Context at a Glance:

• Institution Description: Front Range Community College, Boulder County Campus is a two-year public college in Longmont, Colorado. FRCC BCC serves approximately 3000 undergraduate students.

• LA Program Started in Fall 2016

  • 2 disciplines- math and chemistry

  • 4 courses

  • 6 LAs

• Current LA Program

  • 4 disciplines- math, chemistry, biology and physics housed in 2 departments

  • 8 LAs

LA Program Description

• How was the program started?

  • The LA program started as a collaboration with University of Colorado Boulder. The goal was two-fold:

    • increase the number of K-12 STEM education majors by recruiting students while they are enrolled in community college.

    • increase pass rates in introductory math and science courses.

• How is the program administered?

  • One coordinator housed in the department of mathematics administers the program.

• How is the program funded?

  • The program is funded under the National Science Foundation, Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program.

• Future plans for expansion?

  • We are looking to expand our program to two other FRCC campuses located in Westminster and Fort Collins, and have those campuses partner with local four-year universities.

Front Range Community College, Boulder County Campus

LA Program Growth