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Fall enrollment up by 20% at Aims Community College
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Fall enrollment up by 20% at Aims Community College

By BizWest Aims Community College has registered 20% more students this year than last with 8,271 students for the fall 2024 semester. The growth is aided by the college’s lower tuition rates, its policies on inclusivity and accessibility, and being a place in which high school students can gain college credit in concurrent enrollment, according to an Aims news release. Aims officials are working to become a Hispanic Serving Institution and a Military Friendly School, said Larry Pakowski, vice president for student engagement, inclusion and success, in the news release. READ THE FULL STORY AT BIZWEST
Aims partners with Ford Motor Co. for workforce development
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Aims partners with Ford Motor Co. for workforce development

By BizWest This fall, Aims Community College will begin a program that offers aspiring automotive technicians a paid internship with a local Ford dealership while they learn.  The Ford Automotive Student Service Educational Training program will allow students to earn while they learn, according to a news release. Students alternate time in the classroom at Aims’ Automotive and Technology Center and with a sponsoring Ford or Lincoln dealer.  Aims’ program is Colorado’s only Ford ASSET program and the 41st nationwide, the release stated. This is a paid opportunity in which students earn while they learn in the classroom and on the job. Students in the program can earn an associate degree, multiple Ford Service Technician specialty training certifications and dealership ex...