Colorado Mountain College Leadville Rock Climbing Courses Offered Fall 2017 Colorado Mountain College is offering several Leadville rock climbing courses this fall; Sport Climbing, Top Rope Climbing, and Rock Climbing Leadership. Though designed to fit into the Outdoor Recreation Leadership curriculum, these outdoor oriented courses are open to the public, as well as all CMC […]
Leadville GED Prep Course
Set yourself up for success with the Leadville Pre-GED Preparation course offered at Colorado Mountain College Leadville this fall. The class will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 6:30pm – 9pm, August 29 to December 14. The cost of the Pre-GED Prep course is $75. The course is designed to prepare students for the GED […]
SAO Grad Cultivates Colorado Ski Industry Career
From Snowcats to Chair Lifts; SAO graduate Alex Ranz develops ski area operations skills while cultivating a mountain career No one likes to wait in a lift line. Everyone wants to get on-and-off the chairlift as fast as possible, to spend more time exploring the mountain, and less time at a crowded base area. High […]
Students Complete Buena Vista Nurse Aide Training Program
Chaffee County’s First Class of Nurses Aide Students Celebrate Program Completion On June 1, 2017, eight Chaffee County residents launched the first Nurse Aide training class offered at Colorado Mountain College Buena Vista. On July 27, just two months later, all eight students participated in a certificate ceremony to celebrate their successful culmination of the […]
NRM Field Technicians Work on Local Erosion Projects
Natural Resource Management Field Technicians Manage Erosion Project for Summer Internship Leadville is known for many things; incredible access to recreation, rich mining history, and if you’re familiar with natural resource management — the NRM Timberline Field Institute. Sure, it may not be as world renowned as the Leadville Race Series or as popular as Leadville mining was in […]
Volunteers Needed for Colorado High School Cycling Race
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 […]