
Basalt High School senior Henry Hendrix, center, prepares to cut the ribbon at the Jan. 29 ribbon cutting for the CMC/RFSD Automotive Technology Center with CMC staff, administrators and faculty on the left and school district administrators on the right. Photo by Ben Suddendorf
RFSD, CMC launch automotive tech center in Glenwood
This story was published in the Aspen Daily News on Jan. 30, 2025 and is reposted with permission.
Rich Allen/Aspen Daily News staff writer
For the first time in about two decades, Roaring Fork School District students will be tackling automobile issues in a state-of-the-art space.
On Wednesday afternoon, across from the 27th Street Station in Glenwood Springs, RFSD and Colorado Mountain College unveiled their latest collaboration, an automotive technology center that will serve high school students concurrently enrolled in the college and give students hands-on technical experience.
“This project is more than just a facility — it’s a long-term investment in our students and in our community,” CMC President Matt Gianneschi said. “Across Colorado mountain towns, employers rely on skilled tradespeople. … Programs look at workforce shortages and ensure that locals have pathways to sustainable-wage careers in rural Colorado.”