Colorado Mountain College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Colorado Mountain College is a public, co-educational college with seven campuses in western Colorado. The central offices of the College are located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. It was established in 1967. The college grants admission to more than 5,000 students every year.

CMC is well-known for its course in Professional Photography and Digital Imaging.

The college has three intercollegiate sports teams. Its men's soccer team participates in various intercollegiate tournaments. The Nordic ski team and the co-ed Alpine ski team participate in various tournaments on both regional and national levels.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in real estate and construction management, hospitality, nursing and emergency medicine, and photography and commercial art.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 5,092 in 2009-2010 (3,026 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 53% of the student body. About 19% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Colorado Mountain College provides on-campus housing for 608 of its 3,026 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (11 awarded)

• Forest Technology/Technician
• Natural Resources/Conservation

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (16 awarded)

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training

DESIGN (8 awarded)

• Graphic Design

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (2 awarded)

• Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (19 awarded)

• Child Development

HOSPITALITY (53 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management
• Resort Management
• Tourism and Travel Services Management

LAW (3 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (174 awarded)

• General Studies
• Historic Preservation and Conservation
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (3 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (24 awarded)

• Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (241 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (19 awarded)

• Commercial Photography

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (44 awarded)

• Real Estate

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (47 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting