Colorado Mountain College is an accredited four-year institution that is made up of a network of eleven college campuses in Western Colorado, and grants both Bachelor's and Associate's degrees, as well as a range of certificates.In addition to in-person classes, CMC offers distance learning, allowing students at one location to hear and speak with their teachers at other college sites. CMC offers many of the same introductory courses in arts and sciences found at other four-year colleges, with guaranteed credit transfers for most courses to any other public institution in Colorado. Also available are other career and technical programs for careers in the outdoor and resort fields. CMC offers professional certifications and custom workforce training.In addition to providing many different recreational and educational activities through student clubs, honor societies, and the rugged snow-sport focused terrain of the Colorado Western Slope, the Colorado Mountain College Ski Team at Steamboat Springs campus is an associate member of the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association. RMISA is composed of Division I Universities/Colleges in the West and is the strongest college ski racing conference in the country.RankingsIn 2012, CNNMoney.com ranked Colorado Mountain College in the top 20 nationally for student success at two-year colleges. According to the report the college is also ranked #1 among Colorado’s two-year colleges for graduation plus transfer rates. CollegeMeasures.org ranks CMC #17 in the nation for graduation plus transfer rates for schools with more than 200 full-time freshmen. This reporting tool is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
