Schools.com rankings FLC was recognized among the Best Colleges in the Country for certain degree programs by Schools.com: Anthropology was ranked #4 and Chemistry was ranked #9.
Lara Aase Lara Aase, librarian in the Center of Southwest Studies, received a scholarship from the National Endowment for the Humanities/Global Book Histories Initiative, for full course tuition and expenses at the Rare Book School at the University of Virginia.
Academic athletes Skyhawks in men's and women's basketball and women's cross-country earned academic honors for their performances as student athletes.
TAPS Nine FLC students participated in the Rio Grande NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) competition, hosted by the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque on February 17, 2018. Senior music majors Jonathan Patton and Allie Boom placed first in their divisions.