Volunteers Needed for Colorado High School Cycling League Leadville Race, September 10 The Colorado High School Mountain Bike Race will make its return to Leadville on September 10, 2017 for the Cloud City Challenge. Riders from high schools around Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico will hit the campus trails for the 2nd event in the 2017 summer race […]
Nurses Aide Certification Training in Chaffee County
Nurses Aide Training Program Offered in Chaffee County Release originally published on April 28 at enews.coloradomtn.edu. To meet a growing workforce need, Colorado Mountain College in Chaffee County is offering nurses aide training classes in partnership with Columbine Manor. Classes for this one-semester, intensive program begin September 11. Successful completion of the nine-week course […]
2017-2018 Faculty and Staff of the Year
Congratulations to Kelli McCall, Andrew Riggs, and Christine Whittington for being awarded Faculty & Staff of the Year at Colorado Mountain College Leadville. Thank you for your outstanding service to our students, Colorado Mountain College, and the Leadville community. Full-time Faculty of the Year Kelli McCall, Discipline Coordinator and Associate Professor of Developmental Education, received the […]
Lake County School District forms early college
Lake County School District forms early college Originally published on June 8, 2017 in the Leadville Herald Democrat, by Ryan Fitzmaurice, Herald Staff Writer The Lake County School Board approved the formation of an early college in a special meeting May 23. The program aims to build a bridge between high school and college for […]
Veterans Join Fly Fishing Students in Leadville
Fly Fishing Therapy Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Veterans Join Students in Leadville In early June, when the snowmelt comes down from the mountains filling the rivers and reservoirs, the fish are ready for a spring feeding. Professional fly fishing guide students, eager to get out and practice their newly acquired skills, jump at the […]
Summer Leadville Running Club
With longer days and plenty of afternoon sunshine, we’re eager to stretch our legs and explore local trails! The CMC Leadville Running Club is excited to welcome community members to the summer trail running series. Students, locals, visitors… anyone who shares our love for trail running are invited. Join the Leadville Running Club on Monday afternoons for […]
Female Fly Fishing Guide, Kaitlin Boyer
Fly Gal Feature: Kaitlin Boyer Kaitlin Boyer picked up her first fly rod in 2010; an Orvis PractiCaster gifted to her by her dad, a Montana native and avid angler. But it wasn’t until recently that Kaitlin discovered her passion for guiding and decided to pursue the Fly Fishing Guide Certification program at Colorado Mountain […]
Avalanche Science Scholarships
Significant Funding Available for Avalanche Science Scholarships There are several Colorado Mountain College scholarships available for students interested in the new Avalanche Science program. Though the usual deadline for CMC scholarships is March 1, the deadline has been extended for Avalanche Science students to June 15, 2017. To apply for scholarship funds you must Contact Marc Thomas, […]
Leadville Alumni Lands in the Twin Cities
Alumni Feature: Anna Sophia Wolner Leadville alumni Anna Sophia Wolner graduated from Colorado Mountain College Leadville in May 2016 with an Associates of Arts degree. Today, Anna is a full-time student at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities campus, majoring in Sustainable Food Systems. Growing up in Winona, MN— just two hours from the Twin […]
Local Avalanche Experts and CMC Instructors
Starting in fall 2017, Colorado Mountain College Leadville will introduce an immersive program on snow and avalanche safety. The Avalanche Science program, based at the 10,200-foot Leadville campus and taught by respected experts, is a long-term preparatory program for those aspiring to or currently working in and around avalanche terrain. The program, developed through a […]