Networking with Alumni Journalists in Summer Session

Summer Session students in Introduction to Journalism brainstorm story ideas with alumni journalists working in Washington, D.C., get input from editors on how to further develop the story ideas, and learn how to pitch local stories as national stories. They visit The New York Times, NPR's headquarters, the Newseum, and receive a training session from the Society of Professional Journalists and Google News Initiative.

About the Block Plan

Instead of taking multiple classes at a time, CC students study
one class at a time, for three-and-a-half weeks.

8 Blocks Per Academic Year

8 Blocks
Per Academic Year

3 1/2 Weeks Per Block

3 1/2 Weeks
Per Block

4 1/2 Day Block Break

4 1/2 Day
Block Break


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Featured Courses

Food, Agriculture & the EnvironmentEnvironmental Program

Food, Agriculture & the Environment

An introduction to the legal and policy issues related to food, agriculture, and the environment in the United States; students will take a field trip to the San Luis Valley of Colorado, where they will engage with farmers, government representatives, policy advocates, and other agricultural stakeholders in the area.
Introduction to JournalismNon-Departmental Studies

Introduction to Journalism

American journalism is rapidly changing as technology, economics, and culture increasingly disrupt the ways in which people produce and consume the news. Students in this class will learn about the history and elements of journalism and acquire the skills journalists use to produce accurate, engaging, and responsible journalism.
Race and the Judicial ProcessPolitical Science

Race and the Judicial Process

Where race is concerned, the courts have figured prominently in some of the nation’s proudest and most shameful moments. Slavery, segregation, affirmative action, political representation, and the criminal justice system are some of the topics that will be addressed in this course.
Cryptography: Theory and PracticeMathematics & Computer Science

Cryptography: Theory and Practice

Analyze theory and the implementation of modern cryptosystems with this interdisciplinary mathematics/computer science course! Topics will include the RSA and Diffie-Hellman algorithms, discrete logarithms, elliptic curve cryptography, the TSL protocol, the Signal protocol, and cryptocurrencies.

CC Stories

Christine Siddoway Helps Discover Melting Patterns Beneath Ross Ice Shelf Geology

Christine Siddoway Helps Discover Melting Patterns Beneath Ross Ice Shelf

Connecting Climate Issues with Social Justice Faces of Innovation

Connecting Climate Issues with Social Justice

Innovative Gift Funds Three Students at Bemis School of Art CSFAC at Colorado College

Innovative Gift Funds Three Students at Bemis School of Art

Article by Professor Dana Wittmer Wolfe Wins Top Prize Political Science

Article by Professor Dana Wittmer Wolfe Wins Top Prize

RMPBS Move to CC Campus Expands Opportunities News

RMPBS Move to CC Campus Expands Opportunities

Amy Dounay ’96 Publishes in Journal of Chemical Education Chemistry & Biochemistry

Amy Dounay ’96 Publishes in Journal of Chemical Education

Paul Myrow Part of $669,341 NSF Geology Grant Geology

Paul Myrow Part of $669,341 NSF Geology Grant

Untold Stories: Ellis Ulysses Butler Jr. ’40 Untold Stories

Untold Stories: Ellis Ulysses Butler Jr. ’40


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