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Five Finalists Announced in Presidential Search for Colorado Northwestern Community College
Colorado Community College SystemMarch 17, 2021 GMT
Denver, March 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Today, the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) Chancellor Joe Garcia announced five finalists in the running for president of Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC). CNCC President Ron Granger will retire at the end of his term in July 2021, concluding a 40-year career in academia.
The search advisory committee, comprised of college and community representatives, conducted a thorough screening and preliminary interviews with applicants in order to identify those best suited to lead CNCC with long-term success.
Colorado Northwestern Community College Vice President of Student Affairs John Anderson resigned from the local community college Thursday, citing personal reasons, CNCC President Ron Granger confirmed Friday afternoon.
Anderson, who worked at CNCC for nearly 3 years, served in his role of VP of Student Affairs for 2 years. Prior to moving into the role of VP of Student Affairs, Anderson served as the Director of Enrollment and Retention Services/Registrar for CNCC.
Attempts to reach Anderson on Friday were unsuccessful.
On Tuesday at the Moffat County commissioners’ meeting, Jesse LaRose, the Assistant Program Director of Arts and Sciences for the Craig campus introduced himself, stating he would be taking over July 1 for Anderson, and would be the point of contact for the college.
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RBC | Yesterday, Governor Polis announced the second round of Response, Innovation, and Student Equity (RISE) Fund awardees to innovate and transform public education. The RISE fund was created to support innovation in high-needs school districts, charter schools, and public institutions of higher education to address the learning challenges related to the economic, social, and health impacts of COVID-19 in a manner that creates sustainable innovations that improve student learning, close equity gaps, and enhance operational efficiency for pre-K-12 through higher education.
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Among the recipients was a joint proposal from Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) and Colorado Mountain College (CMC) for $2.9 million.
Colorado Northwestern Community College will have some financial relief on the way, thanks to the largest awarded education grant from the Response, Innovation, and Student Equity Fund.
CNCC, in a joint proposal with Colorado Mountain College, learned Tuesday that it will receive $2.9 million to focus on expanding concurrent enrollment offerings to the 10,500 high school students in the combined service areas for CNCC and CMC.
The Response, Innovation, and Student Equity (RISE) Fund awardees to innovate and transform public education. The RISE fund was created to support innovation in high-needs school districts, charter schools, and public institutions of higher education to address the learning challenges related to the economic, social, and health impacts of COVID-19 in a manner that creates sustainable innovations that improve student learning, close equity gaps, and enhance operational efficiency for pre-K-12 through higher education.
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RBC | Helping Americans get back to work fast while growing their skills and at the same time filling critical labor shortages for rural employers is the aim of a new apprenticeship initiative being developed at the college.
“Apprenticeships have been a tried and true option for growing trade skills. They’re proving to be a powerful help to fill other highly skilled roles such as in healthcare and technology,” said Ron Granger, President of Colorado Northwestern Community College.
Regional labor market data indicates the largest demand is in home health care and aids followed by registered nurses, EMTs, nursing assistants, and behavioral health substance abuse counselors.