado State University (CSU) in his hometown of Fort Collins. Then, the COVID-19...
Dr. Tina Parscal, Colorado Community College System associate vice chancellor for CCCOnline and academic affairs, was recently recognized by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education,...
The Colorado Community College System (CCCS) and several CCCS colleges won prestigious Medallion Awards at the annual National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) District...
Throughout her college career, Alana Lipscomb has defied her own expectations. She initially enrolled in Pikes Peak State College (PPSC) to find a better job. But...
A longstanding partnership between Pueblo Community College (PCC) and EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel continues to churn out dozens of skilled tradespeople each year, helping the “Steel...
