Tag: Community College
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Q&A with Dr. Mordecai Brownlee |On keeping the community in community college
Community College of Aurora just celebrated its 40th year in May. From its humble beginnings as “the college without walls,” holding classes in rec centers, places of worship and even private homes, the school has conferred more than 23,000 degrees and certificates to its students. But as its sixth president and, perhaps, number one cheerleader,…
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Colorado community colleges could soon issue high school diplomas
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A Colorado bill seeking to allow community colleges to award high school diplomas passed its first hurdle on Monday, receiving unanimous approval from a state Senate committee. If passed by the full state legislature, Senate Bill 7 would allow community colleges, area technical colleges and local district colleges to issue high school diplomas to students…
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Colorado makes community college free for aspiring health care workers
Beginning this fall, Colorado will spend $26 million to provide free community college education to students looking to work in health care. The new program, dubbed Care Forward Colorado, launched last week as part of a $61 million investment in expanding Colorado’s health care workforce using federal COVID-19 relief funds from the American Rescue Plan…