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Students at High Plains School had the chance to explore the skies Tuesday during Aviation Day, a partnership with Aims Community College to expose young people to careers in aviation.
Students from local high schools spent a morning touring homes under construction in a new subdivision in Windsor, to get an inside look at the building process. Many students are in concurrent enrollment construction programs with Aims and some will continue to get associate's degrees from Aims Community College.
Ciara Stastny just allows students to use AI in the business classes she teaches at Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins High School; she’s teaching them how to use it to enhance her instruction and deepen their learning. This concurrent enrollment business course is aligned with Aims Community College.
Aims Community College recently won an award for its Spotlight Speaker Series, a four-part program that brought world-class thought leadership and transformative dialogue to Northern Colorado.The Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International named Aims the winner of the Outstanding Institutional Achievement Award for a Single Event.
Aims Community College was recognized as a Gold-Level Military Friendly School, earning the 2026-2027 designation. Military Friendly is a group that rates companies, businesses and colleges for their accommodation of veterans.
Three Weld County high schoolers had the real-world welding skills to claim honors at the Aims Community College Skills Day competition on April 3. Aims Community College and Greeley-Evans School District 6 joined forces to host the third annual Skills Day.
At Aims Community College in Windsor, a newly FAA-approved curriculum offers students a shorter — and affordable — path to the in-demand positions. The FAA recently approved a beefed-up curriculum designed to fast-track candidates into a job so in-demand that the agency estimates it will fill nearly 7,000 positions over the next three years.
Firefighter cadets and paramedic students take part in learning simulations at the Aims Community College Public Safety Institute in Windsor. This hands-on training prepares them for careers in public safety.
Kristie Skala pours fake blood all over a young man lying on the pavement with a piece of rebar sticking out of his chest. An ambulance, with its sirens blaring, pulls up to the graphic scene and students training to become first responders jump out of the emergency vehicle to administer aid. Although fake, the construction site accident looks real, really real.
“Side Show” is a production of the Tony-nominated musical based on the remarkable true story of Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins who rose from a carnival sideshow to vaudeville stardom. With a soaring score and a story centered on acceptance and connection, “Side Show” explores what it means to belong.
Aims Community College will open its annual student art show on April 10 at its Loveland campus, featuring work from students across multiple disciplines.
Families got a chance to see life on the farm up close March 31 as Aims Community College’s Fort Lupton school hosted its annual Ag Day. The attendees learned about modern agricultural practices and connected with industry professionals. Families visited the agricultural sciences greenhouse and classrooms, met with faculty and students and took part in a variety of enjoyable and educational activities hosted by Aims departments and community partners.
