
Falcon School District 49
The Falcon School District 49 is located to the east of Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is the largest district geographically within the state of Colorado, as well as one of the fastest growing.
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Lewis-Palmer School District #38
The Lewis-Palmer School District is located at the north end of El Paso County. The district covers Palmer Lake, Monument, Woodmoor and the northern part of the Black Forest area. There are five elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school. All district schools offer programs to meet the learning needs of students that qualify for special education, gifted and talented services, and services for students that speak languages other than English. The high school has a graduation rate of 98.5%. The Lewis-Palmer School District provides bus transportation and a hot lunch program for its students. School sponsored athletic programs are available for both boys and girls at the middle and high school levels.
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Black Forest and Monument Private Schools
Andrews Academy (K-6)
Monument, CO
Andrews Academy is a private, not-for-profit, co-educational Montessori elementary school with grades junior kindergarten through sixth. Andrews Academy has no religious affiliation. It was founded in 1979, upon requests of interested parents at Hope Montessori Academy preschool. These parents believed their children had been exposed to an excellent pre-elementary environment and wanted to make certain the process would continue.
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St. Peter Catholic School (PK-4)
Monument, CO
St. Peter Catholic School is thriving. Our small student/teacher ratio provides individualized growth and focus, allowing us to be the premier school of choice for families looking for a differentiated curriculum designed to meet the needs of their child in a Christian environment. We continue to set the standard for excellence in education; our students excel in every subject and our standardized test scores are among the best in the country.
This year, we expanded our arts and enrichment programs and we will be joining the Christian Schools Athletic League as the “St. Peter Catholic School Crusaders”.
We are in the process of expanding our school building. This expansion will offer a state-of-the-art learning facility, including several new classrooms, a library/media center and a gymnasium.
Most importantly, our students and teachers continue to inspire this community with their deep faith and dedication to Christ’s teachings. We are very proud of our exceptional school!
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Black Forest and Monument Colleges/Universities
United States Air Force Academy
Designed for the future, the United States Air Force Academy campus boasts state-of-the-art facilities, including laboratories, observatories and a library containing over 700,000 volumes. Other landmarks include the cadet chapel with its seventeen spires that soar 150 feet toward the Colorado sky. Spanning 18,000 spectacular acres nestled against the Rocky Mountains, the Academy draws thousands of visitors from around the world each year.
The Air Force Academy Mission is to educate, train and inspire men and women to become officers of character, motivated to lead the United States Air Force in service to our nation.
The Air Force Academy Vision is to be the Air Force's premier institution for developing leaders of character.
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Pikes Peak Community College
Pikes Peak Community College opened as El Paso Community College in 1968. Now in its fortieth year of operation, PPCC is a two-year college offering associate's degrees and various certifications in Career and Technical fields. With more than 125 programs of study, PPCC has a proud tradition of helping people get a fresh start - a start toward completion of a degree, a start towards a better job, a start towards a better and more enriching life. Statistics has proven that PPCC students who transfer to local four-year colleges do better than students who start at the four-year college. Small classes taught by professors offer an unparalleled experience for undergraduate students.
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Colorado College
Colorado College is distinctive in its conviction that active learning happens best when students pursue a single subject of study for several weeks in small classes in which no ticking clock can interrupt the animated exchange of ideas. They are confident that the learning opportunities made possible by our distinctive curricular system foster a kind of intellectual engagement that will continue to enrich the lives of Colorado College graduates as they become leaders in their professions and communities.
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They know that there are many different reasons why students decide to come to PPCC. Perhaps you plan to begin an academic career that you intend to continue at a four-year institution. Perhaps you want to pursue occupational training for job and career advancement, or to cultivate a special interest in one of their hundreds of different course offerings. The students come from all walks of life, all age groups, and all educational and occupational backgrounds. What they share in common is a desire to improve themselves through learning. Whatever your motivation and goals, PPCC is here to serve you.
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UCCS - The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs will provide unsurpassed, student-centered teaching and learning and outstanding research and creative work that serve our community, state, and nation, and result in our recognition as the premier comprehensive, regional research university in the United States.
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