Posted on July 10th, 2018 by Letia Frandina

What's Happening at ACEC? 2018 Backpacks to Briefcases Denver, CO –Nearly 500 Adams County high school students participated in Adams County Education Consortium Backpacks to Briefcases event on Thursday, March 22, 2018. This year ACEC partnered with Metropolitan State University … Read More

Local Students Now Can Get Certified to Work in Banking After High School Graduation

Posted on February 22nd, 2018 by Letia Frandina

Students at Adams City High School can now get training leading to a career in banking. That training program comes thanks to a partnership between the school and 4 local financial institutions that certify that students have the skills needed … Read More

Adams County Commissioners’ Career Expo Scores Big with Students and Businesses

Posted on November 27th, 2017 by Letia Frandina

Denver, November 16, 2017-- The Adams County Commissioners’ Career Expo welcomed approximately 6,000 8th grade students from 33 middle schools throughout Adams County on November 14, 2017 at the Denver Mart. Since 2005, the Adams County Commissioners have sponsored this … Read More

September is Workforce Development Month in Colorado

Posted on September 1st, 2017 by Letia Frandina

A proclamation issued by Governor John Hickenlooper names September as Workforce Development Month. In it's 14th year, with various events taking place in September including Job fairs, workshops, open houses, hiring events, employer seminars and more. The emphasis this year will … Read More

New ACEC Post-Secondary Success Coordinator

Posted on August 16th, 2017 by Letia Frandina

We have an exciting new position working on post-secondary success for Adams County Scholarship Fund students Post-Secondary Success Coordinator

ACEC April Events Draw Rave Reviews!

Posted on May 30th, 2017 by Letia Frandina

The 2017 ACEC Backpacks to Briefcases event took place on April 17 and was a great success! We were thrilled to host some 500 Adams County students as they learned fresh, relevant career skills needed to successfully transition from high … Read More

Construction Pathways on the Rise in Adams County

Posted on March 1st, 2017 by Letia Frandina

Construction is one of the fastest growing industries in Adams County today, with more than 26,000 workers in the county--a 53% increase in the number of jobs since 2010, according to the Department of Labor. Workers enjoy an average salary … Read More

ACEC Building Career Pathways in Manufacturing

Posted on January 31st, 2017 by Letia Frandina

“The future ain’t what it used to be,” baseball great Yogi Berra once said. Perhaps nowhere is his humorous quote more relevant than in the world of manufacturing. While once upon a time, manufacturing involved making things by hand, or … Read More

ACEC Connects with New Medical Career Collaborative (MC2) Program

Posted on January 4th, 2017 by Letia Frandina

ACEC to give underrepresented High Schoool students a head start on Healthcare careers Colorado employs nearly 200,000 people in the healthcare industry today according to the Kaiser Family Foundation and this number is expected to grow exponentially in the ensuing … Read More

Adams County on the Rise: The "New Frontier" of the Denver Metro Area

Posted on December 1st, 2016 by Letia Frandina

People who have lived in Colorado for more than a decade have seen dramatic changes in Adams County in the last 10 years. Once known primarily as the location of a few small- to mid-sized communities including Bennett, Brighton, Commerce … Read More

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