Front Range Community College

Front Range Community College
FRCC logo
Established	1968
Type	Community college[1]
President	Andrew Dorsey
Academic staff	204 (full time), 863 (part time)[2]
Admin. staff	337
Students	28,236[2]
Location	Westminster, Colorado 39°53′59″N 105°02′17″W / 39.8996810°N 105.0380710°W / 39.8996810; -105.0380710
Former names	North Campus of the Community College of Denver; Larimer County Voc-Tech Center
Affiliations	Colorado Community College System
Website	http://www.frontrange.edu/

Front Range Community College (FRCC) is a two-year institution of higher learning with campuses in Westminster, Colorado, Longmont, Colorado, Fort Collins, Colorado, and Brighton, Colorado. It is the largest community college in Colorado.^[3] FRCC traces its heritage to the founding of the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education in 1967, which in 1968 established the North Campus of the Community College of Denver as its first new creation.^[4] In 1984 the North Campus was renamed as Front Range Community College and spun off as an independent institution in 1985. In 1988, the Larimer County Voc-Tech Center was incorporated as the Larimer Campus of FRCC.^[4] The college was accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools in 1975 and received continued accreditation in 2008.^[5]

Aerial view of the Westminster Campus

Today FRCC maintains campuses at Fort Collins, Longmont, and Brighton in addition to Westminster and a highly developed online learning program.

FRCC manages the Stargazer Observatory in Stargazer Village as part of its astronomy program at the Larimer Campus, which also has an on-campus observatory as part of the new Sunlight Peak science building. The Westminster and Boulder County campuses have on-campus observatories as well.^[6]

In 2010, the college awarded 1,120 associate degrees and a further 1,761 certificates. The student body is 57% female and 43% male, with most students studying part-time and pursuing programs in liberal arts and sciences or career/technical fields.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Carnegie Classification". Carnegie Foundation. 2009. http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/sub.asp?key=748&subkey=13711&start=783. Retrieved 2009-03-24. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "2009-10 Fact Book". FRCC. 2009-06-30. http://www.frontrange.edu/About-Us/Institutional-Research/FRCC-Fact-Books/Fact-Book--2007-2008.aspx. Retrieved 2010-01-15. 
3. ^ Wong, Clarence (2003-04-25). "Largest Lease in Longmont". CoStar Group. CoStar Realty Information. http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=1AE46A95739E4AC0A42FF0DBB9A8D565. Retrieved 2009-03-24. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "A Short History of FRCC...". FRCC. 2009. http://www.frontrange.edu/FRCCTemplates/FRCC1.aspx?id=702. Retrieved 2009-03-24. 
5. ^ "Higher learning commission". http://www.ncahlc.org/index.php?option=com_directory&Itemid=192&Action=ShowBasic&instid=1048. Retrieved 2009-03-24. 
6. ^ Miller, Nate A. (2003-08-27). "Close encounter". The Tribune. http://www.greeleytribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030827/NEWS/30827001/-1/FRONTPAGE. Retrieved 2009-03-24. 

External links

• Official website