Pikes Peak Community College and The Classical Academy are joining forces to create a facility that will be used for education from kindergarten through college.
The 81,000-square-foot facility will be built by The Classical Academy on 9 acres of state-owned land at the PPCC Rampart Range campus.
Ground-breaking is scheduled for August or September, with plans to […]
Offices at the new Pikes Peak Community College campus in Falcon are open.
The campus is located in the old Falcon Middle School, at 11990 Swingline Road. Staff members are prepared to begin enrolling students.
More than 135 classes will be offered initially, and students will be able to earn Associate of Arts and AA Business Transfer […]
The Cesar Chavez School Network plans to open a second K-7 elementary school in Colorado Springs this fall.
The Cesar Chavez Schools are a string of charter schools in Pueblo and Colorado Springs. The new elementary school is planned to open at the intersection of Fillmore Street and Union Boulevard.
Enrollment is under way, […]
The Colorado Commission on Higher Education has approved the Falcon extension of Pikes Peak Community College.
The new campus will be housed in the former Falcon Middle School, off Highway 24. It will be the fourth campus for PPCC and the first new site in more than […]
Biz Kid$, an initiative launched by Junior Achievement, is aimed at educating young people about finances and entrepreneurship.
The multi-media initiative includes classroom curricula, a companion public TV series, a Web site and online newsletter.
Junior Achievement created the classroom curricula for the initiative and, through its volunteer network, will offer it […]
Boulder venture capitalist Brad Feld has donated $25,000 to the University of Colorado for naming rights and a plaque on the second-floor men’s bathroom in the campus’ newly constructed technology hub.
It’s an offer that was flushed away by Feld’s alma mater, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but C.U. officials took […]
Read: CU won’t flush away $25k
If it seems to you that more and more people are moving to Colorado every year, you’re right.
The U.S. Census Bureau reported yesterday that that state’s population grew by 2 percent, or 95,267 people, between July 1, 2006, and July 1, 2007.
That puts the state’s population at 4.8 million and ranks it as the 22nd […]
Higher education in Colorado accounts for $4.25 billion in wages and salaries, according to a study released yesterday [630Kb pdf] by the Adams Group.
The analysis counted 57,675 people working in higher education in Colorado, with another 39,888 indirect or induced jobs.
The $4.25 billion figure comes from the assumption that the jobs pay the average state […]
Read: State’s higher education creates $4 billion in wages and salaries
Pima Medical Institute has moved to a new, expanded location.
The privately owned medical school has moved from Printers Parkway and Pikes Peak Avenue to 3770 N. Citadel Drive.
“It’s a good move for us, because it brings in foot traffic – the location is more visible,” spokeswoman Monica Jones said. […]
Denver Public Schools board has given the given the green light for creation of the city’s first charter high school that will focus on business education, according to a story from the Denver Business Journal.
The board approved the charter application of Denver Venture School. Classes are scheduled to start next fall.
The […]