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CEC Westminster College Direct

March 2025 Newsletter

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In this Newsletter:




March Calendar

Advising Appointments

Annual Student Information Update

Reimbursement Requests

SAT Testing Information

CEC IT Support

Enrollment for 2025-2026

Informational Meetings

Refer-A-Friend

South Dakota STEM Summer Camp

Denver Summer STEM Program

Community College Resources

College & Financial Aid Information

Information for Graduating Seniors

CECFC Health & Wellness Info




Resources:

Visit our Website
CEC Student & Parent Handbook
24/25 CECFC Calendar

CEC Westminster

Satellite Office Info


2861 W 120th Ave, Suite 250

Westminster, CO 80234

Phone: (720) 328-2929


westminsterenroll@coloradoearlycolleges.org


Office Hours:

Monday - Thursday 8am - 4pm


*The CEC Westminster office will be open to the public most Wednesdays this fall. Please continue to call ahead to confirm we are in the office, before you stop by.




Andrea Petersen

Lead Academic Advisor

andrea.petersen@coloradoearlycolleges.org


Debbie Campbell

Academic Advisor

debbie.campbell@coloradoearlycolleges.org



Lisa Morehead

Advising and Enrollment Assistant

lisa.morehead@coloradoearlycolleges.org

Want to know what's happening at CEC Fort Collins?

Check their Newsletter HERE!

March CALENDAR

Mar. 3 - AIMS Class Schedule Available Online

Mar. 3 - FRCC Class Schedule Available Online

Mar. 5 - President's Scholarship Award Application Deadline

Mar. 8 - Alternate SAT date

Mar. 10 - Virtual Informational Meeting

Mar. 10 - RRCC Summer & Fall Registration Begins

Mar. 10 - FRCC Registration (students with 30 or more credits)

Mar. 11 - FRCC Registration (students with 1-29 credits)

Mar. 17 - FRCC Registration (open for all students)

Mar. 17 - 21 CLOSED FOR SPRING BREAK!

Mar. 21 - CEC Grad Supply Pick Up RSVP Form Opens (CEC Walking Grads Only)

Mar. 24 - Deadline to submit CEC Grad Info Correct Check Sheet - ALL GRADS

Mar. 26 - Deadline to submit CEC Grad Exit Form - ALL GRADS

Mar. 31 - AIMS Summer & Fall Priority Registration Begins

Apr. 10 - Virtual Informational Meeting

Apr. 11 - PSAT testing

Apr. 15 - Alternate SAT date

Apr. 18 - SAT testing

Schedule your Fall Advising Appointment Now

Sign Up for Your Fall Advising

Appointment with Mrs. Campbell:

Schedule Advising with Mrs. Campbell

Reminders:

  • Families with more than one student may sign up for two back-to-back appointments, to help us serve you more efficiently.  
  • If you have a new student/sibling in your household enrolling for the 2025-2026 school year, we are not yet scheduling New Student Advising – if you sign a new student up to advise, that appointment will be cancelled
  • The Student and at least one Parent/Guardian are required to attend all advising appointments, regardless of the student’s age. If either party is missing, the appointment will need to be rescheduled

Schedule your Fall Advising Appointment Now

Sign Up for Your Fall Advising

Appointment with Mrs. Petersen:

Schedule Advising with Mrs. Petersen

Reminders:

  • Families with more than one student may sign up for two back-to-back appointments, to help us serve you more efficiently.  
  • If you have a new student/sibling in your household enrolling for the 2025-2026 school year, we are not yet scheduling New Student Advising – if you sign a new student up to advise, that appointment will be cancelled
  • The Student and at least one Parent/Guardian are required to attend all advising appointments, regardless of the student’s age. If either party is missing, the appointment will need to be rescheduled

CEC Annual Student Information Update


Every CEC family is required to update their information annually. Please update this form for every student BEFORE their advising appointment. Thank you!


Click HERE to update your Annual Student Information for 2025-2026

Reimbursement Forms

will be live on our website soon!

Please check the newsletter or website for updates

Be sure to save your rental or purchased textbook receipts and class syllabus to submit with your textbook reimbursement request later this spring.

The Reimbursement Request form link and deadlines will be published in our next newsletter.

Attention Juniors!

Important 2024 SAT Information


CEC Westminster will once again offer an SAT testing session at our office for the 2025 Colorado School Day SAT this spring.

All 11th Grade students are automatically registered to take the SAT at the CEC Westminster Satellite Office on Friday, April 18th.


Students alternatively have the option to take the Colorado School Day SAT on the CEC Fort Collins High School campus on Tuesday, April 15th OR to take the Weekend SAT at a College Board approved testing center on Saturday, March 8th, instead of the April 18th test date.


Please complete the SAT Testing Preference Questionnaire below, before January 17th:


SAT Test Date Preference Form


Students wishing to take the Weekend SAT on March 9th must be registered by CEC's Assessment Coordinator, Raychel Carpenter. She will follow up with those who complete the form and select the Saturday SAT.


PSAT Testing Information will be held on April 11th; location TBD


Questions? Contact Raychel Carpenter 

raychel.carpenter@coloradoearlycolleges.org



It's never too early to start practicing for the SAT! Click below to access the College Board's official practice resources:


Digital SAT Practice Resources

CEC IT Support


Need help with your CEC Student Account or to re-set your Password?

Please contact CEC IT Support at

(970) 305-4303 or email: 

support@coloradoearlycolleges.org

Remember, CEC IT Support can only assist your

student with their CEC Student Accounts.

If your student need support with their community college accounts,

they will need to reach out to their college's IT team.

If you would like to request a CEC Student ID, please contact Lisa Morehead at lisa.morehead@coloradoearlycolleges.org

School of Choice Enrollment for 25-26 is Now Open


Siblings and students who are not currently enrolled in the Westminster Direct program now have an opportunity to submit their School of Choice Enrollment Application, CLICK HERE TO ENROLL

Please gather the following documents to have available when completing the enrollment process: 


  • Birth Certificate, Passport, or State issued ID  
  • Immunization records  
  • Transcript (incoming 10-12th graders) or Report Card (incoming 9th graders) - Homeschool families, please use CEC Homeschool Transcript Form located on the CEC Website under documents and forms.
  • Names, birthdates, and phone numbers for non-parental emergency contacts. CEC requires at least one non-parental emergency contact.  
  • Legal documents if applicable (i.e., guardianship) 


All currently enrolled students, except for graduating seniors, will automatically be reenrolled for the 2025-26 school year; you do NOT need to complete a new application.  

Enrollment Informational Meetings

CEC Westminster College Direct

Enrollment Informational Meetings for the 2025-26 school year have begun. These Information Meetings will be held virtually and monthly through June. Additional meetings will be held on March 10th, 5-6pm & April 10th, 5-6pm; you can log on to the CEC website to see a full list of all of the meetings through the Spring of 2025. 

Click HERE to RSVP!

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Refer-A-Friend to Colorado Early Colleges

and you may be eligible to receive up to $100!

How it Works:

  1. You tell a friend about Colorado Early Colleges and that friend completes the CEC enrollment process to one of our schools or programs.
  2. You fill out our Refer-A-Friend form and submit it by October 1st, 2024.
  3. If your friend stays enrolled through October 31st of their first semester, you will receive a $100 Gift Card for a Full-Time student or a $50 Gift Card for a Part-Time student. It's a Win-Win situation for everyone! 


Click on the link below to for more information, rules & restrictions:

Refer-A-Friend Information

Did You Receive a Bill from the Community College?


Sometimes the community colleges will send a bill, or you may see a statement with a balance owed when you log into your community college student account - it may even show past due. You do not need to pay this bill.


Billing is reconciled between the community college and CEC each semester.

Should you ever exceed your funds for the school year, CEC will bill you directly, after the school year ends (Summer 2025).


If you have any questions or are wondering if you need to pay a bill you received from the community college, please reach out to your advisor to confirm, before you pay. *Unless you are taking additional classes as self-pay.

Registration closes on May 3rd, SIGN UP TODAY!

South Dakota Mines Summer Camps registration is now open!

Click HERE to register

Front Range Community College Info

Front Range has great resources to support you.

Click below for more info:

FRCC wants to ensure each, and every student is getting the resources they need to succeed - you can get academic help writing papers, understanding math concepts and developing study, test-taking and time-management skills on campus or online through FRCC's Academic Success Centers. Click below:

Need additional support?

Owen Smiley 

Concurrent Enrollment Coordinator 

Instructor, Humanities & Philosophy 

Front Range Community College 

(303)404-5421 

owen.smiley@frontrange.edu


Academic Success Centers

Quick Links for Students

Red Rocks Community College Info

Red Rocks offers a number of services to support and enhance your learning.

These services are FREE to all Red Rocks Students, so be sure to take advantage of as many of them as you need. New student? Be sure to check your RRCC email for orientation information.

Need additional support?

Lindsay Brachle

Concurrent Enrollment Navigator

Red Rocks Community College

(303) 914-6266

lindsay.brachle@rrcc.edu

Aims Community College Info

Aims offers a wide range of services to help you achieve success

as a college student and beyond. Aims offers tutoring services and academic support through the Learning Commons. Click below for more info:

Need additional support?

Jamie Viefhaus-Zak

High School Student Success Coach

Aims Community College

(970)378-3660

jamie.viefhaus-zak@aims.edu

Academic Calendar

Aims Learning Commons

Aims Student Services

2025 Graduates be sure to bookmark the senior webpage, which includes our Grad Website, cubstowolves.com and check it throughout the semester for any updates to help you stay on track for graduation.

If you have any questions, please reach out to your advisor.


Need a transcript for a college application or the Common App?

Contact your advisor.


Scholarship Opportunities & Resources

There are so many great websites you can use to search for financial aid, and scholarships that might be right for you, from local to national, creative arts to STEM. Click on the AA & CC Newsletter below for more info.

CEC is excited to launch the official CEC Alumni Association!  

Check it out on 

LinkedIn and Instagram (@cec_alumni) 

Connect, Network, & Engage 

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CECFC Student Support Services

If you are eligible for Student Services support, such as a 504 Plan or an IEP, connect with the CECFC Student Services Team to ensure your plan is up to date and that any necessary accommodations are in place this fall, prior to State Testing this spring.

Madeleine Grigg - 504 support

Melissa Johnson - IEP support

Click HERE to Join

Stay In the Know!

Join the CEC Westminster College Direct Facebook Group

Our CEC Westminster College Direct Facebook group is a closed group; please be prepared answer a few short questions.

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