Durango topped National Geographic Traveler's list of Where to Backpack in 2016.

Senior Exercise Science major Sofia Gomez-Villafane took the gold at the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships in Asheville, NC, then finished 19^th overall in the UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.

FLC ranked at #18 on Great Value Colleges' listing of Colleges with Beautiful Campuses.

Exercise Science major Lane Franklin wrote a story about the Environmental Center's impact on Navajo students that was published in the Navajo Times.