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Aspen High School principal will retire in June
ASPEN — Aspen High School Principal Charlie Anastas will leave his post at the end of June, making him the second administrator to leave the district this year. more...
  02/04/2010 4:51am
State education department wants CMC to wait on four-year degree plan
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — The Colorado Department of Higher Education wants Colorado Mountain College to hold off on its request before the state Legislature to offer four-year degree programs, until a new statewide higher education strategic plan is...
  02/03/2010 4:37am
CMC sees another increase in enrollment with spring semester
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Colorado Mountain College student enrollment increased even more to start the spring semester than it did in the fall, continuing an upward trend that's being experienced by community colleges across the country.
  02/03/2010 4:36am
Aspen superintendent Sirko to take state education post
ASPEN — Aspen schools Superintendent Diana Sirko has been appointed deputy commissioner of education for the state of Colorado and will resign her post in Aspen in June, she announced Tuesday.
  01/12/2010 5:08pm
CMC programs being assessed amid budget concerns
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Some smaller Colorado Mountain College programs could be phased out over the next couple of years if efforts to boost enrollment aren't successful.
  12/29/2009 4:11am
CMC board holds line on mill levy, approves 9 percent tuition increase
EDWARDS, Colo. — The Colorado Mountain College board of trustees, meeting at the Vail-Eagle Campus in Edwards Monday, decided to maintain the college district's current mill levy of 3.997 for the coming 2010-11 budget year.
  12/08/2009 5:18am
CMC considering tuition increase
EDWARDS, Colo. — The Colorado Mountain College board of trustees will consider a tuition increase as part of next year's budget when it holds its monthly meeting in Edwards Monday.
  12/07/2009 4:33am
Two Aspen Community School teachers put nature at kids' fingertips
WOODY CREEK — Anyone who's spent time in Colorado's high country has no doubt encountered a marmot and heard the call that gives it the nickname “whistle pig.” But did you know each animal has a different call so marmots within a colony...
  12/07/2009 4:42am
Need soars, funds iffy for after-school program
A successful after-school program in the Roaring Fork Valley is facing funding challenges at a time when it might be needed most.
  11/30/2009 4:37am
CMC plan could open more doors for local grads
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Two local high school counselors agree that more students might further their education beyond high school — and certainly beyond two-year college degrees — if Colorado Mountain College is able to offer a variety of...
  11/12/2009 4:25am
CMC wants to offer bachelor's degrees
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Colorado Mountain College's board of trustees voted unanimously Monday to seek state legislative approval to offer a limited number of four-year, baccalaureate degrees.
  11/10/2009 4:35am
Basalt honors students of month
BASALT — Six students from Basalt public schools were honored by the Town Council in a public ceremony Tuesday night for “trustworthiness,” one of the six pillars of character.
  10/29/2009 4:13am
CMC's distance learning enrollment virtually explodes
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Colorado Mountain College has seen a 14 percent increase in enrollment districtwide this fall, but many of those students can't be found in the classroom.
  10/22/2009 12:22pm
Students take flight to study pine beetle impacts
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — More than three dozen high school students will take to the air Monday morning as part of a day-long study of the mountain pine beetle infestation that has ravaged pine forests in the Rocky Mountains.
  10/12/2009 4:51am
Aspen School District to Snowmass: No deal
SNOWMASS VILLAGE — The Aspen School Board said Wednesday it would not agree to a permanent deed restriction on its proposed 15-unit housing project, as requested by the Snowmass Village Town Council, and instead would utilize its rights through a...
  10/08/2009 5:00am
CMC enrollment up amid down economy
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Colorado Mountain College is seeing an upward trend in enrollment similar to other community colleges across the country this fall, a spike that can probably be chalked up to the recession.
  10/08/2009 4:55am
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