community colleges near skiing

[tom111869]

Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs. I went there for two years before transfering to Colorado State. Two of the best years of my life with no regrets.

http://coloradomtn.edu/

[asandygal]

I don't know if I would call Cerro Coso College (in Mammoth Lakes) any more of a "waste" than I would any JC...

Serious colleges will all accept the same transfer credits... regardless... (unless you are expecting to transfer to Harvard or something...)

[G]

Looking at this years catalog from LTCC, there's a ton of classes available online. I think you could probably accomplish an entire degree without even setting foot on the campus.

And LTCC has some great college-credit classes; Including- "intermediate skiing" "advanced skiing" "telemark skiing" "backcountry skiing" "ski conditioning" "Avalanche awareness" and "cross country skiing"

[Stikki]

Wenatachee Valley CC (central WA) is 16 miles from Mission Ridge and and hour or so from Stevens Pass. Years ago they used to have a ski area management program, I believe the MSP crew first met there.

But Wenatchee sucks (paging Pollard), Whatcom CC in B'ham as suggested would be a much better option.

[rotorhead]

I'll LTCC my vote. It's come a long way from being in an old hotel next the Taco Bell. Is'nt there aother pretty big JC (Sierra Nevada?) Located in the Auburn area?

[sl1]

These aren't all community colleges, but I don't think they are terribly difficult to get into.

Western State Colorado- 30 minutes from Crested Butte.

Fort Lewis College- close to Durango Mountain Resort

Front Range Community College- close to all the I-70 resorts in Colorado. They also have online classes.

[sl1]

Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs. I went there for two years before transfering to Colorado State. Two of the best years of my life with no regrets.

http://coloradomtn.edu/

They also have locations in Glenwood Springs and Leadville.

Also have a degree in Ski Area Management.

[El Chupacabra]

How about here:

http://www.westminstercollege.edu/snow/

[Ubersheist]

It's been said over and over, but it's still true...

CMC - Colorado Mountain College. They have campuses all over the I-70 corridor. There's an Aspen Campus, a small one sort of near Vail (in Eagle - about a 1/2 hour drive away or so), a Summit County campus (Dillion), a small one in Breckenridge, and the Steamboat college.

If you can afford the cost of living, your best bet would probably be the Aspen college. They offer a lot of classes, and it's close enough that you can still commute to the Glenwood and Spring Valley (in the hills just outside of Glenwood) campuses if you really need to. There's also the Steamboat campus, which is pretty big. Also, the Summit county campuses (Dillion and Breckenridge) are close enough to take classes at either campus.

As a skier, I don't suggest the Glenwood/Spring Valley campuses. While Ski Sunlight is very close to Glenwood, it doesn't offer much real skiing. It's just too much of a pain to get to the Aspen resorts and park and everything if you live that far down valley.

As far as academics go, the Glenwood and Spring Valley campuses are the best and biggest in the CMC system. There's just not much skiing very close by. The closest big resort with real terrain (Highlands) is a 45 minute drive away in good, dry weather without any traffic.

Outside of Colorado, your best bet (that I know of) is the aforementioned LTCC.

Good luck!

[daver]

COCC in bend

[LCP4life]

thanks for the suggestions. i think i'm going to choose from ltcc, whatcom and cmc in aspen

[The Dad]

As I understand it (and I haven't researched independently), if you graduate from one of California's community colleges you are guaranteed admission to a University of California school. Two years at LTCC, followed by two at, say, UC Davis (~2 hours from Tahoe-area resorts), might be a good option for someone who wants a decent degree after screwing the pooch in high school.

From U C transfer admissions info for Community College Students:

The University works in partnership with California's community colleges to make admission attainable for transfer students. Specifically, California community college students receive:

Priority consideration The University gives junior-level community college students first priority over other transfer applicants, including those from four-year institutions and UC's own intercampus transfer students.

Help choosing courses Articulation agreements with all of the state's community colleges identify which courses satisfy the requirements of individual UC campuses.

Guaranteed admission Many UC campuses offer individual admission agreements (see transfer admission programs link at left) that guarantee students space on campus or in a particular major, provided they complete specific academic requirements while at community college.

You might also look at the California Community Colleges FAQ.

[cj001f]

You may want to look into how much nonresident tuition runs in California - it's not cheap (as in $1k+/class) and establishing residency for tuition purposes will take several semesters

[daver]

if you're 23 or older, it shouldn't be hard.

[cj001f]

not hard ... but you'd be insane to pay $5k a semester for community college

[Gripen]

FVCC- Flathead Valley, MT

[3DB]

"Community Colleges are High Schools with ashtrays"
- Adam Carolla

"Community college is like a disco with books. 'Here's fifty dollars - I'm gonna get my learn on!'"
-Chris Rock