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Colorado Northwestern Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) is a publicly supported two-year institution that was established in 1960. The main campus at Rangely, was opened in 1962 as Rangely College to a freshman class composed of 82 students. Originally, the College was a branch of Mesa College in Grand Junction, Colorado, but the two were separated in 1970. In July of 1974, Rangely College officially became Colorado Northwestern Community College.
• Colorado Northwestern Community College has been your education partner since 1962. With campuses in Rangely and Craig, community education centers in Meeker, Hayden, and South Routt County, as well as increasing opportunities for distance and technology-assisted learning, Colorado Northwestern Community College continues to be your best educational choice for affordable, high-quality learning options.
• CNCC has many clubs and activities for our students including outdoor recreational activities from whitewater rafting, fly-fishing, rock climbing and expedition camping to our on-campus tennis courts and recreation facilities. In addition, you will find a variety of intramural and collegiate athletics.
• We have outstanding occupational and transfer programs, excellent faculty with a personalized touch, and many outdoor recreational opportunities offered in a open-door atmosphere, with affordable prices, and at five different locations in Northwestern Colorado.
• Colorado Northwestern Community College is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• CSI rebounds against CNCC (The Times-News)
  posted on October 25, 2009 at 05:25:42 am
  The College of Southern Idaho volleyball team routed Colorado Northwestern Community College 25-12, 25-11, 25-13 in Rangely, Colo., Saturday, bouncing back from an embarrassing loss on Friday evening.
• No. 3 CSI shocked by Eastern Utah (The Times-News)
  posted on October 24, 2009 at 06:36:27 am
  The College of Southern Idaho volleyball team suffered a shocking five-set loss at the College of Eastern Utah Friday night in Price, Utah. CEU claimed a 25-23, 16-25, 27-25, 15-25, 15-13 win against a CSI team ranked No. 1 in the nation as recent as last week.
• Walt Vanatta: Police beat for September (Craig Daily Press)
  posted on October 16, 2009 at 06:15:10 am
  The department responded to 1,384 requests for service in September and Community Service responded to 218 requests for service.
• Legg finds his own path in MMA (The Daily Sentinel)
  posted on September 22, 2009 at 05:52:26 am
  Judah Legg was burned out on basketball.
• CNCC campus project aims to enhance local college life (Craig Daily Press)
  posted on July 1, 2009 at 06:04:44 am
  In the fall, Colorado Northwestern Community College officials plan to have a new, 18,000-square-foot, $3.8 million career technical center finished and open to the public.

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