Colorado Mountain College
| Type | Public community college |
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| Established | 1967 |
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Academic staff
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354 full-time 509 part-time |
| Students | 20,000 to 25,000 annually |
| Location | Glenwood Springs, Colorado, United States |
| Campus | Rural |
| Telephone | +1-970-945-8691 |
| Affiliations | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) |
| Website | www |
Colorado Mountain College (CMC) is a network of eleven community college campuses in western Colorado that grant associate degrees and, as of Fall 2012, grant two bachelor's degrees.
In addition to in-person classes, CMC offers distance learning, allowing students at one location to hear and speak with their teachers at other college sites. CMC offers many of the same introductory courses in arts and sciences found at most four-year colleges, as well as career and technical programs for careers in the outdoor and resort fields. CMC offers professional certifications and custom workforce training.
In addition to providing many different recreational and educational activities through student clubs, honor societies, and the rugged snow-sport focused terrain of the Colorado Western Slope, the Colorado Mountain College Ski Team at Steamboat Springs campus is an associate member of the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association. RMISA is composed of Division I Universities/Colleges in the West and is the strongest college ski racing conference in the country.
In 2012, CNNMoney.com ranked Colorado Mountain College in the top 20 nationally for student success at two-year colleges. According to the report the college is also ranked #1 among Colorado’s two-year colleges for graduation plus transfer rates. CollegeMeasures.org ranks CMC #17 in the nation for graduation plus transfer rates for schools with more than 200 full-time freshmen. This reporting tool is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
As a community college, Colorado Mountain College offers many associate degree program options. Following approval from CMC's elected board of trustees, the Colorado Legislature, Bill Ritter and the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, on April 18, 2011, the Higher Learning Commission approved Colorado Mountain College to begin offering 2 Bachelor's degrees. In Fall 2012, CMC began a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sustainability Studies. These degrees are offered at all 11 locations.
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