The college is committed to providing students with a variety of educational and developmental opportunities, both within and outside the classroom. Responsibility for student development in areas complementary to the formal classroom environment rests with the Student Services staff, who foster programs that facilitate the student’s social, cultural, emotional, academic, and recreational growth.
Accommodations and Accessibility Services
CNCC complies with and fully supports Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), including changes made by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 regarding nondiscrimination on the basis of disability (documentation required). CNCC provides a supportive environment for students with physical, mental, emotional, learning, and/or temporary disabilities. Only students who have met the criteria and CNCC documentation requirements will receive educational and/or physical accommodations. CNCC suggests that students contact the Director of Advising, Sheldon Black (sheldon.black@cncc. or 970-675-3224) for Rangely students or the Advising & Retention Specialist, Jasmine Camponeschi (jasmine.camponeschi@cncc.edu, 970-824-0807) for Craig students at least 4 to 6 weeks prior to the beginning of school year to ensure that accommodations are in place. More information about the accommodations process for CNCC can be reviewed online on the Accommodations & Accessibility Services Webpage.
There are several resources available to students with mental, emotional, physical, learning, and/or temporary disabilities of some sort (recent surgeries or injury). In order to receive accommodations such as reduced-distraction testing, extended testing time, and alternate format media, appropriate documentation must be submitted to the Vice President of Student Services, Brett Caskey (brett.caskey@cncc.edu, 970-675-3213). Tutoring and assistive technology are available to all students in the Gateway Centers on both campuses.
Academic Advising
Advising services are designed to assist students in their academic pursuits at CNCC. Students are assigned advisors knowledgeable of their program areas as well as college policies relevant to graduation and transfer. For more information, visit the Academic Support Webpage online.
In order to assure that students meet Associate Degree and/or Certificate requirements, and to assure maximum transferability of courses, the student and their advisor should use the Degree Check program, accessible through Crossroads. A proposed program will be outlined to assist the student in meeting degree or certificate requirements. Changes may be made in the program requirements only through mutual agreement of the student and the Program Director and approved by the Dean or Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs. Changes to a Degree with Designation (DwD) can occur only if a DwD Course Exception Request has been approved by CNCC and the four-year institution to which the student plans to transfer. More information can be found online on the Guaranteed Transfer (GT) Pathways Website from the Colorado Department of Higher Education.
Students entering CNCC under a specific program will follow the initial requirements as outlined in the College Catalog as long as they are continuously enrolled either as a full-time or part-time student (excluding summer sessions). Breaks in enrollment may result in changes in the student’s program requirements.
The student is ultimately and solely responsible for knowing the requirements of a particular degree or certificate as outlined in the College Catalog and fulfilling those requirements.
Learning Assistance Services
CNCC’s Gateway Centers are designed around the core values of student preparation, academic success, and personal growth. The Centers provide supplemental instruction, collaborative learning groups, tutoring, test proctoring, proofing services, computer access, disability support services, GED support services, academic skills development, academic/career conversations, and a wide range of other services that can be customized for each student.
For more information about CNCC’s Learning Assistance Services, contact the Gateway Center coordinator on the Rangely Campus, Carrie Olsen (carrie.olsen@cncc.edu or 970-675-3345) or Annette Burrow on the Craig Campus (annette.burrow@cncc.edu or 970-824-1128).
Library Services
The Rangely campus library is located in the heart of campus on the lower level of the McLaughlin Building. The collection reflects and supplements the college curriculum by offering over 27,000 items, including books, audio-visual materials, hard copy, and on-line periodicals and equipment. Reference, reserve, interlibrary loan, photocopying, Internet access, and software programs on networked computers are some of the many popular services offered through the library.
The Craig campus library is on the upper level of the Academic and Student Services building. The library offers a growing collection, reference services, wireless and networked Internet access, group study rooms, Interlibrary Loan services, and a wide-array of online periodicals.
CNCC’s libraries are dedicated to serving the information and learning needs of students, faculty, staff, and the community. For more information visit the online Library/Study Center Webpage.
Health Services
The college does not provide insurance coverage for students. Each student is encouraged to have sufficient health insurance at enrollment.
CNCC offers an on-campus health clinic in Rangely once a week located in the Johnson Building to offer medical evaluations and basic mental health services. Off-campus, students in Rangely can receive medical services through the Rio Blanco County Health Department at 970-878-9525, Rangely Family Medicine at 970-675-2237, and Rangely District Hospital at 970-675-5011.
In Craig, Memorial Hospital Medical Clinic at 970-824-2400, Specialty Clinics at 970-824- 3252, or Rapid Care at 970-826-8300.
Mental health services for students can be accessed through the following resources:
- Rangely Campus: Rangely District Hospital offers Rangely students telehealth options for counseling. Students should contact Rangely Family Medicine directly by phone call at 970-675-2237 to schedule an appointment with a mental health counselor.
- Craig Campus: The Director of Student Wellbeing, Brittni Turner, offers Craig students mental health counseling as a short-term solution and connects students with long-term solutions. Brittni can be contacted by email at brittni.turner@cncc.edu or by phone call at 970-824-1123.
Students are personally responsible for covering all medical costs for care received outside of on-campus health clinic in Rangely.
Career Counseling
If you are thinking about transferring to another college or four year program, Advising is here for you. We can help you create steps to a successful transfer. This office is home to several transfer guides and college catalogs available to students. More information can be found online on the Transfer Coordination Webpage.
Career Counseling is designed to help students explore potential degrees, careers, occupations, and schools. An Advising staff member will work with a student to assess interests, personality, values, and strengths. Students who know their likes and dislikes will have a better exploration experience looking into degrees, schools, careers, and/or occupations. An Advising staff member may have a student take assessments, such as interest inventories, personality tests, and/or career quizzes. None the assessments are designed to tell a student what they could or should do relating to a degree, career, or occupation. They will, however, help a student gain insight into themselves and help them to organize their thoughts and ideas about what they want to do or where they want to go. More information can be found online on the Career Counseling Webpage.
Student Job Board
Here you will find listings and links to local jobs in the area that are interested in hiring CNCC students. It have can be accessed online on the Student Jobs Board Webpage.
Student Life
Student Life strives to provide a safe living environment and meaningful, educational, extracurricular, and recreational development as an integral part of the experience at CNCC. The CNCC community is small enough to nurture life-long friendships yet big enough to provide relevant, high quality opportunities for leadership and growth.
Student Government Association (SGA): The Student Government Association of Colorado Northwestern Community College are the representative bodies and official voice of the students at CNCC in Rangely and Craig. These two groups play a vital role and work closely with college administration in developing and shaping student policies, expressing student opinions, and coordinating student activities and programs. For more information visit the S.G.A. Webpage.
Activities: Student Life provides a variety of activities and leadership roles for student participation. Activities include student sponsored events as well as learning new outdoor skills, team building technics and utilizing different art mediums.
Outdoor Recreation: The Outdoor Recreation Program provides students on both campuses with an opportunity to experience and plan many outdoor excursions. Through this program, students are able to experience the very essence of Northwestern Colorado through whitewater rafting, rock climbing, cross country skiing, biking, camping, hiking, and fishing. For more information visit the Outdoor Recreation Program Webpage.
Student Housing (Rangely)
The Rangely Campus has three residence halls on campus, which can house 300 students. Ross Hall is a co-ed residence hall, primarily double-occupancy with bathrooms in each room. Nichols Hall has one wing dedicated to female-identified students and one wing to male-identified students. Nichols Hall offers single rooms with communal bathrooms shared with the rest of the residents on the same floor. Holland East Hall is a co-ed residence hall that offers single rooms in pods, with bathroom shared with up to three other residents. The residence hall areas are staffed with full-time housing staff, and a supporting staff of Resident Assistants (RAs). The residence hall staff enforces hall policies and provides social and educational programming for residents. Alcohol, drugs, tobacco, and weapons are prohibited. Refer to the CNCC Student Handbook for further information. For more information about living on campus in Rangely, visit the Living on Campus Webpage.
Freshmen Live-In Requirement
All freshmen attending CNCC’s Rangely campus are required to live in the residence halls and participate in the board/meal plan their first year at CNCC. Students who are 21 years of age or older, married, single parents, or living with a parent/guardian or close relative are not required to live on campus.
Deadline for Housing Application
Housing assignments for residence halls will not be made until the housing application is submitted, the $200.00 deposit is paid, required immunization records have been received, and registration for the upcoming semester is completed, which serves to acknowledge the housing contract. Once these items have been received, the housing assignment will be made on a priority system based on the date they were received. Typically, CNCC Student Life will notify students of room assignments after July 1 for the fall semester and after December 1 for the spring semester.
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