Get an early start on college credits

CMC’s concurrent enrollment offerings explained at April 10 public workshops

March 26, 2025 - College can be an expensive prospect. But for high school students and their parents who’d like to save money and get an early start with the first classes common to a post-secondary education, Colorado Mountain College’s Concurrent Enrollment program offers a great opportunity to complete many of those courses while still in high school.

On Thursday, April 10, CMC’s Glenwood Center will be hosting two evening workshops on concurrent education, part of the Gift of Education series. Students and parents can visit the center, located at 1402 Blake Ave. in Glenwood Springs, for a free, informative session – held in English from 6-7 p.m. and in Spanish from 7-8 p.m.

Annmarie Deter, CMC Glenwood Center’s continuing education coordinator, says the evening will offer information on the variety of concurrent enrollment courses available, the time commitment and work required and how to apply.

“Students from grades 9 to 12 are eligible for concurrent enrollment, if they’re approved by a counselor,” she explained. “They have the opportunity to complete a range of commonly required college-level classes in English, math, psychology, computer science and foreign languages, while still in high school.”

Those courses can help students shorten the time required to complete a college degree. Best of all, they’re often taught in-person at local high schools, at a nearby CMC location to take part – or participate online in distance education courses.

Earned credits count toward a high school diploma and are transferable at Colorado public universities and many other higher education institutions. More than 20,000 students have taken part in CMC’s concurrent enrollment program in the past two decades, using those credits to attend both Front Range universities and schools across the country.

Students do need to know that the amount of work required to complete concurrent enrollment classes is often more difficult than regular high school coursework, and that marks in these courses will become part of their permanent college transcript.

For more information on these concurrent enrollment events, please contact Annmarie Deter at 970-947-8452 or adeter@coloradomtn.edu.

To register for these free concurrent enrollment workshops, visit Gift of Education.