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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...
Press conference person speaking in front of a podium.

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...
Group receiving an oversized check at Community College of Aurora with the CCA mascot and administrative officials

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...