50Th Anniversary Magazine
Building tomorrow’s workforce today! Our future is bright with Aims Community College leading the way in workforce excellence. Become an ACE Partner. Visit greeleygov.com/ACE anuary 2017 marks Aims Community College’s 50th anniversary and, as Aims’ sixth president, I invite you to join us in a year-long celebration! J Aims Community College has proudly been educating students since the fall of 1967 when it opened its doors to 949 students. We’ve grown from the vacated Lincoln Elementary School building at 5th Avenue and 11th Street in Greeley to serving more than 7,000 students annually at our beautiful locations in Greeley, Windsor, Fort Lupton, Loveland and online! Over the past 50 years, 29,351 learners have graduated with 38,100 degrees and certificates. The vision for Aims Community College has remained true over our 50-year history: student success and support. We help students aim for and reach their goals by providing wrap-around services such as intensive academic advising, coaching, tutoring, four-year transfer preparation, education for economic and financial literacy, and support about financial aid and scholarships. The original Aims Community College governing committee adopted an “open door” philosophy which stated that “no student will be denied admission to Aims College because of financial inability, lack of a high school diploma or poor entrance examination scores.” With low tuition, scholarships and grants, we provide everyone with the opportunity to go to college and have a better career. We have maintained these values over five decades while the college continues to evolve. I am very proud of our college! We have a strong, positive reputation in our communities because of our dedicated faculty and staff, high quality comprehensive programs and services, financial stability, affordable tuition, beautiful campuses, strong community partnerships, and a culture that cares about its people, both those who work here and learn here.
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