CNCC takes root in the Rangely community

As early as 1955, the quest for higher learning in the northwest corner of Colorado was ongoing. That year, the state passed House Joint Resolution No. 8, which focused on the need for higher education facilities in northwestern Colorado.
Subsequently, a steering committee was formed made up of three members from each of the counties of Jackson, Grand, Routt, Moffat, and Rio Blanco, which would comprise the proposed junior college district. In January of 1957,…