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We continually develop new ways to contribute to our community. To make education more accessible, we offer classes at a variety of locations and times. eLearning and other locations make classes convenient for residents in all parts of our service area. We work with local school districts to provide educational opportunities for high school students.
Activities and Events
As a service to the community, PPSC opens all of its campus activities and events to the public, many free of charge. A sampling of public activities and events are as follows:
- Hispanic Heritage Month
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- LGBTQIA+ History Month
- Native American History Month
- Black History Month, Women’s History Month
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month
- Asian, and Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History Month
For more information, call the Student Experience & Leadership Office at 719-502-2522.
Workforce Development
The Workforce Development Division provides career advancement courses for individuals and customized training programs for employers. Affordable non-credit courses are available online and in the classroom throughout the year.
Workforce Development also offers customized training programs which include a diverse assortment of training solutions and services to help employers meet their training needs. Employers are offered a free training assessment and provided with recommended solutions. In addition, industry-focused, entry-level job training programs are offered to meet the immediate hiring needs of local companies.
The Division also administers grants to assist companies with funding workforce training. For more information, access our webpage at www.pikespeak.edu/workforce-development, or call the Workforce Development Division at 719-502-2404.
For more information, contact our office at 719-502-2404 or email contactce@pikespeak.edu.
Studio West Art Gallery
The Gallery is located in the College at 22 N. Sierra Madre Avenue. It is a public gallery with a multicultural emphasis. Six to eight exhibits created primarily by artists in the Pikes Peak region, including faculty and students, are offered each year, free and open to the public. Opening receptions often include music, poetry, and dance performances that enhance the theme of the show. For more information, call 719-502-4040.
eXtra Music 102.1 FM
Students in the Broadcasting and Electronic Media program at Pikes Peak State College can be heard in Colorado Springs on 102.1 FM or anywhere in the world streaming online at pikespeak.edu/eXtraMusic.
eXtra Music 102.1 FM is commercial free, student-powered maximum variety with 80’s Flashbacks, 90’s Retro Rewinds, 2000’s Throwbacks and only the best alternative music of today.
Throughout the semester, Broadcasting and Electronic Media students produce many public service announcements and promotional announcements of interest to PPSC students and community members. Listeners will receive information about the community as well as PPSC activities and events, many that are free and open to the public.
eXtra Music 102.1 FM is on the air 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
For more information, call 719-502-4102.
PPSC-TV
You can see the results of all the hard work Broadcasting and Electronic Media students put into their video work on PPSC-tv, channel 21 on Comcast, 78 on Falcon Broadband, and 8002 on CenturyLink PrismTV. Broadcasting twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, all programming is student produced and the channel is student driven.
Featuring interviews, profiles of other PPSC programs, showcases of student and artist works, public service announcements, and promotional announcements of interest to PPSC students and community members. Viewers get a peek inside student life at PPSC, get community news and information, and encapsulations of PPSC activities and event.
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