Opportunities for students at Colorado Northwestern Community College are unique and offer challenges that increase their knowledge and capabilities. The CNCC National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) team traveled to Price, Utah, from Oct. 10-13, for a safety convention. This convention is a “track meet for pilots,” stated second-year pilot Kelcey[Read More…]
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CNCC working to fill gaps left by the “Great Resignation”
There has been a great deal of talk recently about the “Great Resignation” and labor shortages happening across the United States. Employers are struggling to find and/or retain qualified professionals in key industries. Currently, there is an alarming shortage of pilots, aviation maintenance techs, nurses, and cybersecurity and IT professionals.[Read More…]
New program director to build on CNCC Aviation’s 60 years
The buzz of planes overhead has become commonplace in Rangely, Colorado. In large part this is because Rangely is home to Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) where for nearly 60 years they have been training commercial pilots on the western slope of Colorado. CNCC has educated hundreds of pilots around[Read More…]
CNCC aviation team wins trophy, top pilot awards
RANGELY | In October, the CNCC National Intercollegiate Flying Team (NIFA) spent 10 days competing at the U.S. Air Force Academy with other colleges and universities in the region from Colorado, Utah and Montana. “I am pleased to announce we finished second in the region behind the U.S. Air Force[Read More…]
