Just like we take care of each other as Skyhawks, we need to care for others in our communities and take necessary actions to protect the health of all. FLC course instruction has transitioned online for the remainder of the semester to support these efforts.
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We are Colorado's crossroads of education and adventure. Our beautiful mountain campus in Durango, Colorado, inspires an active and friendly community, and offers transformative learning experiences that foster entrepreneurship, leadership, and creativity.
Majors
All tenured faculty have highest degree in their field
Programs in the Top 10 according to Schools.com
Average class size
Classes with fewer than 30 students
Student to faculty ratio
Campus residents
Miles of trails to hike and bike
World-class ski resorts within driving distance
FLC is an active, hands-on, you-have-to-try-this-for-yourself educational experience. We don’t just sit in small classes and look at the mountains. We hold class in those mountains. Or the desert, or the river, or a non-profit in town, or the US-Mexico border. We install solar panels on the Navajo Nation, and water systems in Myanmar. We take trips to the highest peaks on Earth. You have got to try this.
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FLC has moved instruction online for the remainder of the semester after Spring Break. Only essential personnel are now reporting to campus after stay-at-home order issued.
FLC has joined the MakerLab at Durango’s Powerhouse Science Center's civic task force of more than 100 volunteers to design and produce protective equipment for local medical professionals.
As necessary precautions are being taken at the College in response to the coronavirus, many students are suddenly facing a different set of challenges, including the inability to secure housing, afford basic needs, find access to resources for online learning, and more. The Skyhawk Emergency Fund is filling those gaps.
The bill increases the size of the board from seven Governor-appointed members to nine, and adds a requirement that at least one trustee be an enrolled member of a federally recognized Native American tribe.
In March, FLC celebrated women leaders on campus. They shared stories of the women who have inspired them and what they hope for the future.