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CNCC awarded RISE Education Grant
RBC | Yesterday, Governor Polis announced the second round of Response, Innovation, and Student Equity (RISE) Fund awardees to innovate and transform public education. The RISE fund was created to support innovation in high-needs school districts, charter schools, and public institutions of higher education to address the learning challenges related[Read More…]
CNCC: Spring semester around the corner
RBC | The start of our spring semester has begun, and many students are back on campus. We are looking forward to a successful spring semester knowing that it is going to be different than other years, however, moving back to normal is our goal. Our semester will start as[Read More…]
News Briefs: Jan 7, 2020
It’s not too late to get health insurance RBC | It’s not too late to get health insurance for 2021. Join a free virtual drop-in Second Chance Health Insurance Enrollment Event and get help from Health Coverage Guides and Brokers to enroll in health insurance for coverage starting Feb. 1.[Read More…]
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$75K grant aims to grow new apprenticeships in Northwest Colorado
RBC | Helping Americans get back to work fast while growing their skills and at the same time filling critical labor shortages for rural employers is the aim of a new apprenticeship initiative being developed at the college. “Apprenticeships have been a tried and true option for growing trade skills.[Read More…]
Most CNCC classes to go online after Thanksgiving
RBC | CNCC administrators have made the decision to shift most classes online after Thanksgiving. Some classes that require in-person learning, such as the aviation maintenance and National Park Service programs in Rangely, will be on campus “for an additional undetermined amount of time.” Keith Peterson, vice president of instruction,[Read More…]
CNCC Corner: Thankfulness
It is hard to believe that we are so close to the holiday season. Over the last few days, I have been thinking about all the things that have happened during the last seven to eight months, and how lucky we all are to live where we do. We have[Read More…]
Brooklyn Hickey: Becky Dubbert Memorial Scholarship Recipient
RANGELY | First-year dental hygiene student Brooklyn Hickey was named the 2020-2021 Becky Dubbert Memorial Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Scholar. This scholarship honors long-time executive assistant to the President and PTK supporter Becky Dubbert who passed away in early 2018. Scholarship recipients must be active in the Beta Epsilon Tau[Read More…]
CNCC Corner: Good enrollment numbers at CNCC
RBC | It is hard to believe but we will be halfway through our fall semester this month. We are already beginning to gear up for the spring semester and will be rolling out our spring schedule very soon. As we did this fall, Colorado Northwestern will be offering our[Read More…]
Waving Hands Review submission deadline Feb. 15
Waving Hands Review, the literature and arts magazine of Northwest Colorado, is seeking submissions of your creative work. Categories include artwork, poetry, fiction and non-fiction. A $50 cash prize is awarded for the piece selected as Editors’ Choice in each category. The deadline for submission is Feb. 15, 2020. Visit[Read More…]
Eleanor Roosevelt visits CNCC in Rangely
RANGELY I For the last few years, Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) has been holding an annual joint “fall retreat” for its four boards—the Rangely Junior College District Board of Trustees, which oversees allocation of the Rangely District funds, chaired by Teri Striegel Wilczek; the Moffat County Affiliated Junior College[Read More…]