Fort Collins, CO Career Training and Education--Find Courses and Degree Programs

Published: November, 2010

Affectionately known as "Fort Fun" or "The Choice City," Fort Collins and neighboring Loveland, Colorado have populations of 127,000 residents and 51,000 residents respectively. Loveland has built a reputation as the Valentine remailing capital (whereby residents initiate a mass love letter mailing campaign). Fort Collin's fame stems more from its strategic role during the Civil War and expansionist era. The per capita income of this region is roughly $33,000 a year.

Fort Collins is home to some of the largest manufacturers in the world including:

Hewlett-Packard
Eastman Kodak
Celestica
Agilent Technologies
Advanced Energy
Anheuser-Busch
Woodward Governor
LSI Logic Corporation
Teledyne Water Pik

Fort Collins-Loveland has also managed to incorporate many service industries into its economy. Currently, the top employers in the region also include:

Colorado State university
Poudre School District
Poudre Valley Hospital

In recent years, the local county government has initiated an incentive-based business development program in which small businesses and entrepreneurs are given attractive tax breaks, loans, and start up capital to help encourage growth. The industries that have benefited the most from this program include:

Pharmaceuticals
Aircraft and parts
Scientific instruments, measuring and controlling instruments
Radio and TV equipment
Industrial chemicals, turbines, and electronic components

Known as the "virtual incubator," this ambitious program has helped bring more competition to both the manufacturing and service industries in Fort Collins since 1997.

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Performance Training Institute

Get started on your career at Performance Training Institute.

Campus Locations:

Online

Programs:

Online Diploma in Medical Office and Administration with Billing and Coding

CollegeAmerica

Other colleges make promises. CollegeAmerica delivers.

Campus Locations:

Fort Collins

Programs:

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Property Management Emphasis (Online)
Master of Business Administration (Online)

ITT Technical Institute

Are you interested in pursuing a high-tech career? Getting an education from ITT Tech is a great place to start!

Campus Locations:

Thornton

Programs:

School of Health Sciences
School of Electronics Technology

Auguste Escoffier Schools of Culinary Arts

Fire up your new career with Auguste Escoffier Schools of Culinary Arts. We offer three programs for careers in the culinary industry, including culinary arts, pastry arts, as well as a chef track.

Campus Locations:

Boulder

Programs:

Diploma in Pastry Arts - 15 week Part Time Extended Program
Diploma in Culinary Arts

USC School of Social Work

The USC School of Social Work’s MSW@USC offers the opportunity to earn a Master of Social Work degree through the Virtual Academic Center without relocating to Southern California.

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