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Pikes Peak Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Whether your educational goal is to complete a two-year degree for transfer to a four-year college or university, or a two-year vocational degree or certificate emphasizing specific occupational or vocational skill, Pikes Peak Community College can help you.
• Information Technology Support Services (ITSS) provides networked computing services to students, faculty and staff. Services provided by the department include Internet access, online course support using Blackboard, computer classroom, lab and office hardware and software support to include LCD and overhead projectors, telecommunications, video conferencing, training for faculty and staff, application development for the college as well as for the Community Colleges of Colorado (CCofC), and the evaluation and implementation of new technologies consistent with the mission of the college.
• Today, PPCC has grown and expanded to become the largest postsecondary educational institution in Colorado Springs and offers the most widely accessible and affordable education in the region. Serving the residents of El Paso, Teller, and Elbert Counties, PPCC offers more than 125 programs of study in transfer liberal arts and sciences areas and career and technical training.
• Currently, Pikes Peak Community College helps over 16,000 people each year begin their education, advance their careers, and enrich their lives. Our average graduating student has student loans of approx $6,000.
• The College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Muscle man: CSU art student in the pro ring (Colorado State Collegian)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 06:57:36 am
  When fighting, CSU student Ian Stonehouse's hands are a blur. His face is set and calm despite the battle around him. Each strike, quick and focused, packs the power to drop a man faster than the speed of the punch.
• State Patrol: Man Who Impersonated Officer Pulled Over Drivers (KRDO Colorado Springs)
  posted on November 12, 2009 at 03:52:59 pm
  EL PASO COUNTY – A man who studied to become a police officer now faces a felony charge after Colorado State Patrol says he was impersonating a police officer over the course of at least a month.
• i know why the @cagedbird tweets (Colorado Springs Independent)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 08:31:31 am
  Twitter has been the target of much ridicule, as well as the dismissals and doomsday predictions that typically arise in the aftermath of hype and popularity. But the numbers speak for themselves. by Bill Forman Colorado Springs state senator Dave Schultheis is no longer my friend, and I am no longer his follower. Our Twitter-enabled relationship came to an end in mid-September. As the ...
• Public meetings on Nov. 12 will cover proposed city bus service cuts (Colorado Springs Gazette)
  posted on October 29, 2009 at 11:16:00 pm
  Three meetings are planned Nov. 12 to explain possible sweeping cuts Colorado Springs bus service in 2010.The city’s Mountain Metropolitan Transit is considering the following cuts, effective Jan. 1, because of a budget shortfall: • eliminate...
• Lower ed (Colorado Springs Independent)
  posted on October 29, 2009 at 08:01:50 am
  With a shrinking state budget already dominated by mandatory spending for K-12 education, Medicaid and other big-ticket departments, the immediate future for higher ed funding is bleak. by Anthony Lane As Colorado's worsening budget crunch threatens to take another bite out of higher education funding, some people have suggested simply ramping up tuition at state colleges and universities. The ...

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