As the son of Mexican immigrants, neither of whom finished high school, Gael is a first-generation college student filled with a relentless passion for learning. He talks about his family, being part of CRCorps, setting one’s self up for success, and more.

During the months of July and August, Community College of Denver (CCD) and The College Tour, an Amazon Prime Video series hosted by Alex Boylan, collaborated to film a handful of exemplary students on both the Auraria and Lowry Campus.

Governor Polis made a visit to Community College of Denver (CCD) on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, for a roundtable discussion with Care Forward Colorado, Career Advance Colorado, and ACE scholarship recipients, along with other students.

In every culture, we find an array of incredible, interesting, delicious foods. To gain more insight into Hispanic Heritage Month, Baby Swoop asked several students about foods they remember having growing up. Warning: do not read if hungry!

This social justice movement was brought to light by a student here at Community College of Denver whose father was heavily involved in the Chicano Movement and how he raised her to be a proud Chicana.

We started with just a week, and it turned into a month, which begs the question: how did we get there?

Faith Florez is a third-generation Mexican-American and descendant of farmworkers. After hearing about the hardships that her grandfather used to face working in the fields such as heatstroke, Florez created an app for farmworkers called ‘Calor: Heat Safety for Farms.’