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TSC, PCC, and Emergent Campus receive $5.75 million grant to strengthen career pathways in advanced manufacturing
Trinidad, Colo -- The U.S. Department of Labor has announced $65 million in funding through the Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants, with Southern Colorado receiving a transformative $5.75 million grant. This funding will empower a...
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PCC announces Spring 2022 Student Art Show winners
ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç recently announced the winners of its Spring 2022 Student Art Show. Students submitted work in six categories – ceramics, drawing...
PCC Welding Club members win statewide competition
Four students in PCC’s SkillsUSA Welding Club took top honors at the SkillsUSA state leadership conference and qualified for the national competition this...
STEM students recognized at Robotics Challenge
ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç STEM students worked hard this semester to build Rover robotics to compete in the recent Colorado Robotics Challenge presented by NASA...
PCC grad introduces First Lady at scholarship event
ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç graduate Brionna Rodas got to make the introduction of a lifetime in March at the Latin American Education Foundation gala in Denver...
PCC Gateway to College program receives national recognition
PUEBLO – The Gateway to College program at ÐÓ°ÉÐÔÊÀ½ç was recognized nationally for exceeding all key benchmarks for the 2020-21 academic year...
Alejandra Hernandez
It’s not an easy transition to go from being everyone else’s caretaker to prioritizing yourself.
Due to her mother’s addiction issues and her father’s absence, Alejandra Hernandez spent much of her teen years acting as a surrogate parent for her siblings. She left high school during her freshman year to manage those responsibilities.