Colorado Northwestern Community College
CNCC Rangely
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Other name
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CNCC |
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| Motto | Set Yourself Apart |
| Type | Public 2-year Community College |
| Established | 1962 |
| President | Russell George |
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Academic staff
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46 Full-Time Faculty, Numerous Adjunct Faculty |
| Location | Rangely and Craig, plus Distance education, Colorado, United States |
| Newspaper | Spartan Times |
| Colors | Red, White, Black |
| Mascot | Spartan |
| Affiliations | NJCAA, IHSA, NIRA, Phi Theta Kappa |
| Website | www |
Colorado Northwestern Community College is a two-year community college located in Rangely, Colorado, in the United States.
Colorado Northwestern Community College has programs in Agriculture, Automotive and Diesel Technology, Aviation Flight Training, Aviation Maintenance Technology, Banking and Small Business, Cosmetology, Dental Hygiene, Early Childhood Education, Equine Stuidies & Management, Marine Sciences, Massage Therapy, Mine Safety Training, National Park Ranger Training Academy, Nursing and A Guaranteed Degree Transfer Program in Arts & Sciences.
It is noted for the CNCC Flight School, which has been training pilots, both private and professional, for over 40 years. The Dental Hygiene program is state and nationally ranked. There are 46 approved faculty members along with numerous adjunct faculty.
The school participates in the National Junior College Athletics Association, or NJCAA. Current sports are men's and women's Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, NIRA Rodeo and IHRA Horseshow Team.
In January 1957, a steering committee was formalized to focus on the need for higher education facilities in Northwestern Colorado. Participating counties included Jackson, Grand, Routt, Moffat and Rio Blanco. Early on, the communities of Hayden, Steamboat Springs, Craig, and Rangely were the frontrunners to house a junior college in the area. Over the next two years, surveys were conducted by various entities. Dr. Leroy Goode, State Director of Community Colleges, entered the discussions to help facilitate the decision-making process. He brought in Dr. S.V. Mortorana of the U.S. Office of Education in Washington to conduct a survey of the area's communities.
By the end of 1958, the steering committee had approved a recommendation to develop a two-campus college, with a technical school in Rangely and an academic campus in the east end of the five-county district. Rangely was decided upon as the technical school site, because Rio Blanco County had an assessed valuation equal to that of the other four counties together, and surveys had shown that Rangely residents were likely to pass a bond issue.
Meanwhile in Grand Junction, Mesa College was looking to expand into Rio Blanco County and asked to meet with the junior college committee members from Rangely including the local Board of Education, Chamber of Commerce, and the Town Council. Mesa College officials expressed a great interest in a proposal to establish the Rangely College as a branch campus of Mesa College. Legally, that would mean redistricting, so the group decided to seek help from the Attorney General and State Department of Education.
By January 1959, the Rangely Board of Education voted in favor of a resolution asking district voters to bond the construction of a junior college in Rangely. Three Rio Blanco County members, along with the superintendents of schools from Rangely and Meeker, met with Rio Blanco County Commissioners to ask for funds from the Federal Royalty Fund that was established from mineral leasing rights in the area to help pay off the bond.
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